Wednesday's nine-game slate delivered several eye-opening results, like the Miami Heat staying hot in their 21-point throttling of the Boston Celtics, the Victor Wembanyama-less, De'Aaron Fox-less San Antonio Spurs taking down the (admittedly also shorthanded) Denver Nuggets and the Washington Wizards tripping up the Sacramento Kings.

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Wednesday features nine games on the schedule, with several key seeding matchups and clinching scenarios to monitor throughout the evening.

As would be expected … the East and West 7 vs. 8 games are April 15 (winner in), the East and West 9 vs. 10 games are April 16 (winner advances to 4/18, loser eliminated) The

The Los Angeles Lakers, Denver, Golden State and Minnesota enter Thursday holding playoff spots, with the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis chasing them and trying to stay out of the play-in. Dallas and Sacramento are fighting for play-in berths,

We'll lay out the congestion here with updated standings before predicting how the postseason bracket will take shape and how the play-in games will go. *z-clinched conference; y-clinched division; x-clinched playoff berth;

Stay in the know on tonight's NBA action as we keep you updated with the latest news and happenings around the league. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has now recorded 20+ points in 69 straight games, tying Michael Jordan (69 in 1990-91) for the 4th longest streak in a single-season in NBA history.

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