Current NBA Playoff Matchups as of the games of January 7,2017 from ESPN.GO.COM

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Eastern Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(1) Cleveland (27-8) Games remaining: 47 (20 Home, 27 Away) vs. +.500: 22, vs. East: 26
	(8) Chicago (19-18) Games remaining: 45 (22 Home, 23 Away) vs. +.500: 21, vs. East: 26
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 (24-12) Games remaining: 46 (24 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. East: 34
	(7) Milwaukee (18-17) Games remaining: 47 (22 Home, 25 Away) vs. +.500: 24, vs. East: 27
Regular season series (Raptors lead 2-0)
Nov 25, 2016 Toronto 105, Milwaukee 99 Dec 12, 2016 Milwaukee 100, Toronto 122 Jan 27, 2017 Milwaukee at Toronto Mar 4, 2017 Toronto at Milwaukee
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(3) Boston (23-14) Games remaining: 45 (24 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 21, vs. East: 30
	(6) Charlotte (20-18) Games remaining: 44 (22 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 21, vs. East: 26
Regular season series (Celtics lead 2-0)
Oct 29, 2016 Boston 104, Charlotte 98 Dec 16, 2016 Charlotte 88, Boston 96 Jan 16, 2017 Charlotte at Boston Apr 8, 2017 Boston at Charlotte
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(4) Atlanta (21-16) Games remaining: 45 (24 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 24, vs. East: 31
	(5) Indiana (20-18) Games remaining: 44 (21 Home, 23 Away) vs. +.500: 23, vs. East: 27
Regular season series (Hawks lead 1-0)
Nov 23, 2016 Atlanta 96, Indiana 85 Mar 5, 2017 Indiana at Atlanta Apr 12, 2017 Atlanta at Indiana

Lottery Bound
	(9) Washington (17-18) Games remaining: 47 (21 Home, 26 Away) vs. +.500: 24, vs. East: 29
	(10) New York Knicks (17-20) Games remaining: 45 (23 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 23, vs. East: 31
	(11) Detroit (17-21) Games remaining: 44 (22 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 21, vs. East: 27
	(12) Orlando (16-22) Games remaining: 44 (21 Home, 23 Away) vs. +.500: 24, vs. East: 28
	(13) Miami (11-27) Games remaining: 44 (23 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 22, vs. East: 31
	(14) Philadelphia (9-25) Games remaining: 48 (21 Home, 27 Away) vs. +.500: 26, vs. East: 34
	(15) Brooklyn (8-27) Games remaining: 47 (24 Home, 23 Away) vs. +.500: 23, vs. East: 31

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(1) Golden State (31-6) Games remaining: 45 (22 Home, 23 Away) vs. +.500: 22, vs. West: 26
	(8) Portland (16-22) Games remaining: 44 (24 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. West: 24
Regular season series (Warriors lead 3-0)
Nov 1, 2016 Golden State 127, Portland 104 Dec 17, 2016 Portland 90, Golden State 135 Jan 4, 2017 Portland 117, Golden State 125 Jan 29, 2017 Golden State at Portland
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(2) San Antonio (30-7) Games remaining: 45 (24 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 21, vs. West: 31
	(7) Oklahoma City (22-16) Games remaining: 44 (21 Home, 23 Away) vs. +.500: 22, vs. West: 31
Regular season series (Series tied 0-0)
Jan 31, 2017 Oklahoma City at San Antonio Mar 9, 2017 San Antonio at Oklahoma City Mar 31, 2017 San Antonio at Oklahoma City
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(3) Houston (29-9) Games remaining: 44 (23 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 23, vs. West: 26
	(6) Memphis (23-16) Games remaining: 43 (21 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 23, vs. West: 30
Regular season series (Grizzlies leads 1-0)
Dec 23, 2016 Houston 109, Memphis 115 Jan 13, 2017 Memphis at Houston Jan 21, 2017 Houston at Memphis Mar 4, 2017 Memphis at Houston
CURRENT MATCHUP
	(4) LA (25-14) Games remaining: 43 (22 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 23, vs. West: 25
	(5) Utah (23-15) Games remaining: 44 (22 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 22, vs. West: 27
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) Sacramento (15-21) Games remaining: 46 (25 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 27, vs. West: 29
	(10) Denver (14-23) Games remaining: 45 (23 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 24, vs. West: 29
	(11) New Orleans (14-24) Games remaining: 44 (20 Home, 24 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. West: 28
	(12) Los Angeles (14-26) Games remaining: 42 (22 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 18, vs. West: 28
	(13) Phoenix (12-25) Games remaining: 45 (25 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 24, vs. West: 27
	(14) Dallas (11-26) Games remaining: 45 (23 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. West: 28
	(15) Minnesota (11-26) Games remaining: 45 (22 Home, 23 Away) vs. +.500: 23, vs. West: 31

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