2010 NBA Playoff Tiebreakers

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In the final few days of the season, teams jockey for seeds and -- in two cities, Chicago and Toronto -- berths. Teams often end up with identical records. In those cases, the NBA turns to a set of tiebreakers in order to figure out first-round pairings.



This is how everything sets up for the 2010 season.



In the East ...



Cleveland is the Central Division champion and will be the No. 1 seed in the East. Orlando is the Southeast Division champ and will be the No. 2 seed in the East.



If Atlanta and Boston end the season with identical records, the Celtics will win the No. 3 seed based on being champions of the Atlantic Division. (Division winners cannot be seeded below non-division winners with identical records. This takes precedence over Atlanta's 4-0 record against Boston this season.) Neither Atlanta nor Boston can be seeded lower than No. 4.

 

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