NBA Playoff Standings 2016: Predicting Final Playoff Seedings

April 10th, 2016 by Chris Roling Leave a reply »
The Western Conference has two slots up for grabs going into the next few days of games, but otherwise it's a straightforward conference headlined by the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs.

The Eastern Conference is much more convoluted from a seeding standpoint, but everything outside of the last spot is official—though it might as well be.

Here's a look at projected seedings based on recent team performance and upcoming matchups.

 

NBA Playoff Standings Predictions



Current standings available at ESPN.com.

 

The Final Spot in the East Goes to... 



Indiana. 

Fun, right? The Chicago Bulls are the only threat to steal the eighth seed and just pulled off a 105-102 upset of the Cleveland Cavaliers. But honestly, the dysfunctional Bulls are more in the headlines because the Warriors might break the league win mark than anything else.

The Pacers certainly don't deserve much credit for keeping the spot down the stretch. Case in point—Indiana went to Toronto Friday and took a 111-98 loss, a downright miser ...

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