The NBA Playoffs started on April 16.  The teams competing are the Boston Celtics, the Atlanta Hawks, the Dallas Mavericks, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Charlotte Hornets, the Miami Heat, the Indiana Pacers, the Toronto Raptors, the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Clippers, the San Antonio Spurs, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Detroit Pistons.  Currently, the teams still in the playoffs in the west are: Oklahoma City, San Antonio, and the Golden State Warriors, but, Portland and Los Angeles are battling for the last seating in the west.  In the east, the Cavaliers swept the Pistons and  so far are the only team in the west to advance to round 2.  The Hawks are ahead of the Celtics by one game so it is still possible for the Celtics to advance.  The Hornets are ahead of the Heat by one game so the Heat can still advance.  Finally in the east, Toronto is only ahead of the Pacers by one game so the Pacers can still advance.