Here is a fun topic for everyone: playoffs! One team has already clinched a spot and two teams have been eliminated. Before all the spots get filled lets take a look at where each team stands and what they can do before the season is over. Six teams remain alive and there are only seven games remaining in each conference. Things may be really simple and we get the same playoff matchups as last year, but we are hoping for a little insanity. We will also include our playoff predictions but we picked the west to beat the east in both crossover games so what do we know.
Eastern Conference:
To Clinch #1 seed:
4-0
3-1 (One win must be over Boston OR Boston lose two games to New York)
2-2 (One win must be over Boston and Boston lose one other game OR Boston lose three games)
To Clinch #2 seed:
3-1
2-2
1-3 (Win is over D.C. OR Boston losses four OR win over Boston, D.C wins four, Boston wins one and losses one to New York, and Philadelphia win on Point Differential)
4-0
3-1 (One win must be over Boston OR Boston lose two games to New York)
2-2 (One win must be over Boston and Boston lose one other game OR Boston lose three games)
To Clinch #2 seed:
3-1
2-2
1-3 (Win is over D.C. OR Boston losses four OR win over Boston, D.C wins four, Boston wins one and losses one to New York, and Philadelphia win on Point Differential)
To Clinch #1 seed:
4-0
3-1 (One win must be over Philadelphia OR Philadelphia lose two games to D.C.)
2-2 (One win must be over Philadelphia and Philadelphia lose one other game OR Philadelphia lose three games)
To Clinch #2 seed:
3-1
2-2
1-3 (Win over D.C. OR Philadelphia losses four OR win over Philadelphia and D.C. lose one game OR D.C wins four, Boston wins one and losses one to New York, and Boston win on Point Differential)
4-0
3-1 (One win must be over Philadelphia OR Philadelphia lose two games to D.C.)
2-2 (One win must be over Philadelphia and Philadelphia lose one other game OR Philadelphia lose three games)
To Clinch #2 seed:
3-1
2-2
1-3 (Win over D.C. OR Philadelphia losses four OR win over Philadelphia and D.C. lose one game OR D.C wins four, Boston wins one and losses one to New York, and Boston win on Point Differential)
To Clinch #1 seed:
4-0 (Boston win over Philadelphia and Boston lose three games OR Boston lose four games, OR Philadelphia win over Boston, Boston lose two games, and D.C. win point differential)
To Clinch #2 seed:
3-1 (Win three games over Philadelphia OR win over Boston and two over Philadelphia and Philadelphia lose to Boston and D.C. win on point differential)
4-0 (Boston win over Philadelphia and Boston lose three games OR Boston lose four games, OR Philadelphia win over Boston, Boston lose two games, and D.C. win point differential)
To Clinch #2 seed:
3-1 (Win three games over Philadelphia OR win over Boston and two over Philadelphia and Philadelphia lose to Boston and D.C. win on point differential)
Western Conference
To Clinch #1 seed:
3-0
2-1
1-2 (Win over Seattle OR Seattle lose one game)
Already Clinched #2 seed or Higher
3-0
2-1
1-2 (Win over Seattle OR Seattle lose one game)
Already Clinched #2 seed or Higher
To Clinch #1 seed:
4-0 (Win every game and Portland lose one other game)
3-1 (One win must be over Portland and Portland lose other two games)
To Clinch #2 seed:
4-0
3-1
2-2
1-3 (Win over San Francisco OR San Francisco lose one game)
0-4 (San Francisco lose two games)
4-0 (Win every game and Portland lose one other game)
3-1 (One win must be over Portland and Portland lose other two games)
To Clinch #2 seed:
4-0
3-1
2-2
1-3 (Win over San Francisco OR San Francisco lose one game)
0-4 (San Francisco lose two games)
Cannot Clinch #1 seed.
To Clinch #2 seed:
4-0 (Seattle lose one other game)
3-1 (San Francisco beat Seattle twice and Seattle lose two other games)
To Clinch #2 seed:
4-0 (Seattle lose one other game)
3-1 (San Francisco beat Seattle twice and Seattle lose two other games)