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Predicting NBA playoff seeds, matchups and win totals

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With less than a month to go, there is much to be decided in the NBA playoff races.

In the East, the eight seeds are almost locked, but there could be a lot of movement from No. 3 to No. 8 as teams battle for home-court advantage and easier first-round opponents.

In the West, seven teams are separated by only two games, likely leading to one of the most exciting regular-season endings we've seen.

Who will get those final playoff spots, and what matchups can we look forward to?

Using team power ratings driven by real plus-minus (RPM), adjusted for playing time and injuries, we simulated the final days of the season thousands of times to come up with projected wins, most likely seeds and most likely playoff opponents for each NBA team.