2019 Western Conference playoff scenarios

Below is an outline of the playoff scenarios for Western 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: Golden State Warriors

No. 2 seed: Denver Nuggets OR Houston Rockets

No. 3 seed: Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets OR Portland Trail Blazers

No. 4 seed: Houston Rockets OR Portland Trail Blazers

No. 5 seed: Utah Jazz

No. 6 seed: Oklahoma City Thunder OR San Antonio Spurs

No. 7 seed: LA Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder OR San Antonio Spurs

No. 8 seed: LA Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder OR San Antonio Spurs

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For a PDF version of the table below, click here | For Eastern Conference scenarios, click here

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WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF SCENARIOS, No. 2-4 seeds
HOU-OKC, April 9, 9:30 ETDEN-UTA, April 9, 9 ETPOR-LAL, Aprl 9, 10:30 ETMIN-DEN, April 10, 10:30 ETSAC-POR, April 10, 10:30 ETNo. 2 seedNo. 3 seedNo. 4 seed
HOUDENPORDENPORDENHOUPOR
HOUDENPORDENSACDENHOUPOR
HOUDENPORMINPORHOUDENPOR
HOUDENPORMINSACHOUDENPOR
HOUDENLALDENPORDENHOUPOR
HOUDENLALDENSACDENHOUPOR
HOUDENLALMINPORHOUDENPOR
HOUDENLALMINSACHOUDENPOR
HOUUTAPORDENPORHOUDENPOR
HOUUTAPORDENSACHOUDENPOR
HOUUTAPORMINPORHOUDENPOR
HOUUTAPORMINSACHOUDENPOR
HOUUTALALDENPORHOUDENPOR
HOUUTALALDENSACHOUDEN^POR/UTA
HOUUTALALMINPORHOUDENPOR
HOUUTALALMINSACHOUDEN^POR/UTA
OKCDENPORDENPORDENPORHOU
OKCDENPORDENSACDENHOUPOR
OKCDENPORMINPORDENPORHOU
OKCDENPORMINSACDENHOUPOR
OKCDENLALDENPORDENHOUPOR
OKCDENLALDENSACDENHOUPOR
OKCDENLALMINPORDENHOUPOR
OKCDENLALMINSACDENHOUPOR
OKCUTAPORDENPORDENPORHOU
OKCUTAPORDENSACDENHOUPOR
OKCUTAPORMINPORHOUDENPOR
OKCUTAPORMINSACHOUDENPOR
OKCUTALALDENPORDENHOUPOR
OKCUTALALDENSACDENHOU^POR/UTA
OKCUTALALMINPORHOUDENPOR
OKCUTALALMINSACHOUDEN^POR/UTA

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WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF SCENARIOS, No. 5-8 seeds
UTA-DEN, April 9, 9 ETHOU-OKC, April 9, 9:30 ETDAL-SAS, April 10, 8 ETOKC-MIL, April 10, 8 ETUTA-LAC, April 10, 10:30 ETNo. 5 seedNo. 6 seedNo. 7 seedNo. 8 seed
UTAHOUSASOKCLACUTASASLACOKC
UTAHOUSASOKCUTA^UTA/PORSASOKCLAC
UTAHOUSASMILLACUTASASLACOKC
UTAHOUSASMILUTA^UTA/PORSASOKCLAC
UTAHOUDALOKCLACUTALACOKCSAS
UTAHOUDALOKCUTA^UTA/POROKCSASLAC
UTAHOUDALMILLACUTALACSASOKC
UTAHOUDALMILUTA^UTA/PORSASLACOKC
UTAOKCSASOKCLACUTAOKCSASLAC
UTAOKCSASOKCUTA^UTA/POROKCSASLAC
UTAOKCSASMILLACUTASASLACOKC
UTAOKCSASMILUTA^UTA/PORSASOKCLAC
UTAOKCDALOKCLACUTAOKCLACSAS
UTAOKCDALOKCUTA^UTA/POROKCSASLAC
UTAOKCDALMILLACUTAOKCLACSAS
UTAOKCDALMILUTA^UTA/POROKCSASLAC
DENHOUSASOKCLACUTASASLACOKC
DENHOUSASOKCUTAUTASASOKCLAC
DENHOUSASMILLACUTASASLACOKC
DENHOUSASMILUTAUTASASOKCLAC
DENHOUDALOKCLACUTALACOKCSAS
DENHOUDALOKCUTAUTAOKCSASLAC
DENHOUDALMILLACUTALACSASOKC
DENHOUDALMILUTAUTASASLACOKC
DENOKCSASOKCLACOKCUTASASLAC
DENOKCSASOKCUTAUTAOKCSASLAC
DENOKCSASMILLACUTASASLACOKC
DENOKCSASMILUTAUTASASOKCLAC
DENOKCDALOKCLACOKCUTALACSAS
DENOKCDALOKCUTAUTAOKCSASLAC
DENOKCDALMILLACUTAOKCLACSAS
DENOKCDALMILUTAUTAOKCSASLAC

(Updated through games of Tuesday, April 9)

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