San Antonio, Indiana hold top seeds as 2014 NBA playoffs field is set

Kawhi Leonard's Spurs (left) and Paul George's Pacers (right) hold the top seeds in their respective conferences. (Ron Hoskins/Getty Images) The 16-team field
San Antonio, Indiana hold top seeds as 2014 NBA playoffs field is set
San Antonio, Indiana hold top seeds as 2014 NBA playoffs field is set /

Kawhi Leonard's Spurs (left) and Paul George's Pacers (right) hold the top seeds in their respective conferences. (Ron Hoskins/Getty Images)

(Ron Hoskins/Getty Images)

The 16-team field for the 2014 NBA playoffs was officially set on Monday night, when the Grizzlies defeated the Suns 97-91 in Phoenix to claim the final postseason bearth.

Although a number of seeds are still up for grabs and most of the final match-ups are not yet known, the following teams will compete for the 2014 title.

East: Indiana, Miami, Toronto, Chicago, Brooklyn, Washington, Charlotte and Atlanta

West: San Antonio, Oklahoma City, L.A. Clippers, Houston, Portland, Golden State, Dallas and Memphis

The Spurs and Pacers have locked up the No. 1 seeds in the West and East, respectively. San Antonio (62-19) has clinched the top overall record and will enjoy homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs.

Indiana secured the East's top seed when Miami suffered a 114-93 road loss to Washington on Monday.

If the postseason began today, the match-ups would line up as follows. Note: clinched seeds appear in bold.

East

No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 8 Atlanta

No. 2 Miami vs. No. 7 Charlotte

No. 3 Toronto vs. No. 6 Washington

No. 4 Chicago vs. No. 5 Brooklyn

West

No. 1 San Antonio vs. No. 8 Memphis

No. 2 Oklahoma City vs. No. 7 Dallas

No. 3 L.A. Clippers vs. No. 6 Golden State

No. 4 Houston vs. No. 5 Portland

The 14 teams on the outside of the playoffs looking in are as follows...

East: Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Orlando, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, and New York

West: Utah, L.A. Lakers, Sacramento, New Orleans, Denver, Minnesota, and Phoenix


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Ben Golliver
BEN GOLLIVER

Ben Golliver is a staff writer for SI.com and has covered the NBA for various outlets since 2007. The native Oregonian and Johns Hopkins University graduate currently resides in Los Angeles.