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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Russell Westbrook left it all on the court during the Thunder's season finale on Wednesday, but his postseason fate wound up being out of his hands.&amp;nbsp;In a night full of close games with playoff implications, Oklahoma City was officially eliminated from the 2015 playoffs.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Pelicans captured the West's No. 8 seed by beating the Spurs 108-103 at home to finish with a 45-37 record. The Thunder also finished with a 45-37 record, but they will close the season as the West's ninth seed because the Pelicans won the season series between the two teams 3-1. Oklahoma City will miss the postseason for the first time since the 2008-09 season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;MORE NBA: SI.com's playoff coverage |&amp;nbsp;Final grades for all 30 teams&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the East, the Nets snagged the No. 8 seed by pulling away in the fourth quarter to beat the Magic 101-88 in Brooklyn. That win, coupled with an Indiana 95-83 road loss to Memphis, moved the Nets past the Pacers for the East's final seed. Brooklyn will face No. 1 seed Atlanta in the first round.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New Orleans came to play in its do-or-die game, building a double-digit lead in the first half and fending off multiple fourth-quarter pushes by San Antonio. Anthony Davis led the way with a game-high 31 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks. Tyreke Evans added 19 points and 11 assists for New Orleans.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[daily_cut.NBA]\"It's an unbelievable win,\" Davis told Fox Sports New Orleans in a post-game interview. \"For us to come out and play the way we played, played hard, against a tough Spurs team who was battling for something as well. Coaches told us to come out with a lot of energy, and that's what we did in the first half. ... Everybody stepped up and played well tonight.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Pelicans make their first postseason since 2011 and will face the No. 1 seeded&amp;nbsp;Warriors&amp;nbsp;in the first round.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The loss prevented San Antonio, who had won 11 straight games entering Wednesday, from claiming the West's No. 2 seed. Instead, the Spurs finish the season with a 55-27 record and dropped to the West's No. 6 seed. The defending champions will face the No. 3 seed Clippers in the first round.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;MORE NBA: What was behind Pelicans' playoff push? | &lt;em&gt;SI&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;features Davis&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Needless to say, Westbrook went out with a bang, finishing with 37 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Thunder blew out the Timberwolves 138-112 in Minnesota. Westbrook edged out Rockets guard James Harden to&amp;nbsp;become the NBA's scoring champion.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In other action, Houston clinched the West's No. 2 seed thanks to a 117-91 win over Utah and San Antonio's loss to New Orleans. Chicago also clinched the East's No. 3 seed by beating Atlanta 91-85.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 2015 Playoffs begin on Saturday. Here's a look at all eight matchups, most of which weren't finalized until late Wednesday night.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eastern Conference&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No. 1 Atlanta Hawks vs. No. 8 Brooklyn Nets\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No. 2 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 7 Boston Celtics\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No. 3 Chicago Bulls vs. No. 6 Milwaukee Bucks\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No. 4 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 5 Washington Wizards\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Western Conference&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No. 1 Golden State Warriors vs. No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No. 2 Houston Rockets vs. No. 7 Dallas Mavericks\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No. 3 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 6 San Antonio Spurs\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No. 4 Portland Trail Blazers vs. No. 5 Memphis Grizzlies\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Note that Memphis (55-27) will enjoy home-court advantage against Portland (51-31) by virtue of finishing with a superior regular-season record. The Blazers received the honorary No. 4 seed by virtue of winning the Northwest Division. All three division winners within a conference are guaranteed a top-four seed, but they cede home-court advantage if their first-round opponent has a superior record. &amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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