The schedule for Monday night’s important slate of games is listed below along with the clinching scenarios and current standings. (For more info on each team, check out the full playoff breakdown HERE.)
NBA schedule for Monday, April 9
Raptors vs. Pistons, 7 p.m. Bulls vs. Nets, 7:30 p.m. Thunder vs. Heat, 7:30 p.m. Cavs vs. Knicks, 7:30 p.m. Magic vs. Bucks, 8 p.m. Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves, 8 p.m. Kings vs. Spurs, 8:30 p.m. Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets, 9 p.m. Pelicans vs. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
NBA playoffs 2018: Monday’s clinching scenarios
Cavs
— Clinch Central Division title with win
Heat
— Clinch Southeast Division title with win
Pelicans
— Clinch playoff berth with win OR with losses by BOTH Nuggets and Timberwolves
Spurs
— Clinch playoff berth with win OR with loss by EITHER Nuggets or Timberwolves
Thunder
— Clinch playoff berth with win OR with losses by BOTH Nuggets and Timberwolves
Timberwolves
— Clinch playoff berth with win, loss by Nuggets AND win by Spurs
Nuggets
— Eliminated from playoff contention with a loss AND wins by Pelicans, Spurs, Thunder and Timberwolves
NBA standings: Eastern Conference
*clinched playoff berth **clinched division ***clinched conference
NBA standings: Western Conference
*clinched playoff berth **clinched division ***clinched conference
Note: Full NBA rules for tiebreakers can be found HERE.
