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(Reuters) - The 16-team field for the NBA playoffs has virtually been set but there is plenty of jockeying for position still to be done, including ultra-tight races to determine the top seeds in both conferences. The Miami Heat are percentage points ahead of the Indiana Pacers in the race for the top seed in the Eastern Conference while the San Antonio Spurs have a three-game lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference race. Seven postseason berths are technically still up for grabs but with 12 days left in the regular season, many teams on the playoff bubble are all but mathematically eliminated from contention. The Detroit Pistons are 5-1/2 games back of the eighth and final playoff seed in the East, where six playoff berths have already been secured, and have seven games to close the gap.
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