![]() ![]() The Associated Press contributed to this report. 1-1 and unless OKC/NOP go 0-2, they’re out.1-1 if Denver loses to Portland and they’re in.All Eastern Conference postseason seeds are set. 0-2 and one of Denver or Minnesota goes 0-2 and they’re in Below is a comprehensive snapshot of where things stand in the Western Conference playoff and play-in races entering the final day of the regular season on Sunday, including a look at all the seeding scenarios.0-2 and Denver or Minnesota goes 0-2 and they’re in.Only out if 0-2 and DEN/MIN both go 2-0/1-1.0-2 and one of Denver and Minnesota goes 0-2 and they’re in.Utah has split the season series with MIN/DEN, won tiebreakers over SAS/NOP/POR, lost tiebreaker to OKC.The 7/8 loser will play the 9/10 winner, with the winner of this game being the 8th seed for the playoffs, and the loser being eliminated from the playoffs. The winner will move on to the second round of the play-in, the loser will be eliminated from the playoffs. Here are the Western Conference seeding scenarios for the playoffs and play-in, via the NBA:-Clippers can finish 5 to 7. The 9th and 10th seeds will play a one-game playoff at seasons end. If they go 1-1 and Utah goes 2-1 or 1-2, they’re the 3-seed The Warriors will enter the final game of the regular season on Sunday with different playoff scenarios to lock up a top-six seed in the Western Conference. ![]() Here’s a breakdown of the postseason scenarios for each team: Meanwhile, for the first time in seven years, the Clippers are not heading to the playoffs. Oklahoma City visits Miami, New Orleans visits the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio hosts Sacramento. The Thunder, Pelicans and Spurs can all win their way into the postseason on Monday. The Spurs pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Portland, and Oklahoma City snapped Houston’s 20-game home winning streak. San Antonio and Utah both could have wrapped up their postseason berths, but didn’t get the help they needed from other teams. On Friday, the NBA released the Western Conference playoff and Play-In Tournament scenarios. There were no clinchers on Saturday, and – just like in the East – the potential first-round bracket was unchanged. The rest of the NBA slate will also start at the same time to close out the regular season on Sunday afternoon.The race is wild now: Six teams playing for five playoff spots, all to be decided over the next four days, and with all of those teams on either 45 or 46 wins. The 2023 AT&T Play-In Tournament will include teams with the 7th through 10th-highest winning percentages in each conference and take place April 11-14. The Warriors will tip off against the Trail Blazers on the road in Portland at 12:30 p.m. Here are the Western Conference seeding scenarios for the playoffs and play-in, via the can finish 5 to 7Īll games start at the same time. 8 seed in the Western Conference play-in tournament. **If Warriors lose, they land 6 seed only if Lakers & Pelicans both loseĪ loss to the Trail Blazers paired with wins by the Lakers or Pelicans will push the Warriors to the No. **Win and they’re in playoffs - 5 seed if Clippers lose, 6 seed if Clippers win To secure the six seed with a loss, the Warriors will need the Los Angeles Lakers to lose at home to the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans to lose on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Warriors will then need help to miss the play-in tournament. However, a Warriors loss to the Trail Blazers on Sunday will shake things up. If the Clippers win, the Warriors will lock up the six seed and play the Sacramento Kings in the opening round of the postseason. If the Warriors win and the Clippers lose to the Suns on Sunday, Golden State will be the five seed and meet the Suns in the first round of the playoffs. However, their position as either the five or six seed will depend on the outcome of the Los Angeles Clippers game against the Phoenix Suns. ![]() If the Warriors win on Sunday against the Trail Blazers, they will ink a top-six seed in the West and avoid the play-in tournament. With a tight race down the stretch for the Western Conference’s five through nine seeds in the playoffs, the Warriors will have the chance to lock up a top-six seed in the playoff picture on Sunday. 2021 WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF SCENARIOS (Updated through games of Saturday, May 15) 1.Utah or Phoenix 2. The Golden State Warriors will enter the final game of the regular season with different playoff implications on Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers. ![]()
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