<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/matchups Following are the first-round playoff matchups which would take place based on the current NBA standings. The division winner with the best record in each conference is seeded No. 1, the other division winner is seeded No. 2 and the remaining six teams are seeded Nos. 3 - 8 according to their won-lost records. Home-court advantage in all playoff series is determined by better won-lost record, not higher seeding. EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE (1) Detroit (39-23, H: 22-6) Games remaining: 20 (13 Home, 7 Away) vs. +.500: 10 vs. East: 15 (8) Milwaukee (32-31, R: 14-17) Games remaining: 19 (9 Home, 10 Away) vs. +.500: 10 vs. East: 12 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Bucks lead 3-1 Nov. 29: at Detroit 96, Milwaukee 91 Nov. 30: at Milwaukee 109, Detroit 86 Jan. 11: Milwaukee 89 at Detroit 87 Feb. 14: at Milwaukee 96, Detroit 86 (1) Dallas (48-15, H: 27-6) Games remaining: 19 (8 Home, 11 Away) vs. +.500: 12 vs. West: 16 (8) Phoenix (33-29, R: 11-20) Games remaining: 20 (10 Home, 10 Away) vs. +.500: 11 vs. West: 16 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Tied 1-1 Nov. 2: at Dallas 97, Phoenix 83 Jan. 17: at Phoenix 111, Dallas 106 March 22: Phoenix at Dallas April 9: Dallas at Phoenix (4) Philadelphia (36-26, H: 20-11) Games remaining: 20 (10 Home, 10 Away) vs. +.500: 11 vs. East: 16 (5) Boston (36-27, R: 15-16) Games remaining: 19 (9 Home, 10 Away) vs. +.500: 11 vs. East: 14 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Celtics lead 2-1 Nov. 13: at Boston 91, Philadelphia 81 Dec. 4: at Philadelphia 99, Boston 93 Jan. 20: Boston 100 at Philadelphia 99 April 10: Philadelphia at Boston (4) Portland (40-22, H: 21-10) Games remaining: 20 (10 Home, 10 Away) vs. +.500: 13 vs. West: 16 (5) Minnesota (42-24, R: 15-19) Games remaining: 16 (9 Home, 7 Away) vs. +.500: 8 vs. West: 12 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Tied 1-1 Dec. 14: Portland 98 at Minnesota 92 (OT) Jan. 18: Minnesota 104 at Portland 98 March 16: Portland at Minnesota April 6: Minnesota at Portland (3) Indiana (38-25, H: 25-4) Games remaining: 19 (12 Home, 7 Away) vs. +.500: 12 vs. East: 14 (6) New Orleans (36-28, R: 13-18) Games remaining: 18 (8 Home, 10 Away) vs. +.500: 12 vs. East: 16 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Pacers lead 3-0 Dec. 28: at Indiana 91, New Orleans 84 Dec. 31: Indiana 89 at New Orleans 86 Feb. 12: Indiana 83 at New Orleans 72 March 11: New Orleans at Indiana (3) San Antonio (43-18, H: 24-5) Games remaining: 21 (12 Home, 9 Away) vs. +.500: 15 vs. West: 13 (6) LA Lakers (35-26, R: 11-16) Games remaining: 21 (7 Home, 14 Away) vs. +.500: 12 vs. West: 15 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Spurs lead 3-0 Oct. 29: San Antonio 87 at LA Lakers 81 Nov. 20: at San Antonio 95, LA Lakers 88 Feb. 14: San Antonio 103 at LA Lakers 95 March 23: Los Angeles at San Antonio (2) New Jersey (39-25, H: 26-5) Games remaining: 18 (10 Home, 8 Away) vs. +.500: 8 vs. East: 15 (7) Orlando (33-31, R: 13-19) Games remaining: 18 (9 Home, 9 Away) vs. +.500: 11 vs. East: 12 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Tied 2-2 Dec. 7: at New Jersey 121, Orlando 88 Jan. 4: New Jersey 88 at Orlando 83 Feb. 11: at Orlando 92, New Jersey 83 Feb. 23: Orlando 113 at New Jersey 105 (2) Sacramento (45-19, H: 27-5) Games remaining: 18 (9 Home, 9 Away) vs. +.500: 11 vs. West: 11 (7) Utah (36-27, R: 14-17) Games remaining: 19 (9 Home, 10 Away) vs. +.500: 12 vs. West: 13 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Kings lead 2-1 Dec. 14: Sacramento 98 at Utah 96 Jan. 28: Utah 102 at Sacramento 92 Mar. 7: Sacramento 108 at Utah 105 (OT) April 16: Utah at Sacramento IN THE HUNT (9) Washington (30-33, R: 9-20) Games remaining: 20 (8 Home, 12 Away) vs. +.500: 10 vs. East: 13 (10) NY Knicks (28-35, R: 9-21) Games remaining: 19 (8 Home, 11 Away) vs. +.500: 9 vs. East: 14 (11) Atlanta (25-39, R: 7-26) Games remaining: 18 (10 Home, 8 Away) vs. +.500: 9 vs. East: 15 (12) Chicago (22-42, R: 3-30) Games remaining: 18 (10 Home, 8 Away) vs. +.500: 13 vs. East: 11 (13) Toronto (20-40, R: 8-21) Games remaining: 23 (10 Home, 13 Away) vs. +.500: 12 vs. East: 17 (14) Miami (20-43, R: 7-24) Games remaining: 19 (9 Home, 10 Away) vs. +.500: 12 vs. East: 17 (XX) Cleveland (11-52, R: 3-29) Games remaining: 19 (10 Home, 9 Away) Mathematically Eliminated IN THE HUNT (9) Houston (32-30, R: 11-19) Games remaining: 20 (9 Home, 11 Away) vs. +.500: 11 vs. West: 15 (10) Golden State (30-33, R: 11-21) Games remaining: 19 (10 Home, 9 Away) vs. +.500: 13 vs. West: 14 (11) Seattle (28-33, R: 12-20) Games remaining: 21 (12 Home, 9 Away) vs. +.500: 13 vs. West: 19 (12) Memphis (21-41, R: 6-25) Games remaining: 20 (10 Home, 10 Away) vs. +.500: 12 vs. West: 11 (13) Los Angeles (20-43, R: 9-22) Games remaining: 19 (9 Home, 10 Away) vs. +.500: 11 vs. West: 16 (XX) Denver (13-51, R: 4-29) Games remaining: 18 (10 Home, 8 Away) Mathematically Eliminated In the event two or more teams are tied in the standings, a series of tiebreakers are applied to determine which team receives the higher seeding. Two-Team Tiebreaker 1. Better record in head-to-head games 2. Higher winning percentage in conference games 3. Higher winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division) 4. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference 5. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in opposite conference 6. Higher point differential between points scored and points allowed Three-Team Tiebreaker 1. Best head-to-head winning percentage among all teams tied 2. Highest winning percentage in conference games 3. Highest winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division) 4. Highest winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference 5. Highest point differential between points scored and points allowed</div> Makes interesting reading there..some very good match-ups if the season ended today. [/quote]
