Below is an outline of the playoff scenarios for Eastern Conference teams heading into the final two days of the 2018-19 regular season. As of the morning of April 9, the following overall seeding scenarios are possible:
No. 1 seed: Milwaukee Bucks
No. 2 seed: Toronto Raptors
No. 3 seed: Philadelphia 76ers
No. 4 seed: Boston Celtics
No. 5 seed: Indiana Pacers
No. 6 seed: Brooklyn Nets OR Orlando Magic
No. 7 seed: Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons OR Orlando Magic
No. 8 seed: Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons OR Orlando Magic
UPDATE: With Tuesday’s win by the Pistons, the Miami Heat have been ELIMINATED from playoff contention.
If Detroit beats New York on Wednesday, they’re in. If they lose AND Charlotte beat Orlando, the Hornets continue on.
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For a PDF version of the table below, click here | For Western Conference scenarios, click here
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CHA-CLE, April 9, 7 ET | PHI-MIA, April 9, 7:30 ET | MEM-DET, April 9, 7 ET | MIA-BKN, April 10, 8 ET | ORL-CHA, April 10, 8 ET | DET-NYK, April 10, 8 ET | No. 6 seed | No. 7 seed | No. 8 seed |
CHA | MIA | DET | BKN | ORL | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CHA | MIA | DET | BKN | ORL | NY | BKN | ORL | DET |
CHA | MIA | DET | BKN | CHA | DET | BKN | DET | ORL |
CHA | MIA | DET | BKN | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | MIA | DET | MIA | ORL | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CHA | MIA | DET | MIA | ORL | NY | ORL | BKN | DET |
CHA | MIA | DET | MIA | CHA | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CHA | MIA | DET | MIA | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | MIA | MEM | BKN | ORL | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CHA | MIA | MEM | BKN | ORL | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | MIA | MEM | BKN | CHA | DET | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | MIA | MEM | BKN | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | MIA | MEM | MIA | ORL | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CHA | MIA | MEM | MIA | ORL | NY | ORL | BKN | MIA |
CHA | MIA | MEM | MIA | CHA | DET | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | MIA | MEM | MIA | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | PHI | DET | BKN | ORL | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CHA | PHI | DET | BKN | ORL | NY | BKN | ORL | DET |
CHA | PHI | DET | BKN | CHA | DET | BKN | DET | ORL |
CHA | PHI | DET | BKN | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | PHI | DET | MIA | ORL | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CHA | PHI | DET | MIA | ORL | NY | ORL | BKN | DET |
CHA | PHI | DET | MIA | CHA | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CHA | PHI | DET | MIA | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | PHI | MEM | BKN | ORL | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CHA | PHI | MEM | BKN | ORL | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | PHI | MEM | BKN | CHA | DET | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | PHI | MEM | BKN | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | PHI | MEM | MIA | ORL | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CHA | PHI | MEM | MIA | ORL | NY | ORL | BKN | CHA |
CHA | PHI | MEM | MIA | CHA | DET | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CHA | PHI | MEM | MIA | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CLE | MIA | DET | BKN | ORL | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | MIA | DET | BKN | ORL | NY | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | MIA | DET | BKN | CHA | DET | BKN | DET | ORL |
CLE | MIA | DET | BKN | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | MIA | DET | MIA | ORL | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CLE | MIA | DET | MIA | ORL | NY | ORL | BKN | DET |
CLE | MIA | DET | MIA | CHA | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CLE | MIA | DET | MIA | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | MIA | MEM | BKN | ORL | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | MIA | MEM | BKN | ORL | NY | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | MIA | MEM | BKN | CHA | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | MIA | MEM | BKN | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CLE | MIA | MEM | MIA | ORL | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CLE | MIA | MEM | MIA | ORL | NY | ORL | BKN | MIA |
CLE | MIA | MEM | MIA | CHA | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | MIA | MEM | MIA | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | MIA |
CLE | PHI | DET | BKN | ORL | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | PHI | DET | BKN | ORL | NY | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | PHI | DET | BKN | CHA | DET | BKN | DET | ORL |
CLE | PHI | DET | BKN | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | PHI | DET | MIA | ORL | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CLE | PHI | DET | MIA | ORL | NY | ORL | BKN | DET |
CLE | PHI | DET | MIA | CHA | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CLE | PHI | DET | MIA | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | PHI | MEM | BKN | ORL | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | PHI | MEM | BKN | ORL | NY | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | PHI | MEM | BKN | CHA | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | PHI | MEM | BKN | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
CLE | PHI | MEM | MIA | ORL | DET | ORL | BKN | DET |
CLE | PHI | MEM | MIA | ORL | NY | ORL | BKN | DET |
CLE | PHI | MEM | MIA | CHA | DET | BKN | ORL | DET |
CLE | PHI | MEM | MIA | CHA | NY | BKN | ORL | CHA |
(Updated through games of Tuesday, April 9)
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