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Boston controls its destiny for the top seed. Win, and the Celtics have home court throughout the East. They also get the first seed with a Cavs loss.

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The NBA playoffs begin in a few days. The races are tightening, the seeds are being sorted out, the picture is slowly becoming clear. With that, hereâ€™s a look at the current playoff picture, and what to know about each team thatâ€™s in, or in the running for a spot.

Some quick notes:

Golden State locked the No. 1 seed and home court throughout the playoffs. Most of the West is locked.

The following series are locked in the Western Conference: (2) Spurs vs. (7) Grizzlies, (3) Rockets vs. (6) Thunder, (4/5) Jazz vs. (5/4) Clippers (home court TBD), (1) Golden State vs. (8) Portland.

The Clippers and Jazz won Monday, so home court will go down to Wednesday night. A Clippers win or Jazz loss secures home court for L.A.

The Raptors and Wizards are locked as the Nos. 3 and 4 in the Eastern Conference.

The Cavaliers, in profoundly silly style, lost twice to Atlanta over the weekend and after resting players vs. Miami, now are one game back of the No. 1 seed.

Boston controls its destiny for the top seed. Win, and the Celtics have home court throughout the East. They also get the first seed with a Cavs loss.

The Eastern Conference ... is where things go nuts.

Eastern Conference scenarios

No. 1 vs. No. 2 seed

If the Cavs win and Boston loses: The Cavs are the first seed.

If the Cavs win and Boston wins: The Celtics are the first seed.

If the Cavs lose: The Celtics are the first seed.

No. 3 seed goes to the Raptors (locked)

No. 4 seed goes to the Wizards (locked).

Nos. 5, 6 and 7

So Atlanta canâ€™t fall further than seventh. The Hawks have the tiebreaker over the Bucks, and play the Pacers in the final game Wednesday, series tied 2-2. Here are their scenarios. Their magic number for the fifth seed is one.

If Atlanta goes 2-0: Atlanta is the fifth seed.

If Atlanta goes 1-1: Atlanta is the fifth seed.

If Atlanta goes 0-2 and the Bucks lose: Atlanta is the fifth seed.

If Atlanta goes 0-2 Bucks win: Bucks are the fifth seed, Atlanta is the seventh seed.

The Bucks canâ€™t fall further than sixth, thanks to a tiebreaker over Indiana. Their scenarios:

If Atlanta goes 2-0: Milwaukee is the sixth seed.

If Atlanta goes 1-1: Milwaukee is the sixth seed.

If Atlanta goes 0-2 and the Bucks lose: The Bucks are the sixth seed.

If Atlanta goes 0-2 and the Bucks win: The Bucks are the fifth seed.

The Pacers can finish as high as sixth and as low as eighth. If they want to finish sixth, they need a Hawks loss to Charlotte on Tuesday. Their scenarios if they beat Atlanta:

If the Hawks win one game and the Pacers win: The Pacers are the seventh seed.

If the Hawks lose both games, the Bucks win, and the Pacers win: The Pacers are the sixth seed.

If the Hawks lose both games, and the Bucks lose: The Pacers are the seventh seed by virtue of a 3-way tie.

Nos. 7 and 8

Now, if the Pacers lose, things go bonkers. The Heat and Bulls both have tiebreakers, and both win three-way ties. Here are the scenarios:

If Pacers win, Bulls win, Heat win, Pacers 6/7, Bulls 8, Heat out.

If Pacers win, Bulls win, Heat lose, Pacers 6/7, Bulls 8, Heat out.

If Pacers win, Bulls lose, Heat lose, Pacers 6/7, Bulls 8, Heat out

If Pacers win, Bulls lose, Heat win, Pacers 6/7, Heat 8, Bulls out.

If Pacers lose, Bulls win, Heat win, Bulls 7, Heat 8, Pacers out.

If Pacers lose, Bulls lose, Heat win, Heat 7, Pacers 8, Bulls out.

if Pacers lose, Bulls lose, Heat lose, itâ€™s Pacers 7, Bulls 8, Heat out.

If Pacers lose, Bulls win, Heat lose, Itâ€™s Bulls 7, Pacers 8, Heat out.

Thereâ€™s only one scenario where Indiana is out, but itâ€™s a plausible one. Does Indiana want to go for the sixth seed? If so it needs Charlotte to win Tuesday so the Pacers move into sixth with a win. But if Atlanta wins Tuesday, the Hawks have nothing to play for Wednesday, giving the Pacers a better chance at clinching a spot.

If youâ€™re the Heat, you want the Pacers to lose no matter what. After that you want the Bulls to lose too. And of course, you have to beat Washington.

Simple, right?

If the playoffs started today ...

Seeding analysis and magic numbers

Curious as to why tiebreakers matter so much? The Nos. 3-6 seeds in the Western Conference were decided by a tiebreaker in 2015. The same thing happened in the Eastern Conference in 2016. Teams wind up clumping together at the end. Tiebreakers matter.

