Your 2016 NBA playoff picture and tiebreaker guide
Both
conferences have been mighty competitive in 2015-16, and as the NBA
playoffs approach we want to keep track of what teams have seeding
advantages and tiebreakers. We'll update this tracker daily.
We aren't including the basic standings here The tiebreakers listed below only come into account when teams are tied
in the standings. Also note that we've only listed potentially relevant
tiebreakers, especially for the top teams in both conferences. The
Warriors' tiebreak advantage over the Jazz will never actually come into
play.
Updated after the games played on March 24, 2016. No changes in the East playoff picture. Utah's loss put Houston back in the No. 8 seed in the West.
EASTCavaliers (1) vs. Pistons (8)
Celtics (4) vs. Heat (5)
Raptors (2) vs. Pacers (7)
Hawks (3) vs. Hornets (6)
Celtics (4) vs. Heat (5)
Raptors (2) vs. Pacers (7)
Hawks (3) vs. Hornets (6)
WESTWarriors (1) vs. Rockets (8)
Clippers (4) vs. Grizzlies (5)
Spurs (2) vs. Mavericks (7)
Thunder (3) vs. Blazers (6)
Clippers (4) vs. Grizzlies (5)
Spurs (2) vs. Mavericks (7)
Thunder (3) vs. Blazers (6)
EAST
Settled tiebreakers
Toronto over Cleveland
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Atlanta over Chicago, Charlotte
Boston over Chicago, Charlotte, Miami, Washington
Charlotte over Chicago, Detroit, Indiana
Indiana over Boston, Detroit, Washington
Miami over Atlanta, Chicago
Washington over Chicago, Detroit
Unsettled tiebreakers
Atlanta-Boston (Hawks lead 2-1, last game on 4/9)
Atlanta-Detroit (Hawks lead 2-1, last game on 3/26)
Atlanta-Indiana (2-2 split, ATL wins tiebreak with division title, otherwise conference record)
Atlanta-Washington (Hawks lead 2-1, last game on 4/13)
Boston-Detroit (tied 2-2 head-to-head, will come down to conference record)
Charlotte-Miami (tied 2-2 head-to-head, will come down to division then conference record)
Charlotte-Washington (Hornets lead 2-1, last game on 4/10)
Chicago-Detroit (Pistons lead 2-1, last game on 4/2)
Chicago-Indiana (Bulls lead 2-1, last game on 3/29)
Detroit-Miami (Pistons lead 2-0, games on 4/5 and 4/12)
Indiana-Miami (2-2 split, MIA wins tiebreak with division title, otherwise conference record)
Miami-Washington (2-2 split, will come down to division then conference record)
WEST
Settled tiebreakers
Dallas over Portland
Portland over Utah
Utah over Memphis
Unsettled tiebreakers
Golden State-San Antonio (Tied 1-1, games on 4/7 and 4/10)
Los Angeles-Oklahoma City (Thunder lead 2-1, last game on 3/31)
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Dallas-Houston (Rockets lead 2-1, last game on 4/6)
Dallas-Memphis (Mavs lead 2-1, last game on 4/8)
Dallas-Utah (1-1, last game on 4/11)
Houston-Memphis (2-2 split, will come down to division then conference record)
Houston-Portland (2-2 split, will come down to conference record)
Houston-Utah (2-2 split, will come down to conference record)
Memphis-Portland (2-2 split, will come down to conference record)
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