With a few days left in the NBA season, the 2024 NBA Playoff race is heating up.
Seeds 7-10 will compete in the NBA Play-in Tournament to advance to the first round of the NBA playoffs. Here’s what the playoffs would look like if the season ended today*:
Eastern Conference Seeding
- Boston Celtics** (62-18)
- Milwaukee Bucks*** (49-31) 13 GB
- New York Knicks (48-32) 14 GB
- Cleveland Cavaliers (47-33) 15 GB
- Orlando Magic (46-34) 16 GB
- Indiana Pacers (46-34) 16 GB
- Philadelphia 76ers (45-35) 17 GB
- Miami Heat (44-36) 18 GB
- Chicago Bulls (38-42) 24 GB
- Atlanta Hawks (36-44) 26 GB
Eastern Conference Bracket
- (1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Winner of play-in
- (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) Winner of play-in
- (3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Indiana Pacers
- (4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Orlando Magic
Western Conference Seeding
- Denver Nuggets*** (56-24)
- Minnesota Timberwolves*** (55-25) 1 GB
- Oklahoma City Thunder*** (55-25) 1 GB
- LA Clippers*** (51-29) 5 GB
- Dallas Mavericks*** (50-30) 6 GB
- New Orleans Pelicans (48-32) 8 GB
- Phoenix Suns (47-33) 9 GB
- Sacramento Kings (45-35) 11 GB
- Golden State Warriors (45-35) 11 GB
- Los Angeles Lakers (45-35) 11 GB
Western Conference Bracket
- (1) Denver Nuggets vs. (8) Winner of play-in
- (2) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. (7) Winner of play-in
- (3) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (6) New Orleans Pelicans
- (4) LA Clippers vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks
NBA Play-In Tournament Standings
Eastern Conference
- (7) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (8) Miami Heat
- (9) Chicago Bulls vs. (10) Atlanta Hawks
Western Conference
- (7) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) Sacramento Kings
- (9) Golden State Warriors vs. (10) Los Angeles Lakers
Check out our NBA standings for up-to-the-minute updates.
* As of 4/12/2024
** Clinched conference
*** Clinched playoff berth
2024 NBA Playoffs Schedule & Key Dates
- April 16-19: NBA play-in tournament (ESPN, TNT)
- April 20: NBA playoffs 2023 first round begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV)
- May 6-7: NBA conference semifinals begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT)
- May 21-22: NBA conference finals begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT)
- June 6: NBA Finals begin (ABC)
How many teams make the NBA playoffs?
Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.
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