2019 NBA Playoff Bracket: Standings, Seedings, Matchups and Tiebreakers
The 2019 playoffs are about to start in a few days and the brackets for both conferences are almost set.
The last day of the regular season is sure to cause some shakeup in the standings, but take a look at how the situation is currently shaping up.
Standings
West
1. Warriors (57-24)—one game remaining
2. Nuggets (53-28)—one game remaining
3. Rockets (53-29)
4. Trail Blazers (52-29)—one game remaining
5. Jazz (50-31)—one game remaining
6. Thunder (48-33)—one game remaining
7. Spurs (47-34)—one game remaining
8. Clippers (47-34)—one game remaining
All eight teams have clinched a playoff berth.
East
1. Bucks (60-21)—one game remaining
2. Raptors (57-24)—one game remaining
3. 76ers (50-31)—one game remaining
4. Celtics (48-33)—one game remaining
5. Pacers (47-34)—one game remaining
6. Nets (41-40)—one game remaining
7. Magic (41-40)—one game remaining
8. Pistons (40-41)—one game remaining
9. Hornets (39-42)—one game remaining
The Bucks, Raptors, 76ers, Celtics and Pacers have all clinched their seeds. The Nets and Magic have also clinched playoff berths.
Matchups
West
First Round
Warriors vs. Clippers
Trail Blazers vs. Jazz
Nuggets vs. Spurs
Rockets vs. Thunder
Second Round
Winner of Warriors/Clippers vs. Winner of Trail Blazers/Jazz
Winner of Nuggets/Spurs vs. Winner of Rockets/Thunder
East
First Round
Bucks vs. Pistons
Celtics vs. Pacers
Raptors vs. Magic
76ers vs. Nets
Second Round
Winner of Bucks/Pistons vs. Winner of Celtics/Pacers
Winner of Raptors/Magic vs. Winner of 76ers/Nets
Tiebreakers
West
• Nuggets own the tiebreaker over the Trail Blazers
• Rockets own the tiebreaker over the Nuggets
• Trail Blazers own the tiebreaker over the Rockets
• Thunder own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Clippers
• Spurs own the tiebreaker over the Thunder
• Spurs own the tiebreaker over the Clippers
• Rockets leap the Nuggets in a three-way tie with the Trail Blazers because the Trail Blazers automatically drop to fourth as a non-division winner, and then the Houston-Denver head-to-head tiebreaker is applied
• Clippers leap the Thunder if there is a three-way tie with Spurs
East
• Nets own the tiebreaker over the Magic
• Nets own the tiebreaker over the Pistons
• Pistons own the tiebreaker over the Magic
• Hornets own the tiebreaker over the Pistons
• Magic leap the Nets and Pistons in a three-way tie as a division winner
