NBA Daily Playoff Picture: The one where Brooklyn's playoff life is on the line

The NBA playoff picture will come into clearer view each day between now and the end of the regular season on April 14. In the meantime, we will provide detailed daily updates on the landscape, including magic numbers, strength of schedule, relevant tiebreakers and the stakes for every day’s slate of games.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1. Denver Nuggets (53-23)

Clinched playoff berth

2. Minnesota Timberwolves (52-23)

Clinched playoff berth

3. Oklahoma City Thunder (52-23)

Clinched playoff berth

4. Los Angeles Clippers (47-28)

5. Dallas Mavericks (45-30)

6. New Orleans Pelicans (45-30)

7. Sacramento Kings (44-31)

8. Phoenix Suns (44-31)

9. Los Angeles Lakers (43-33)

10. Golden State Warriors (41-34)

11. Houston Rockets (38-37)

Wednesday’s games of consequence (all times Eastern)

Lakers at Wizards (7 p.m.)

Thunder at Celtics (7:30 p.m., ESPN)

Raptors at Timberwolves (8 p.m.)

Magic at Pelicans (8 p.m.)

Cavaliers at Suns (10 p.m., ESPN)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1. Boston Celtics (59-16)

Clinched No. 1 seed and first-round playoff series vs. No. 8 seed (determined by play-in tournament)

2. Milwaukee Bucks (47-28)

3. Cleveland Cavaliers (46-30)

4. Orlando Magic (44-31)

5. New York Knicks (44-31)

6. Indiana Pacers (43-33)

7. Miami Heat (42-33)

8. Philadelphia 76ers (41-35)

9. Chicago Bulls (36-40)

Clinched play-in berth

10. Atlanta Hawks (35-40)

11. Brooklyn Nets (29-47)

Wednesday’s games of consequence (all times Eastern)

Pistons at Hawks (7:30 p.m.)

Pacers at Nets (7:30 p.m.)

Grizzlies at Bucks (8 p.m.)

Magic at Pelicans (8 p.m.)

Cavaliers at Suns (10 p.m., ESPN)