2020 Playoff Scenarios (Updated through games of Tuesday, August 11)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. LOS ANGELES LAKERS
2. LA Clippers or Denver
3. Denver, LA Clippers or Houston
4. Houston or Oklahoma City
5. Oklahoma City, Houston or Utah
6. Utah or Oklahoma City
7. DALLAS MAVERICKS
8. Portland, Memphis, San Antonio or Phoenix
9. Memphis, Phoenix, San Antonio or Portland
LA Clippers will be seeded:
• #2 if Clippers win at least one game OR if Nuggets lose at least one game
• #3 if Clippers lose both games and Nuggets win both games
Denver will be seeded:
• #2 if Nuggets win both games and Clippers lose both games
• #3 if Nuggets win at least one game and Clippers win at least one game OR if
Clippers win at least one game and Rockets lose at least one game
• #4 if Rockets win both games and Nuggets lose both games
Houston will be seeded:
• #3 if Rockets win both games and Nuggets lose both games
• #4 if Rockets win both games and Nuggets win at least one game OR if Rockets
win one game and Thunder loses at least one game OR if Rockets lose both
games and Thunder loses both games OR if Rockets lose both games and Thunder
and Jazz each win once
• #5 if Rockets lose both games and Thunder wins at least one game and Jazz lose
OR if Rockets lose one game and Thunder wins both games
Oklahoma City will be seeded:
• #4 if Thunder wins both games and Rockets lose at least once OR if Thunder
splits remaining games and Rockets lose both games and Jazz loses.
• #5 if Rockets win both games and Thunder wins at least one game or Jazz loses
OR Rockets win one game and Thunder splits remaining games OR if Rockets
lose both games and Thunder and Jazz each win once OR if Thunder loses both
games and Jazz loses
• #6 if Thunder loses both games and Jazz wins
Utah will be seeded:
• #5 if Jazz wins and Thunder loses both games
• #6 if Thunder wins at least one game
Portland will be seeded:
• #8 if Blazers win OR Grizzlies, Suns and Spurs lose
• #9 if Blazers lose and loss by any two of Grizzlies, Suns or Spurs
• ELIMINATED if Blazers lose and wins by any two of Grizzlies, Suns or Spurs
Memphis will be seeded:
• #8 if Grizzlies win and Blazers lose
• #9 if Grizzlies win and Blazers win OR if Grizzlies, Suns and Spurs all lose
• ELIMINATED if Grizzlies lose and wins by either Suns or Spurs
Phoenix will be seeded:
• #8 if Suns win and Blazers and Grizzlies both lose
• #9 if Suns win and Blazers or Grizzlies lose
• ELIMINATED if Suns lose OR if Blazers and Grizzlies both win.
San Antonio will be seeded:
• #8 if Spurs win and Blazers, Grizzlies and Suns all lose
• #9 if Spurs win and loss by any two of Blazers, Grizzlies and Suns
• ELIMINATED if Spurs lose or wins by any two of Blazers, Grizzlies and Suns.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. MILWAUKEE BUCKS
2. TORONTO RAPTORS
3. BOSTON CELTICS
4. Miami or Indiana
5. Indiana, Miami or Philadelphia
6. Philadelphia or Indiana
7. BROOKLYN NETS
8. ORLANDO MAGIC
Remaining Seeding Scenarios:
Miami will be seeded:
• #4 if Heat win at least one game or Pacers lose at least one game
• #5 if Heat lose both games and Pacers win both games
Indiana will be seeded:
• #4 if Pacers win both games and Heat lose both games
• #5 if Heat win at least one game and Pacers split remaining games OR if Sixers
lose at least one game
• #6 if Pacers lose both games and Sixers win both games
Philadelphia will be seeded:
• #5 if Sixers win both games and Pacers lose both games
• #6 if Pacers win one game or Sixers lose one game