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There are four possible scenarios that result in the Mavs and the Nuggets meeting in the first round of the playoffs:

1.
Mavs beat Timberwolves.
Lakers beat Pelicans.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Trail Blazers beat Nuggets.

2.
Mavs beat Timberwolves.
Pelicans beat the Lakers.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Trail Blazers beat Nuggets.

3.
Timberwolves beat Mavs.
Lakers beat Pelicans.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Trail Blazers beat Nuggets.

4.
Timberwolves beat Mavs.
Pelicans beat the Lakers.
Thunder beat Clippers.
Trail Blazers beat Nuggets.

The only condition that all four of these scenarios have in common is that the Trail Blazers must beat the Nuggets.

If the Mavs beat the Timberwolves, then the Lakers vs. Pelicans game will be irrelevant to the Mavs.

If the Timberwolves beat the Mavs, then everyone hoping for a Mavs vs. Nuggets first-round match-up will want the two Los Angeles teams to have the same result in their games on Sunday (either LAL and LAC both win, or they both lose).

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So now half of the remaining possibilities involve us playing the Nuggets. Thanks, Lakers (throwing up in my mouth a little).

No, just four out of sixteen.

Here are the 16 possible outcomes of the four games remaining that involve the Mavs/Blazers/Lakers/Nuggets/Clippers:

Mavs beat Timberwolves.
Lakers beat Pelicans.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets.
RESULT:  #3 Clippers (48-24), #4 Nuggets (47-25), #5 Mavs (43-29), #6 Blazers (42-30, with tie-breaker vs. Lakers), #7 Lakers (42-30)


Mavs beat Timberwolves.
Lakers beat Pelicans.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (48-24, with tie-breaker vs. Clippers), #4 Clippers (48-24), #5 Mavs (43-29), #6 Lakers (42-30), #7 Blazers (41-31)


Mavs beat Timberwolves.
Pelicans beat the Lakers.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets.
RESULT:  #3 Clippers (48-24), #4 Nuggets (47-25), #5 Mavs (43-29), #6 Blazers (42-30), #7 Lakers (41-31)


Mavs beat Timberwolves.
Pelicans beat the Lakers.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (48-24, with tie-breaker vs. Clippers), #4 Clippers (48-24), #5 Mavs (43-29), #6 Blazers (41-31, with tie-breaker vs. Lakers), #7 Lakers (41-31)


Timberwolves beat Mavs.
Lakers beat Pelicans.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets.
RESULT:  #3 Clippers (48-24), #4 Nuggets (47-25), #5 Mavs (42-30, with Division Champ 3-way tie-breaker), #6 Blazers (42-30, with tie-breaker vs. Lakers), #7 Lakers (42-30)


Timberwolves beat Mavs.
Lakers beat Pelicans.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (48-24, with tie-breaker vs. Clippers), #4 Clippers (48-24), #5 Mavs (42-30, with tie-breaker vs. Lakers), #6 Lakers (42-30), #7 Blazers (41-31)


Timberwolves beat Mavs.
Pelicans beat the Lakers.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets.
RESULT:  #3 Clippers (48-24), #4 Nuggets (47-25), #5 Blazers (42-30, with tie-breaker vs. Mavs), #6 Mavs (42-30), #7 Lakers (41-31)


Timberwolves beat Mavs.
Pelicans beat the Lakers.
Clippers beat Thunder.
Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (48-24, with tie-breaker vs. Clippers), #4 Clippers (48-24), #5 Mavs (42-30), #6 Blazers (41-31, with tie-breaker vs. Lakers), #7 Lakers (41-31)


Mavs beat Timberwolves.
Lakers beat Pelicans.
Thunder beat Clippers.
Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (47-25, with tie-breaker vs. Clippers), #4 Clippers (47-25), #5 Mavs (43-29), #6 Blazers (42-30, with tie-breaker vs. Lakers), #7 Lakers (42-30)


Mavs beat Timberwolves.
Lakers beat Pelicans.
Thunder beat Clippers.
Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (48-24), #4 Clippers (47-25), #5 Mavs (43-29), #6 Lakers (42-30), #7 Blazers (41-31)


Mavs beat Timberwolves.
Pelicans beat the Lakers.
Thunder beat Clippers.
Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (47-25, with tie-breaker vs. Clippers), #4 Clippers (47-25), #5 Mavs (43-29), #6 Blazers (42-30), #7 Lakers (41-31)


Mavs beat Timberwolves.
Pelicans beat the Lakers.
Thunder beat Clippers.
Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (48-24), #4 Clippers (47-25), #5 Mavs (43-29), #6 Blazers (41-31, with tie-breaker vs. Lakers), #7 Lakers (41-31)


Timberwolves beat Mavs.
Lakers beat Pelicans.
Thunder beat Clippers.
Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (47-25, with tie-breaker vs. Clippers), #4 Clippers (47-25), #5 Mavs (42-30, with Division Champ 3-way tie-breaker), #6 Blazers (42-30, with tie-breaker vs. Lakers), #7 Lakers (42-30)


Timberwolves beat Mavs.
Lakers beat Pelicans.
Thunder beat Clippers.
Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (48-24), #4 Clippers (47-25), #5 Mavs (42-30, with tie-breaker vs. Lakers), #6 Lakers (42-30), #7 Blazers (41-31)


Timberwolves beat Mavs.
Pelicans beat the Lakers.
Thunder beat Clippers.
Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (47-25, with tie-breaker vs. Clippers), #4 Clippers (47-25), #5 Blazers (42-30, with tie-breaker vs. Mavs), #6 Mavs (42-30), #7 Lakers (41-31)


Timberwolves beat Mavs.
Pelicans beat the Lakers.
Thunder beat Clippers.
Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers.
RESULT:  #3 Nuggets (48-24), #4 Clippers (47-25), #5 Mavs (42-30), #6 Blazers (41-31, with tie-breaker vs. Lakers), #7 Lakers (41-31)