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The National Basketball Assocation regular season finishes Wednesday. The teams have one or two games left. The 16 squads that will advance to the playoffs–that commence Saturday–are known.

Cleveland defeated Indiana Monday to clinch home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. The L.A. Lakers will enjoy home-court advantage through the Western Conference playoffs. The next two nights could change the bracket since some teams are tightly bunched. However, after tonight’s games, the playoff matchups are as follows:

Eastern Conference

#8 Detroit Pistons (39-42) at #1 Cleveland Cavaliers (66-15)
#7 Philadelphia 76ers (40-40) at #2 Boston Celtics (60-20)
#6 Chicago Bulls (41-40) at #3 Orlando Magic (58-23)
#5 Miami Heat (42-38) at #4 Atlanta Hawks (46-34)

Western Conference

#8 Utah Jazz (48-33) at Los Angeles Lakers (64-17)
#7 Dallas Mavericks (49-32) at #2 Denver Nuggets (54-27)
#6 New Orleans Hornets (49-32) at #3 Houston Rockets (53-28)
#5 San Antonio Spurs (53-28) at #4 Portland Trail Blazers (53-28)

The National Hockey League regular season ended yesterday. The playoffs start Wednesday with the best-of-seven first round. The Game 1 schedule follows:

Eastern Conference

#7 New York Rangers at #2 Washington Capitals: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
#5 Philadelphia Flyers at #4 Pittsburgh Penguins: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
#6 Carolina Panthers at #3 New Jersey Devils: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
#8 Montreal Canadiens at #1 Boston Bruins: Thursday, 7 p.m.

Western Conference

#6 St. Louis Blues at #3 Vancouver Canucks: Wednesday, 10 p.m.
#7 Columbus Blue Jackets at #2 Detroit Red Wings: Thursday, 7 p.m.
#5 Calgary Flames at #4 Chicago Blackhawks: Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
#8 Anaheim Ducks at #1 San Jose Sharks: Thursday, 10:30 p.m.

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