NBA schedule: Grizzlies grab No. 7 seed with win over Mavericks

In overtime, with less than seven seconds left, Conley bulleted down court and was fouled. He hit both free throws to give Memphis a one-point lead. Ellis got a clean look off an inbounds play but he shot the ball off the back rim. The Grizzlies won 106-105. They play the Thunder; Dallas plays the spurs. Thank you, Schedule Making Committee.

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Back in the NBA preseason, ESPN’s SCHOENE computer model made waves by predicting the New York Knicks, fresh off a 54-28 season, would go 37-45 in 2014. That led to a memorable story in the New York Post that included this section.

Wednesday, the Knicks finished their season by rallying to defeat the Toronto Raptors at home. Their final record?

Though the game was pretty close the whole night, the Thunder pulled the deficit close in the fourth before pulling out the victory on the shoulders of Kevin Durant’s 21 fourth-quarter points (he scored 42 total), finally gaining the lead on one of his almighty dunks.

Russell Westbrook (22 points) and Reggie Jackson (15 points) also starred in the win for Oklahoma City.

If Chicago had beaten the Bobcats, it would have left the door open for the Bulls to slip to No. 3 with a Toronto loss in New York. But in losing, Chicago and Toronto are both locked into their respective playoff seeds, and both positions come as a bit of a surprise.

Wednesday is the regular season finale in the NBA, with several teams saving the best for last. Memphis and Dallas are the two teams to watch, fighting over the last piece of pie in the Western Conference. The battle for the No. 7 seed will take place on the final day of regular play. What a way to end a satisfying meal of an NBA season.

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Depending on the Raptors’ and Bulls’ own final seeding and how the fifth, sixth and seventh seeds shake out, Brooklyn, Washington and Charlotte are still possible opponents for either squad in the first round of the playoffs.

If the Wizards win they not only avoid Miami and secure the sixth seed at worst, but could move into fifth place with a Nets loss at Cleveland. Brooklyn lost all three games to John Wall’s crew this season, and thus the tiebreaker.