Kicking off the last regular season week in the league, check out who is still alive in the contention
NBA Playoff picture
The NBA regular season is almost over. We only have one week left and most teams have only three or four more games before the play-in tournament begins. With that said, it is time for another NBA Playoff picture, showing which teams are still left in contention, their chances to advance and the odds for them to clinch a playoff spot. Check it out with ThePicks now.
Playoffs clinched
After the weekend slate, one more team clinched a playoff spot. So now, with one week left, we have eight teams qualified for the playoffs, which means we still have four openings. We also have the Toronto Raptors clinching their play-in tournament spot as they can’t make it to the playoffs nor be eliminated anymore. Those are the eight teams officially in the playoffs entering this week:
East (1 spots left)
- Milwaukee Bucks (56-22)
- Boston Celtics (54-24)
- Philadelphia 76ers (51-27)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (49-30)
- New York Knicks (46-33)
West (3 spots left)
- Denver Nuggets (52-26)
- Memphis Grizzlies (49-29)
- Sacramento Kings (47-31)
Eliminated
The NBA’s weekend slate also confirmed the elimination of another three teams from the playoff contention. Now we have seven teams already out and only three more will miss the post-season. Those are the teams we will not see in the playoffs nor in the play-in tournament this season:
East
- Washington Wizards (34-44)
- Indiana Pacers (34-45)
- Charlotte Hornets (26-53)
- Detroit Pistons (16-62)
West
- Portland Trail Blazers (33-45)
- San Antonio Spurs (20-58)
- Houston Rockets (19-60)
Chances
Now the season is getting closer to its end the probabilities of each team clinching a playoff or play-in spot are getting higher (or lower for those out of the qualification zone). So, closing our NBA Playoff picture, these are the probabilities of each team and also the odds (Bet365) to be in the playoffs (this includes qualifying through the play-in tournament).
| Team | Playoff chances | Play-in chances | Odds |
| East | |||
| Brooklyn Nets | 92.4% | 7.6% | – |
| Miami Heat | 7.6% | 92.4% | 1.14 |
| Atlanta Hawks | <1% | >99% | 1.83 |
| Toronto Raptors | – | 100% | 2.20 |
| Chicago Bulls | – | >99% | 3.90 |
| Orlando Magic | – | <1% | – |
| West | |||
| Phoenix Suns | >99% | <1% | – |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 61.3% | 38.7% | 1.11 |
| Golden State Warriors | 47.7% | 52.3% | 1.045 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 38.3% | 61.7% | 1.09 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 47.1% | 52.9% | 1.44 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 5.7% | 94.3% | 2.00 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | – | 74.6% | 8.25 |
| Dallas Mavericks | – | 24% | – |
| Utah Jazz | – | 3.5% | – |
