A Look to the 2013 NBA Playoffs

With regular season almost over and only one playoff berth in the Western Conference that still in contention, the NBA playoffs seem to get a bit clearer each day. So it’s time to review the teams qualified for the postseason and take a look to the possible playoff matchups.

Eastern Conference:

All eight playoff berths in the Eastern Conference are filled in, with the Heat taking the No.1 place overall with a 65-16 record. Division leaders, the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers sit in the No. 2 and 3 spots, while the Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks all clinched their ticket to the post season, leaving the Bulls and Hawks battling for the No. 5 and No. 6 spots.

Possible Playoff Matchups:

The way things are, the Heat will play the eight-seed Milwaukee Bucks in the opening round of the playoffs. Brooklyn will take on either the Hawks or Bulls and Indiana will play the other team. The No. 2 seed New York Knicks will play against the Boston Celtics.

Eastern Conference Standings:

No. 1: Miami Heat (65-16), Won Southeast Division, No. 1 in East, No. 1 overall seed in playoffs)
No. 2: New York Knicks (53-28, Won Atlantic Division, No. 2 in East)
No. 3: Pacers (49-31, Won Central Division, No. 3 in East)
No. 4: Nets (48-33, No. 4 in East)
No. 5: Hawks (44-36, 1/2 game ahead of Bulls for No. 5 in East with 2 games left)
No. 6: Bulls (44-37, 1/2 game behind Hawks for No. 5 in East with 1 game left)
No. 7: Celtics (41-39, No. 7 in East)
No. 8: Bucks (37-44, No. 8 in East)

 

Western Conference:

In recent weeks, the Oklahoma City Thunder surprised most NBA fans and bettors thanks to an 11-5 record in March, and a 5-1 record this month. Oklahoma’s effort was enough to dethrone San Antonio as the dominating force in the Conference and also gave the team home court throughout the Western Conference playoffs.

Things remain unclear in the West, and the the remaining spots and final positions will finally take shape in the last days of the season. Perhaps the biggest question in the Conference is if whether the Lakers or Jazz would get into the playoffs. The Lakers play the Rockets on Wednesday with one goal in mind: Win the game and get into the playoffs as the No.7 seed. But if Houston upsets the Lakers, then the Jazz can clinch the eight-seed with a victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. If Utah loses the game, the season is over.  

Possible Playoff Matchups:

If the Western Conference playoffs started today, Oklahoma City would face the Lakers, the L.A. Clippers would play the Memphis Grizzlies, the Denver Nuggets would play Golden State and the Spurs would play the Rockets.

Western Conference Standings:

No.1: Oklahoma City Thunder (60-21,Won Northwest Division, No. 1 overall in West)
No. 2: Spurs (58-23, Won Southwest Division, No. 2 in West)
No. 3: Nuggets (56-25, No. 3 in West; but could move down to No.4)
No. 4: L.A. Clippers (54-26, Won Pacific Division and clinched at least No. 4 in West)
No. 5: Grizzlies (55-26, No. 5 in West)
No. 6: Warriors (46-35, No. 6 in West; could move down to No. 7)
No. 7: Rockets (45-36, 7 in West; could move up or down one spot)
No. 8: Lakers (44-37, No. 8 in West; with one game left (April 17 vs. Houston). Could move to No. 7)
No. 9: Jazz (43-38, 1/2 game behind Lakers for No. 8 seed; can clinch No. 8 spot)


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