Current：Home > StocksNBA playoff picture: Updated standings, bracket, and play-in schedule for 2024 -Visionary Growth Labs
NBA playoff picture: Updated standings, bracket, and play-in schedule for 2024
View
Date：2025-04-14 00:31:25
The 2023-24 NBA regular season is down to the last few weeks of action before the playoffs begin. Only one team has clinched a playoff spot: the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics. The other 19 playoff spots are up for grabs across both conferences.
In the Eastern Conference, Boston is eight games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks prior to March 7 games. The No. 2 through No. 8 seeds are separated by just six games. The Western Conference is even closer. Ten games cover the entire 10-team field with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder at the top.
NBA power rankings:Celtics lead latest championship odds over Nuggets, Clippers, Bucks
All-Star injured:Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns out indefinitely with torn meniscus, per report
Here's the latest standings and what to know ahead of the postseason.
NBA playoff standings
Current as of March 6. The top 10 teams in each conference will make the playoffs with seeds 7-10 playing in the play-in tournament.
Eastern Conference
| Seed | Team | Record | Games back |
| 1. | Boston Celtics | 48-13 | -- |
| 2. | Milwaukee Bucks | 41-22 | 8 |
| 3. | Cleveland Cavaliers | 40-22 | 8.5 |
| 4. | Orlando Magic | 37-26 | 12 |
| 5. | New York Knicks | 36-26 | 12.5 |
| 6. | Miami Heat | 35-26 | 13 |
| 7. | Philadelphia 76ers | 35-27 | 13.5 |
| 8. | Indiana Pacers | 35-28 | 14 |
| 9. | Chicago Bulls | 30-32 | 18.5 |
| 10. | Atlanta Hawks | 28-34 | 20.5 |
| 11. | Brooklyn Nets | 25-37 | 23.5 |
| 12. | Toronto Raptors | 23-39 | 25.5 |
| 13. | Charlotte Hornets | 15-47 | 33.5 |
| 14. | Detroit Pistons | 9-52 | 39 |
| 15. | Washington Wizards | 9-53 | 39.5 |
Western Conference
| Seed | Team | Record | Games back |
| 1. | Minnesota Timberwolves | 43-19 | -- |
| 2. | Oklahoma City Thunder | 43-19 | -- |
| 3. | Denver Nuggets | 42-20 | 1 |
| 4. | Los Angeles Clippers | 40-21 | 2.5 |
| 5. | New Orleans Pelicans | 37-25 | 6 |
| 6. | Phoenix Suns | 36-26 | 7 |
| 7. | Sacramento Kings | 35-26 | 7.5 |
| 8. | Dallas Mavericks | 34-28 | 9 |
| 9. | Golden State Warriors | 33-28 | 9.5 |
| 10. | Los Angeles Lakers | 34-30 | 10 |
| 11. | Utah Jazz | 28-35 | 15.5 |
| 12. | Houston Rockets | 27-35 | 16 |
| 13. | Memphis Grizzlies | 22-41 | 21.5 |
| 14. | Portland Trail Blazers | 17-44 | 25.5 |
| 15. | San Antonio Spurs | 13-49 | 30 |
NBA MVP odds tracker:Nikola Jokić building slight lead over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Current NBA playoff bracket
Eastern Conference
1. Celtics vs. 8. Play-In Winner
2. Bucks vs. 7. Play-In Winner
3. Cavaliers vs. 6. Heat
4. Magic vs. 5. Knicks
Western Conference
1. Timberwolves vs. 8. Play-In Winner
2. Thunder vs. 7. Play-In Winner
3. Nuggets vs. 6. Suns
4. Clippers vs. 5. Pelicans
Latest on Biyombo:Forward appears to collapse during Thunder game at Portland
NBA Play-in Tournament schedule
The NBA Play-In tournament runs from April 16-19 and has three total games in each conference.
The No. 7 and No. 8 seeds play to decide who takes the No. 7 seed in their respective conference. The loser of that game plays the winner of the No. 9 vs. No. 10 seed game to determine who will be the eighth and final playoff team.
Here's how the current matchups look:
Eastern Conference
7. 76ers vs. 8. Pacers
9. Bulls vs. 10. Hawks
Western Conference
7. Kings vs. 8. Mavericks
9. Warriors vs. 10. Lakers
Once the play-in tournament wraps up on April 19, the NBA playoffs will begin Saturday, April 20.
Back on the court:Andrew Wiggins returns for Warriors after four-game absence for family matter
veryGood！ (88496)
Related
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- Divers say they found body of man missing 11 months at bottom of Chicago river
- Kourtney Kardashian Debuts Baby Bump Days After Announcing Pregnancy at Travis Barker's Concert
- Exxon Touts Carbon Capture as a Climate Fix, but Uses It to Maximize Profit and Keep Oil Flowing
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Warming Trends: A Song for the Planet, Secrets of Hempcrete and Butterfly Snapshots
- In Georgia Senate Race, Warnock Brings a History of Black Faith Leaders’ Environmental Activism
- PGA Tour says U.S. golf would likely struggle without Saudi cash infusion
- What to watch: O Jolie night
- Having Rolled Back Obama’s Centerpiece Climate Plan, Trump Defends a Vastly More Limited Approach
Ranking
- Intel's stock did something it hasn't done since 2022
- Watch the Moment Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Revealed They're Expecting
- A Maryland TikToker raised more than $140K for an 82-year-old Walmart worker
- To Understand How Warming is Driving Harmful Algal Blooms, Look to Regional Patterns, Not Global Trends
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- Two Indicators: The 2% inflation target
- Exxon Touts Carbon Capture as a Climate Fix, but Uses It to Maximize Profit and Keep Oil Flowing
- Massive landslide destroys homes, prompts evacuations in Rolling Hills Estates neighborhood of Los Angeles County
Recommendation
Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
National Splurge Day: Shop 10 Ways To Treat Yourself on Any Budget
Drier Springs Bring Hotter Summers in the Withering Southwest
A chat with the president of the San Francisco Fed
Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
NTSB head warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles colliding with lighter cars
Big Rigged (Classic)
If You Hate Camping, These 15 Products Will Make the Experience So Much Easier