Current NBA Playoff Matchups as of the games of January 23,2017 from ESPN.GO.COM

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Eastern Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(1) Cleveland (30-13) Games remaining: 39 (18 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 15, vs. East: 26
	(8) Chicago (22-23) Games remaining: 37 (18 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 18, vs. East: 23
Regular season series (Bulls leads 2-0)
Dec 2, 2016 Cleveland 105, Chicago 111 Jan 4, 2017 Chicago 106, Cleveland 94 Feb 25, 2017 Chicago at Cleveland Mar 30, 2017 Cleveland at Chicago
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(2) Toronto (28-16) Games remaining: 38 (19 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 12, vs. East: 28
	(7) Indiana (22-22) Games remaining: 38 (19 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 21, vs. East: 26
Regular season series (Series tied 0-0)
Mar 19, 2017 Indiana at Toronto Mar 31, 2017 Indiana at Toronto Apr 4, 2017 Toronto at Indiana
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(3) Boston (26-17) Games remaining: 39 (20 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 14, vs. East: 25
	(6) Charlotte (23-22) Games remaining: 37 (18 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 15, vs. East: 21
Regular season series (Celtics lead 3-0)
Oct 29, 2016 Boston 104, Charlotte 98 Dec 16, 2016 Charlotte 88, Boston 96 Jan 16, 2017 Charlotte 98, Boston 108 Apr 8, 2017 Boston at Charlotte
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(4) Atlanta (26-19) Games remaining: 37 (19 Home, 18 Away) vs. +.500: 17, vs. East: 24
	(5) Washington (24-20) Games remaining: 38 (17 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 16, vs. East: 22
Regular season series (Series tied 1-1)
Oct 27, 2016 Washington 99, Atlanta 114 Nov 4, 2016 Atlanta 92, Washington 95 Jan 27, 2017 Washington at Atlanta Mar 22, 2017 Atlanta at Washington

Lottery Bound
	(9) Milwaukee (21-23) Games remaining: 38 (18 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 16, vs. East: 21
	(10) Detroit (21-25) Games remaining: 36 (19 Home, 17 Away) vs. +.500: 13, vs. East: 25
	(11) New York Knicks (20-26) Games remaining: 36 (18 Home, 18 Away) vs. +.500: 17, vs. East: 24
	(12) Orlando (18-28) Games remaining: 36 (19 Home, 17 Away) vs. +.500: 16, vs. East: 27
	(13) Philadelphia (15-27) Games remaining: 40 (17 Home, 23 Away) vs. +.500: 15, vs. East: 27
	(14) Miami (15-30) Games remaining: 37 (19 Home, 18 Away) vs. +.500: 14, vs. East: 29
	(15) Brooklyn (9-35) Games remaining: 38 (18 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 15, vs. East: 26

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(1) Golden State (38-7) Games remaining: 37 (18 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 18, vs. West: 23
	(8) Denver (18-25) Games remaining: 39 (20 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 18, vs. West: 25
Regular season series (Warriors lead 2-0)
Nov 10, 2016 Golden State 125, Denver 101 Jan 2, 2017 Denver 119, Golden State 127 Feb 13, 2017 Golden State at Denver
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(2) San Antonio (35-9) Games remaining: 38 (20 Home, 18 Away) vs. +.500: 17, vs. West: 27
	(7) Memphis (26-20) Games remaining: 36 (17 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 14, vs. West: 25
Regular season series (Series tied 0-0)
Feb 6, 2017 San Antonio at Memphis Mar 18, 2017 San Antonio at Memphis Mar 23, 2017 Memphis at San Antonio Apr 4, 2017 Memphis at San Antonio
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(3) Houston (34-14) Games remaining: 34 (19 Home, 15 Away) vs. +.500: 12, vs. West: 22
	(6) Oklahoma City (26-19) Games remaining: 37 (20 Home, 17 Away) vs. +.500: 15, vs. West: 25
Regular season series (Rockets lead 2-1)
Nov 16, 2016 Houston 103, Oklahoma City 105 Dec 9, 2016 Houston 102, Oklahoma City 99 Jan 5, 2017 Oklahoma City 116, Houston 118 Mar 26, 2017 Oklahoma City at Houston
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(4) LA (30-16) Games remaining: 36 (17 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 19, vs. West: 21
	(5) Utah (29-17) Games remaining: 36 (17 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 16, vs. West: 23
Regular season series (Clippers lead 1-0)
Oct 30, 2016 Utah 75, LA 88 Feb 13, 2017 LA at Utah Mar 13, 2017 LA at Utah Mar 25, 2017 Utah at LA

Lottery Bound
	(9) Portland (19-27) Games remaining: 36 (21 Home, 15 Away) vs. +.500: 17, vs. West: 23
	(10) New Orleans (18-27) Games remaining: 37 (17 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 18, vs. West: 28
	(11) Sacramento (17-27) Games remaining: 38 (20 Home, 18 Away) vs. +.500: 19, vs. West: 26
	(12) Minnesota (16-28) Games remaining: 38 (18 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 16, vs. West: 24
	(13) Dallas (15-29) Games remaining: 38 (20 Home, 18 Away) vs. +.500: 18, vs. West: 23
	(14) Phoenix (15-29) Games remaining: 38 (21 Home, 17 Away) vs. +.500: 16, vs. West: 24
	(15) Los Angeles (16-32) Games remaining: 34 (17 Home, 17 Away) vs. +.500: 15, vs. West: 23

Glossary

In the event two or more teams are tied in the standings, a series of tiebreakers are applied to determine which team receives the higher seeding.

• Two-Team Tiebreaker:
  • 1. Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
  • 2. Better record in head-to-head games
  • 3. Higher winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division)
  • 4. Higher winning percentage in conference games
  • 5. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference
  • 6. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in opposite conference
  • 7. Higher point differential between points scored and points allowed

• Three-Team Tiebreaker:
  • 1. Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
  • 2. Best head-to-head winning percentage among all teams tied
  • 3. Highest winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division)
  • 4. Highest winning percentage in conference games
  • 5. Highest winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference
  • 6. Highest point differential between points scored and points allowed