Note: â€œMagic numbersâ€ refers to combination of wins and losses by the competing team. Example: If the Cavaliers have a magic number of seven for a playoff spot, that means they need a combination of seven wins and losses by Miami (the team currently out of the playoffs with the fewest losses). â€œTragic numbersâ€ are the combination of a teamâ€™s losses and competitorâ€™s wins which would eliminate a team from a position.

Western Conference

The contenders

Clinched/magic number: Clinched the No. 1 seed in the West and home court throughout the NBA playoffs, along with the Pacific Division.

Remaining games: One: LAL

Lead/trail and tiebreakers: Locked as the No. 1 seed, will play Portland first round.

The dangerous second tier

Portland winds up the best of the mess

Eastern Conference

The champs continue to fade

Clinched/magic number: Clinched a playoff spot, the Atlantic Division, a top-two seed and home court in the first two rounds.

Remaining games: One: MIL

Owns tiebreaker: Lead Cavs by one game, Cavs have the tiebreaker. Need a win Wednesday vs. Milwaukee or Cavs loss to Toronto to secure the No. 1 seed.

Eastern heirs

The messy middle

Clinched/magic number: Magic number is one.

Remaining games: One: ATL

Trails/leads and tiebreakers: Lead Bulls and Heat by a game, Bulls and Heat have the tiebreaker. Trail Atlanta by 1.5 games, can win tiebreaker Wednesday.

Clinched/magic number: Tragic number is one.

Remaining games: One: WAS

Trails/leads and tiebreakers: Trail Pacers by a game, have tiebreaker. Trail Chicago by a game, Bulls have tiebreaker. Need a win and a loss by either Indiana or Chicago to secure playoff spot.

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NBA Playoff Picture: Standings, scenarios, matchups as Celtics reclaim No. 1 in East

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The NBA playoffs begin in a few days. The races are tightening, the seeds are being sorted out, the picture is slowly becoming clear. With that, hereâ€™s a look at the current playoff picture, and what to know about each team thatâ€™s in, or in the running for a spot.

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WWE SUPERSTAR KANE ANNOUNCES HE'S RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE

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Alec Nathan Featured Columnist

April 11, 2017

Glenn Jacobs, who rose to fame as WWE Superstar Kane, formally announced his candidacy for mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, on Tuesday.

"As Knox County mayor I promise to keep taxes low and make Knox County a place everyone can be proud of," Jacobs said, per WATE.com. "I see my role as that of a facilitator among the different communities in our area. And also I think that Mayor [Tim] Burchett has done a very good job with transparency in government, and I would continue along those lines."

Kane had reportedly been pondering a run for mayor since May, according to WBIR's Mike Donila, and he cited his passion for Knox County as the motivating factor.

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DODGE demon released. has 840 horsepower 770 lb ft torque. motor trend calls it a bat from hell

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New Dodge pops a wheelie in test
The new Dodge Challenger Demon is setting multiple records for a production car, but Dodge had to leave out some key things, like passenger seats, to make that happen.

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The new Dodge Challenger Demon is setting multiple records for a production car, but Dodge had to leave out some key things, like passenger seats, to make that happen.

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Zannone: Italy's forbidden 'orgy island'

it seems that Italy has a nice forbidden orgy island that is really pretty and really nice looking.

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Apr 13, 2017
California Sun Produces So Much Power That Electricity Prices Turn Negative

This new report shows that the beautiful, blazin’ California sun was so strong on the state’s solar panels last month, that – for the first time ever – electricity prices dropped into the negative. this is due largely to more panels being installed across the country in 2016. Unfortunately, this does not mean that Californian consumers will see an especially large drop in utility prices since the price depends on the averaged value – but the ever-expanding solar energy market is still definitely worth celebrating.

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Apr 13, 2017
Lee's Summit homes evacuated following broken gas line
About 20 homes in Lee's Summit were evacuated after a gas line break. Fire crews responded to a gas line break at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday near Patterson Drive and Todd George Parkway.

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Crews stopped natural gas from flowing from a broken line that was damaged when a private utility boring crew struck the line, forcing the evacuation of about 20 houses in Lee's Summit.

The crew struck the four-inch gas line in the area of Patterson Drive and Todd George Parkway about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Missouri Gas Energy crews stopped the flow about 12:45 a.m. Thursday.

About 20 houses were evacuated in the area after gas crews found high concentrations of gas in the electrical conduits to the streetlights. The Lee's Summit Fire Department went door-to-door contacting residents and then marking the doors with yellow fire line tape.

The evacuation area was scaled back and the majority of the residents were allowed back home by 9 p.m.

The occupants of the two houses closest to the break were allowed to return home after the flow of gas was stopped. The fire department terminated its operations about 1 a.m. Thursday. Missouri Gas Electric will make repairs to the line.

It was not known how soon Todd George Parkway will reopen in the area.

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Crews stop leak from damaged natural gas line in Lee's Summit

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Crews stopped natural gas from flowing from a broken line that was damaged when a private utility boring crew struck the line, forcing the evacuation of about 20 houses in Lee's Summit. The crew struck the four-inch gas line in the area of Patterson Drive and Todd George Parkway about 3:30 p.m.