Playoff Positions

East

1) Chicago Bulls
8) Indiana Pacers

4) Orlando Magic
5) Atlanta Hawks

3) Boston Celtics/Miami Heat
6) New York Knicks/Philadelphia 76ers

2) Boston Celtics/Miami Heat
7) New York Knicks/Philadelphia 76ers

In the East the most interesting match up would be Atlanta vs. Magic, in which Atlanta holds 3-1 advantage in the regular season.  They also supposedly have the official superman stopper in Jason Collins.  Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks, if it happens, would be fun to watch and more of a challenge for the Heat then people would expect.  The one meeting they had this season post-melo trade Knicks won 91-86 at Miami.

 West

1) San Antonio Spurs
8) New Orleans Hornets/Portland Trailblazers/Memphis Grizzlies

4) Dallas Mavericks/Oklahoma City Thunder
5) Denver Nuggets

3) Dallas Mavericks/Oklahoma City Thunder
6) New Orleans Hornets/Portland Trailblazers/Memphis Grizzlies

2) Los Angeles Lakers
7) New Orleans Hornets/Portland Trailblazers/Memphis Grizzlies

As usual the West seeding are not decided until the very end, unlike usual we do know all of the teams that are going to be in or out of the playoffs a full week before they start.  Seeing as almost every match up is completely up for grabs it is hard to comment on which one will be interesting.  I do know though that Mavericks and Thunder definitely do NOT want to see Nuggets in the first round.  It is no coincidence that as Kenyon Martin has finally gotten healthy Nuggets are looking as good as they have all season (Including with Melo).  The most compelling match up with the Lakers will be the Grizzlies.  Little Gasol vs. Big Gasol and Tony Allen defending Kobe would make for great TV.  Grizzlies are 2-2 in the regular season series.  Of all the top teams in the West Dallas, like usual, is looking like the easiest one to be upset. *Edit* Looks like George Karl agrees.