Beneath is a complete snapshot of the place issues stand within the Japanese Convention playoff and play-in races coming into play on Thursday. This put up will replace day by day all through the rest of the common season or till all seeds are clinched.
Reminder on how the play-in event works: No. 7 performs No. 8 and No. 9 performs No. 10. The winner of the 7-8 sport will get the No. 7 seed, whereas the loser performs the winner of the 9-10 sport for the No. 8 seed.
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- Clinched top-four seed
- Projected seed: 1
- Present first-round matchup: TBD
- Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Sixers lead 2-1 with one to play
- Clinched top-four seed
- Projected seed: 2
- Present first-round matchup: vs. Warmth-Hawks play-in winner
- Tiebreaker vs. Milwaukee: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Celtics clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Cavs clinched
- Clinched top-four seed
- Projected seed: 3
- Present first-round matchup: vs. Nets
- Tiebreaker vs. Milwaukee: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Celtics clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Sixers clinched
- Clinched playoff spot
- Projected seed: 4
- Present first-round matchup: vs. Knicks
- Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Cavs clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Sixers clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Tied 1-1 with one to play
5. New York Knicks (44-33)
- Projected seed: 5
- Present first-round matchup: at Cavs
- Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Knicks at present personal through division win proportion
- Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Knicks clinched
6. Brooklyn Nets (41-35)
- Projected seed: 6
- Present first-round matchup: at 76ers
- Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks at present personal through division win proportion
- Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Nets clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Nets lead 2-1 with one to play
PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
7. Miami Warmth (40-37)
- Projected seed: 7
- Present first-round matchup: vs. Hawks (play-in)
- Tiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Warmth clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Raptors clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Warmth leads 2-1 with one to play
8. Atlanta Hawks (38-38)
- Projected seed: 8
- Present first-round matchup: at Warmth (play-in)
- Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets lead 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Warmth clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Hawks clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Hawks leads 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls lead 2-1 with one to play
9. Toronto Raptors (38-38)
- Projected seed: 9
- Present first-round matchup: vs. Bulls (play-in)
- Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Raptors clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Hawks clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Raptors clinched
10. Chicago Bulls (36-40)
- Projected seed: 10
- Present first-round matchup: at Raptors (play-in)
- Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Raptors clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Bulls at present personal through convention win proportion
- Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers clinched
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
- Projected seed: Lottery
- Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers at present personal through convention win proportion
- Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls at present personal through convention win proportion
12. Indiana Pacers (33-44)
- Projected seed: Lottery
- Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Pacers clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Pacers at present personal through convention win proportion
- Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Pacers clinched