NBA standings: Seeding scenarios, breakdown for final spots in 2021 playoffs
Brace yourselves, basketball lovers. The 2021 NBA playoffs are just about in this article.
There is an additional amount of intrigue this calendar year with the league utilizing a new model of the participate in-in tournament, which was first viewed within the Florida “bubble” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of the traditional eight-crew fields in just about every convention, a complete of twenty teams will participate in the postseason.
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With several contenders battling for playoff positioning, the remaining stretch of the normal time should really offer plenty of entertainment.
This is a snapshot of the current NBA playoff picture, like standings and opportunity matchups for just about every convention.
NBA standings 2021: Eastern Conference
| Seed | Workforce | History | Games back again |
| one. | Nets* | 42-twenty | — |
| two. | 76ers | forty-21 | one.five |
| three. | Bucks | 38-23 | three.five |
| four. | Knicks | 34-28 | eight |
| five. | Hawks | 34-28 | eight |
| six. | Celtics | 32-thirty | 10 |
| 7. | Heat | 32-thirty | 10 |
| eight. | Hornets | thirty-31 | eleven.five |
| nine. | Pacers | 29-32 | twelve.five |
| 10. | Wizards | 27-34 | fourteen.five |
| — | Bulls | 26-35 | fifteen.five |
| — | Raptors | 26-36 | 16 |
| — | Cavaliers | 21-forty | twenty.five |
| — | Pistons | 19-forty three | 23 |
| — | Magic | 18-forty three | 23.five |
*clinched playoff berth
NBA standings 2021: Western Conference
| Seed | Workforce | History | Games back again |
| one. | Jazz* | 44-seventeen | — |
| two. | Suns | forty three-18 | one |
| three. | Clippers | forty three-twenty | two |
| four. | Nuggets | forty-21 | four |
| five. | Lakers | 36-25 | eight |
| six. | Mavericks | 34-27 | 10 |
| 7. | Trail Blazers | 33-28 | eleven |
| eight. | Grizzlies | 31-29 | twelve.five |
| nine. | Spurs | 31-29 | twelve.five |
| 10. | Warriors | 31-31 | 13.five |
| — | Pelicans | 27-34 | seventeen |
| — | Kings | 25-36 | 19 |
| — | Thunder | 21-41 | 23.five |
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*clinched playoff berth
Eliminated from playoff rivalry: Rockets, Timberwolves
How does the NBA participate in-in tournament function?
- The participate in-in tournament will be held after the summary of the 2020-21 normal time and in advance of the start off of the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs. The teams that complete Nos. one-six in the standings of just about every convention will be confirmed playoff places, and teams Nos. 7-10 will enter the participate in-in tournament.
- The No. 7 crew will experience the No. eight crew, and the winner will earn the No. 7 seed in the playoffs. The loser will even now have a single more opportunity to access the playoffs.
- The No. nine crew will experience the No. 10 crew, and the winner will progress to participate in against the loser of the No. 7 vs. No. eight game. The loser of the No. nine vs. No. 10 game will be eliminated from playoff rivalry.
- The loser from the No. 7 vs. No. eight game and the winner from the No. nine vs. No. 10 game will then participate in against just about every other. The winner of that game will be the No. eight seed in the playoffs, and the loser will be removed from playoff rivalry.
NBA playoff picture: Seeding breakdowns
(Remaining toughness of schedule via Tankathon and playoff probability via FiveThirtyEight)
Japanese Conference
one. Nets
Remaining online games: 10
Remaining toughness of program: .519
Playoff likelihood: In
two. 76ers
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .419
Playoff likelihood: 99 percent
three. Bucks
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .449
Playoff likelihood: 99 percent
four. Knicks
Remaining online games: 10
Remaining toughness of program: .534
Playoff likelihood: 88 percent
five. Hawks
Remaining online games: 10
Remaining toughness of program: .488
Playoff likelihood: 99 percent
six. Celtics
Remaining online games: 10
Remaining toughness of program: .450
Playoff likelihood: 96 percent
7. Heat
Remaining online games: 10
Remaining toughness of program: .482
Playoff likelihood: 93 percent
eight. Hornets
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .468
Playoff likelihood: 57 percent
nine. Pacers
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .499
Playoff likelihood: 43 percent
10. Wizards
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .493
Playoff likelihood: 8 percent
Western Conference
one. Jazz
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .477
Playoff likelihood: In
two. Suns
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .532
Playoff likelihood: 99 percent
three. Clippers
Remaining online games: nine
Remaining toughness of program: .489
Playoff likelihood: 99 percent
four. Nuggets
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .520
Playoff likelihood: 99 percent
five. Lakers
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .506
Playoff likelihood: 99 percent
six. Mavericks
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .429
Playoff likelihood: 97 percent
7. Trail Blazers
Remaining online games: eleven
Remaining toughness of program: .548
Playoff likelihood: 81 percent
eight. Grizzlies
Remaining online games: twelve
Remaining toughness of program: .419
Playoff likelihood: 63 percent
nine. Spurs
Remaining online games: twelve
Remaining toughness of program: .611
Playoff likelihood: seventeen percent
10. Warriors
Remaining online games: 10
Remaining toughness of program: .448
Playoff likelihood: 38 percent
