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Cavaliers playoff picture: where Cleveland stands

The Eastern Conference field if the season ended today, where the Cavaliers fit, and the games left.

If the season ended today, the Cavaliers would be one of fourteen Eastern Conference teams level for the last five spots.

Cleveland is third in the Central Division at 0-0, half a game behind the Pistons. 80 games are left, four of them against teams with winning records. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Eastern playoff field today

Record
Spot
1
Pistons
1-0
In
2
Celtics
0-1
Tied for last spots
2
Nets
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Knicks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
76ers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Raptors
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Bulls
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Cavaliers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Pacers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Bucks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Hawks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Heat
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Magic
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Wizards
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Hornets
0-0
Tied for last spots

Ties are listed, not broken. The standings as they stand, not a forecast.

The full playoff picture
Central Division
Pistons 1-0 · Bulls 0-0
Cavaliers 0-0 · Pacers 0-0 · Bucks 0-0
What is left
80 games, 4 against winning teams
The Cavaliers schedule

Questions

Would the Cavaliers make the playoffs if the season ended today?

It is a tie. Fourteen Eastern Conference teams are level for the last five spots, and the league's tiebreakers would decide it.

How many games do the Cavaliers have left?

80, starting at the 76ers on Thursday.