Jazz playoff scenarios

OAKLAND, Calif. — Courtesy of Jonathan Rinehart from Jazz PR, and helpful indeed, a look at various playoff scenarios for the Jazz, and other NBA Western Conference teams, heading into tonight’s games and updated after games played Monday night (remaining games are listed at bottom) …

WESTERN CONFERENCE
(Teams in bold are locked into designated position, others still can finish in any of the seed positions in which they’re mentioned):
1. LOS ANGELES LAKERS
2. Dallas or Utah
3. Denver, Phoenix, Dallas or Utah
4. Utah, Denver or Phoenix
5. Phoenix, Denver or Utah
6. Portland or San Antonio
7. San Antonio or Portland
8. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

Utah wins the Northwest Division if Jazz wins both games and Nuggets lose.

Utah will be seeded:
#2 if Jazz wins both games and Mavericks and Nuggets lose.
#3 if Jazz wins both games, Mavericks win and Nuggets lose.
#4 if Nuggets win and Jazz beat the Suns OR if Nuggets lose and Jazz lose to the Warriors and beat the Suns.
#5 if Jazz loses to the Suns.

OTHER WESTERN CONFERENCE SCENARIOS
Los Angeles Lakers are locked into the #1 position throughout the Western Conference playoffs

Denver wins the Northwest Division if Nuggets win or Jazz loses a game.

Dallas will be seeded:

#2 if Mavericks win OR Nuggets win OR Jazz loses a game
#3 if Mavericks and Nuggets lose and Utah wins both games

Denver will be seeded:

#3 if Nuggets win OR if Jazz lose to Warriors and Suns lose to the Jazz.
#4 if Nuggets lose and Suns beat the Jazz.
#5 if Nuggets lose and Jazz win both games.

Phoenix will be seeded:

#3 if Nuggets lose and Suns win both games.
#4 if Suns lose to the Nuggets and beat the Jazz OR Suns beat Nuggets, lose to the Jazz and Jazz beats the Warriors.
#5 if Suns lose both games OR if Suns beat Nuggets and lose to Jazz and Jazz loses to Warriors.

Portland will be seeded:

#6 if Blazers win OR Spurs lose
#7 if Blazers lose and Spurs win

San Antonio will be seeded:

#6 if Spurs win and Blazers lose
#7 if Spurs lose OR Blazers win

Oklahoma City is locked into the #8 seed.

Remaining Games:

L.A. Lakers (2) – HOME (1): 4/13 vs. Sacramento; ROAD (1): 4/14 at L.A. Clippers.

Dallas (1) – HOME (1): 4/14 vs. San Antonio

Denver (1) – ROAD (1): 4/13 at Phoenix

Utah (2) – ; ROAD (1): 4/13 at Golden State; HOME (1): 4/14 vs. Phoenix

Phoenix (2) – HOME (1): 4/13 vs. Denver; ROAD (1): 4/14 at Utah.

Portland (1) – HOME (1): 4/14 vs. Golden State.

San Antonio (1) – ROAD (1): 4/14 at Dallas.

Oklahoma City (1) – HOME (1): 4/14 vs. Memphis..