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 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