The latest........ 2011 NBA Playoff Scenarios (Updated through Games of Tuesday, April 12, 2011) EASTERN CONFERENCE 1. CHICAGO BULLS 2. MIAMI HEAT 3. BOSTON CELTICS 4. ORLANDO MAGIC 5. ATLANTA HAWKS 6. NEW YORK KNICKS 7. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 8. INDIANA PACERS WESTERN CONFERENCE 1. SAN ANTONIO SPURS 2. LA Lakers or Dallas 3. Dallas, LA Lakers or Oklahoma City 4. Oklahoma City or Dallas 5. DENVER NUGGETS 6. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 7. Memphis or New Orleans 8. New Orleans or Memphis NBA Chicago clinches homecourt advantage throughout the NBA Playoffs with a Bulls win and Spurs loss. San Antonio clinches homecourt advantage throughout the NBA Playoffs with a Spurs win and Bulls loss. If Chicago and San Antonio finish tied, homecourt advantage throughout the NBA Playoffs will be determined by a random drawing by the league office. EASTERN All seeding determined WESTERN LA Lakers will be seeded: #2 if Lakers win OR Mavericks lose #3 if Lakers lose and Mavericks win Dallas will be seeded: #2 if Mavericks win and Lakers lose #3 if Mavericks win and Lakers win OR if Mavericks lose and Thunder lose #4 if Mavericks lose and Thunder wins Oklahoma City will be seeded: #3 if Thunder wins and Mavericks lose #4 if Thunder loses OR if Mavericks win New Orleans will be seeded: #7 if Hornets win OR Grizzlies lose #8 if Hornets lose and Grizzlies win Memphis will be seeded: #7 if Grizzlies win and Hornets lose #8 if Grizzlies lose OR Hornets win
