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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.

NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the Cleveland Cavaliers joined the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round on Monday night. The Cavs finished off a sweep of the Mia

The second round is scheduled to get underway from Monday, May 5, to Tuesday, May 6, according to the NBA. But those start dates could be moved up to Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, depending on when first-round series conclude. The NBA playoffs follow a bracket format and do not reseed teams after the first round.

Following the Play-In Tournament — which saw the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat (Eastern Conference) and the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies (Western Conference) advance to the first round — Saturday saw the beginning of best-of-seven play.

The Houston Rockets staved off elimination Wednesday night in a 131-116 win over the Golden State Warriors at home. All five of Houston’s starters scored double-digit points in a dominant showing to force a Game 6. The series heads back to San Francisco on Friday night.

Winning three of the last four games should Memphis in a solid spot to secure a top-six seed. The Grizzlies have the tiebreaker over the Timberwolves, and Friday’s game against the Nuggets decide the winner of that season series.

The 2024-25 NBBA regular season concluded on Sunday in fitting fashion, with a wild Clippers win over the Warriors in overtime to sort out the 5-7 seeds in about as tightly a packed Western Conference as we've seen in some time.

The opening round of the NBA postseason is already delivering upsets, blowouts, and buzzer-beaters as the road to the Finals begins.

After a thrilling four quarters of regulation, the game needed five more minutes to be decided. Milwaukee jumped out to an early lead in overtime thanks to a scorching hot performance from Gary Trent Jr., but the Pacers crawled back to stay in the game.

After a wild NBA season that saw the Los Angeles Lakers start slow, add Luka Dončić and eventually surge to 50 wins and the West's third seed, they were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Behind a monster 27-point, 24-rebound performance from Rudy Gobert, Minnesota won 103-96 on the road to end the series in just five games.