NBA playoffs 2018: Standings, clinching scenarios ahead of Monday's games

With only three days left in the 2017-18 NBA regular season, the playoff picture is far from clear.

The schedule for Monday night's important slate of games is listed below along with the clinching scenarios and current standings. (For more info on each team, check out the full playoff breakdown HERE.)

NBA schedule for Monday, April 9

Raptors vs. Pistons, 7 p.m.
Bulls vs. Nets, 7:30 p.m.
Thunder vs. Heat, 7:30 p.m.
Cavs vs. Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
Magic vs. Bucks, 8 p.m.
Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves, 8 p.m.
Kings vs. Spurs, 8:30 p.m.
Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets, 9 p.m.
Pelicans vs. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NBA playoffs 2018: Monday's clinching scenarios

Cavs

— Clinch Central Division title with win

Heat

— Clinch Southeast Division title with win

Pelicans

— Clinch playoff berth with win OR with losses by BOTH Nuggets and Timberwolves

Spurs

— Clinch playoff berth with win OR with loss by EITHER Nuggets or Timberwolves

Thunder

— Clinch playoff berth with win OR with losses by BOTH Nuggets and Timberwolves

Timberwolves

— Clinch playoff berth with win, loss by Nuggets AND win by Spurs

Nuggets

— Eliminated from playoff contention with a loss AND wins by Pelicans, Spurs, Thunder and Timberwolves

NBA standings: Eastern Conference

*clinched playoff berth
**clinched division
***clinched conference

NBA standings: Western Conference

*clinched playoff berth
**clinched division
***clinched conference

Note: Full NBA rules for tiebreakers can be found HERE.