NBA playoffs: Wednesday's stakes? Eight seeds, and Jazz need help
It’s the final day of the 2015-16 regular season, and there are no fewer than eight seeds still undecided. That’s enough to make anyone’s head spin with playoff matchups. Luckily, ESPN.com has a handy cheat sheet for the possible outcomes Wednesday:
Eastern Conference
The Miami Heat will be seeded:
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No. 3 if the Heat win OR the Hawks lose
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No. 5 if the Heat and Hornets lose AND the Hawks win
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No. 6 if the Heat lose AND the Hawks and Hornets win
The Atlanta Hawks will be seeded:
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No. 3 if the Hawks win AND the Heat lose
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No. 4 if the Hawks lose OR the Heat win
The Boston Celtics will be seeded:
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No. 4 if the Celtics and Hawks win
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No. 5 if the Celtics and Hornets lose OR the Celtics win and Hawks lose
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No. 6 if the Celtics lose AND the Hornets win
The Charlotte Hornets will be seeded:
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No. 5 if the Hornets and Heat win OR the Hornets, Celtics and Hawks win
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No. 6 if the Hornets lose OR the Hornets and Celtics win and the Hawks lose
Western Conference
The Portland Trail Blazers will be seeded:
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No. 5 if the Blazers win OR the Mavs lose
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No. 6 if the Blazers lose AND the Mavs win
The Dallas Mavericks will be seeded:
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No. 5 if the Mavs win AND the Blazers lose
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No. 6 if the Mavs and Blazers win OR the Mavs and Grizzlies lose
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No. 7 if the Mavs lose AND the Grizzlies win
The Memphis Grizzlies will be seeded:
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No. 6 if the Grizzlies win AND the Mavs lose
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No. 7 if the Grizzlies lose OR the Mavs win
The Houston Rockets will be seeded:
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No. 8 if the Rockets win OR the Jazz lose
The Utah Jazz will be seeded:
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No. 8 if the Jazz win AND the Rockets lose
