The Houston Rockets will be the third seed in the West. (Getty)
Heading into the final night of the NBA season, six of the eight matchups have been decided. Heavy will posting the NBA playoff matchups as they are finalized. Click here if you are looking for live updates with the conference standings.
The NBA playoffs start on Saturday, April 15 at 3 p.m. with four games kicking off the postseason. The remaining four games will take place Sunday, April 16.
The entire Western Conference has been set with the exception of who has home court advantage in the Clippers-Jazz series.
No. 1 Golden State Warriors will take on the No. 8 Portland Trail Blazers. The No. 2 San Antonio Spurs take on the No. 7 Memphis Grizzlies. In a battle of MVP candidates, the No. 3 Houston Rockets square off with the No. 6 Oklahoma City Thunder.
For the East, only two matchups have been decided. The No. 3 Toronto Raptors take on the No. 6 Milwaukee Bucks. Meanwhile, the No. 4 Washington Wizards host the No. 5 Atlanta Hawks.
The Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls are fighting for the final two spots. As it stands now, the No. 1 Boston Celtics would host the No. 8 Chicago Bulls. The No. 2 Cleveland Cavaliers would battle the No. 7 Indiana Pacers. Cleveland is battling Boston for the No. 1 seed in the East, but needs to win while Cleveland loses to regain home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Keep it here throughout the night as the all the 2017 NBA playoff matchups, teams and seeds are set. Are you a fan of an NBA team that missed out on the playoffs? Check out Heavy’s latest NBA mock draft with updated lottery order projections.
Here’s a look at the matchups that are already locked in:
Western Conference
No. 8 Portland Trail Blazers vs. No. 1 Golden State Warriors
No. 7 Memphis Grizzlies vs. No. 2 San Antonio Spurs
No. 6 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 3 Houston Rockets
No. 5 Utah Jazz vs. No. 4 LA Clippers (order of seeds yet to be determined)
Eastern Conference
No. 6 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 3 Toronto Raptors
No. 5 Atlanta Hawks vs. No. 4 Washington Wizards
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Jonathan Adams is a sports and news contributor to Heavy. Jonathan graduated from UCF with a Master of Sport Business Management degree and has worked in a variety of capacities in the sports world. Follow him on Twitter @JonDAdams.April 12, 2017 8:17 pm
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