A week from today , April 26th will be the end of the 2011-12 NBA Season . The playoffs will begin 2 days later , April 28th . My gut feeling is telling me that this will likely be the seeding for this year's playoffs . But there'd be no problem editing the 8th spot if there are any changes .
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1 Chicago Bulls vs
8 Philadelphia 76ers
Regular season series (Bulls lead 2-1)
2 Miami Heat vs
7 New York Knicks
Regular season series (Heat lead 3-0)
3 Indiana Pacers vs
6 Orlando Magic
Regular season series (Magic leads 3-1)
4 Boston Celtics vs
5 Atlanta Hawks
Regular season series (Celtics lead 2-0)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1 San Antonio Spurs vs
8 Utah Jazz
Regular season series (Spurs lead 3-1)
2 Oklahoma City Thunder vs
7 Denver Nuggets
Regular season series (Thunder lead 2-0)
3 Los Angeles Lakers vs
6 Dallas Mavericks
Regular season series (Lakers lead 4-0)
4 Los Angeles Clippers vs
5 Memphis Grizzlies
Regular season series (Clippers lead 2-1)
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TEN YEARS AGO
... Michael Jordan missed the Playoffs for the first time of his career .
... it was the last time the Charlotte Hornets appeared in the Playoffs as the team relocated to New Orleans .
... the Boston Celtics appeared in the playoffs since 1995 and competed all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals but lost to the New Jersey Nets .
... it was the last time we heard John Tesh's
NBA on NBC Theme as the network didn't renew their broadcast partnership with the league .
... Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Finals by sweeping the New Jersey Nets . Shaq was named NBA Finals MVP for three straight year .