West table of scenarios
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Here are the relevant Wednesday games:
Note that in some scenarios the winner of a particular game does not matter. Those are represented by a blank space in the relevant left-hand column in the tables below.
The first table represents the possibilities Wednesday if the Hornets defeat the Clippers on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET) and if the Lakers defeat the Kings (10:30 p.m. ET).
The second represents the possibilities Wednesday if the Hornets win Tuesday and the Lakers lose.
The third represents the possibilities Wednesday if the Hornets lose Tuesday and the Lakers win.
The fourth represents the possibilities Wednesday if the Hornets and Lakers lose Tuesday.
Hornets and Lakers win Tuesday | Only Hornets win | Only Lakers win | Hornets and Lakers lose Tuesday
Wednesday winners | Seeds and number of wins per team (* = has home-court advantage over No. 4 seed) | ||||||||||||
SAS | NOR | HOU | DEN | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | ||
SAS | NOR | HOU | Mem | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | ||
SAS | NOR | LAC | DEN | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | DEN | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | Mem | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | Mem | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
SAS | DAL | HOU | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | |||
SAS | DAL | LAC | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
SAS | DAL | LAC | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
UTH | NOR | HOU | DEN | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
UTH | NOR | DEN | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | ||
UTH | NOR | HOU | Mem | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
UTH | NOR | Mem | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | ||
UTH | NOR | LAC | DEN | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
UTH | NOR | LAC | Mem | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 57 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
UTH | DAL | HOU | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
UTH | DAL | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | |||
UTH | DAL | LAC | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN |
Hornets and Lakers win Tuesday | Only Hornets win | Only Lakers win | Hornets and Lakers lose Tuesday
Wednesday winners | Seeds and number of wins per team (* = has home-court advantage over No. 4 seed) | ||||||||||||
SAS | NOR | HOU | DEN | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | ||
SAS | NOR | HOU | Mem | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | ||
SAS | NOR | LAC | DEN | PHO | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | DEN | Por | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | Mem | PHO | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | Mem | Por | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
SAS | DAL | HOU | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | |||
SAS | DAL | LAC | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
SAS | DAL | LAC | Por | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
UTH | NOR | HOU | DEN | PHO | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
UTH | NOR | DEN | Por | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | ||
UTH | NOR | HOU | Mem | PHO | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
UTH | NOR | Mem | Por | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | ||
UTH | NOR | LAC | DEN | PHO | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
UTH | NOR | LAC | Mem | PHO | 1 NOR 57 | 2 LAL 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
UTH | DAL | HOU | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
UTH | DAL | Por | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | |||
UTH | DAL | LAC | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN |
Hornets and Lakers win Tuesday | Only Hornets win | Only Lakers win | Hornets and Lakers lose Tuesday
Wednesday winners | Seeds and number of wins per team (* = has home-court advantage over No. 4 seed) | ||||||||||||
SAS | NOR | HOU | DEN | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO 55 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | ||
SAS | NOR | HOU | Mem | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO 55 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | ||
SAS | NOR | LAC | DEN | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | DEN | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | Mem | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | Mem | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
SAS | DAL | HOU | 1 LAL 57 | 2 SAS 56 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | |||
SAS | DAL | LAC | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 SAS 56 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
SAS | DAL | LAC | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 SAS 56 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
UTH | NOR | HOU | DEN | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
UTH | NOR | DEN | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | ||
UTH | NOR | HOU | Mem | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
UTH | NOR | Mem | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | ||
UTH | NOR | LAC | DEN | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
UTH | NOR | LAC | Mem | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
UTH | DAL | HOU | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 UTH 55 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
UTH | DAL | Por | 1 LAL 57 | 2 UTH 55 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | |||
UTH | DAL | LAC | PHO | 1 LAL 57 | 2 UTH 55 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN |
Hornets and Lakers win Tuesday | Only Hornets win | Only Lakers win | Hornets and Lakers lose Tuesday
Wednesday winners | Seeds and number of wins per team (* = has home-court advantage over No. 4 seed) | ||||||||||||
SAS | NOR | HOU | DEN | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO 55 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | ||
SAS | NOR | HOU | Mem | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO 55 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | ||
SAS | NOR | LAC | DEN | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | DEN | Por | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | Mem | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
SAS | NOR | LAC | Mem | Por | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 SAS 56 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
SAS | DAL | HOU | 1 LAL 56 | 2 SAS 56 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* HOU 55 | 6 PHO | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | |||
SAS | DAL | LAC | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 SAS 56 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 UTH 54 | 5* PHO 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
SAS | DAL | LAC | Por | 1 LAL 56 | 2 SAS 56 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 UTH 54 | 5 HOU 54 | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
UTH | NOR | HOU | DEN | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
UTH | NOR | DEN | Por | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | ||
UTH | NOR | HOU | Mem | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
UTH | NOR | Mem | Por | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | ||
UTH | NOR | LAC | DEN | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DEN 50 | 8 DAL 50 | |
UTH | NOR | LAC | Mem | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 NOR 56 | 3 UTH 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 50 | 8 DEN 49 | |
UTH | DAL | HOU | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 UTH 55 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 HOU 55 | 6 SAS 55 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | ||
UTH | DAL | Por | 1 LAL 56 | 2 UTH 55 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 SAS 55 | 5 HOU | 6 PHO 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN | |||
UTH | DAL | LAC | PHO | 1 LAL 56 | 2 UTH 55 | 3 NOR 55 | 4 PHO 55 | 5 SAS 55 | 6 HOU 54 | 7 DAL 51 | 8 DEN |