NBA Playoff Picture Will Be Clear Tonight

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The final night of the NBA regular season will have plenty of impact on this weekend's playoff matchups. Here is what we know for certain:

In the East -
Cleveland will play Detroit in the first round
Miami will play Atlanta in the first round

Boston will play Chicago if the Bulls lose tonight and Sixers win
Boston will play Philly if the Bulls win tonight or Sixers loss

Orlando will play Chicago if the Bulls win tonight or Sixers loss
Orlando will play Philly if the Bulls lose AND Sixers win

In the West -
LA Lakers will play Utah

Denver will be the 2 seed with a win or Rockets loss
Denver will be the 3 seed with a loss AND Rockets win

Houston will be the 2 seed with a win and Nuggets loss
Houston will be the 3 seed with a win and Nuggets win
Houston will be the 4 seed with a loss, Blazers win AND Spurs loss
Houston will be the 5 seed with a loss AND Blazers win AND Spurs win

Portland will be the 3 seed with a win AND Spurs and Rockets loss
Portland will be the 4 seed with a win AND Rockets win, Spurs win, or Rockets loss
Portland will be the 5 seed with loss AND Spurs win

San Antonio will be the 3 seed with a win AND Rockets loss
San Antonio will be the 4 seed with a win AND Rockets win and Blazers loss
San Antonio will be the 5 seed with a loss

New Orleans will be the 6 seed with a win or Mavericks loss
New Orleans will be the 7 seed with a loss AND Mavericks win

I’m sure you are just as tired of reading that as I was researching and typing it. My best advice—sit back, and enjoy the games tonight, and worry about the details later.