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Icon for www.msn.comUSA TODAY Sports on MSN.com · 19d

2025 NBA playoff picture: Updated standings, bracket, projected matchups

The top six teams in each conference automatically make the playoffs. Teams in positions 7-10 qualify for the play-in tournament starting April 15.
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2025 NBA playoff picture: Bracket, standings, projections, scenarios heading into final week of season

Here’s everything you need to know about the NBA Playoffs heading into the final week of the season. NBA STANDINGS UPDATE ‼️ ️ HOU, LAL win, stay 2nd & 3rd in West ️ LAC moves into West 5th ️ NYK wins 50th game ️ IND wins 4 ...
FOX Sports · 6h

2025 NBA playoff bracket: Updated schedule, scores

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.
Icon for www.cbssports.comCBSSports.com · 3d

2025 NBA playoff bracket: First-round matchups, schedule, game times as Cavaliers join Thunder in second round

The 2025 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 Miami Heat in Game ...
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NBA play-in tournament 2025: Schedule, standings, format

Pick the winners and crown your NBA champion! Create A Bracket The top six teams in each conference will be guaranteed playoff spots, while teams Nos. 7 through 10 in the standings will enter the ...
NBC10 Philadelphia · 2d

What we know about Round 2 of the NBA playoffs so far

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.
Icon for www.azcentral.comAZ Central · Apr 1, 2025

NBA playoff picture: Latest standings, bracket outlook ahead of playoffs

NBA rookie power rankings: Can Wizards' Alex Sarr catch Stephon Castle? Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The play-in tournament will begin on April 15 and end on April 18 ...
NBA · Jan 1, 2001

2025 NBA playoffs: Complete bracket, Play-In and first-round matchups after final day of regular season

Recap everything you need to know after the final day of the regular season. The NBA playoffs begin on April 19.
Icon for www.oklahoman.comThe Oklahoman · 24d

NBA playoff picture: Latest standings, bracket ahead of last week of regular season

After a long 23 weeks, the 2024-25 NBA regular season is now in the home stretch. The final week before the playoffs begin is here, and chaos is surely to ensue. Eight playoff spots have been clinched so far, and more are expected to be secured as each day ...
ESPN · 8d

2025 NBA draft big board rankings: Top 100 prospects

It has been a month since the last update of ESPN's Top 100 big board, and plenty has changed ahead of the 2025 NBA draft, including the final two weekends of the NCAA tournament, and the first camp of the predraft process -- the Portsmouth (Virginia) Invitational Tournament.
Icon for www.msn.comUSA TODAY Sports on MSN.com · 17d

When are the NBA playoffs? Format, bracket and final standings for 2025 postseason

NBA playoffs are almost here and the action begins soon with the play-in tournament. Here's what to know about the league's postseason:
Icon for www.nytimes.comThe New York Times · Apr 1, 2025

NBA Power Rankings: Lakers leap, Bucks slide as we take a trip to the App Store

But The Athletic NBA Power Rankings are dedicated ... I know many of you have wanted the “Standings View” in the rankings, but we actually don’t do that. Some have also been asking about ...
Icon for www.tennessean.comTennessean · 17d

NBA Western Conference 1st-round playoff picks: Nuggets-Clippers is a complete toss-up

The 2025 NBA Western Conference playoffs will be one ... uncertainty of how Nuggets-Clippers will play out. These are my predictions for the first round of the Western Conference.
Icon for www.usatoday.comUSA Today · 22d

2025 NBA playoff picture: Updated standings, bracket, projected matchups

Editor's note: Standings and playoff matchups have been updated below. The final weekend of the 2024-25 NBA regular season is looming, as teams launch their final pushes for playoff seeding.
Icon for www.palmbeachpost.comPalm Beach Post · Apr 1, 2025

NBA playoff picture: Latest standings, bracket outlook ahead of playoffs

NBA rookie power rankings: Can Wizards' Alex Sarr catch Stephon Castle? Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The play-in tournament will begin on April 15 and end on April 18, where seeds 7 through 10 will play in a tournament-like ...
Icon for www.espn.co.ukESPN · 13d

NBA play-in tournament 2025: Schedule, standings, format

7 through 10 in the standings will enter the play-in. Any team that finishes worse than No. 10 will be in the NBA draft lottery. The 2024-25 NBA regular season concluded on April 13, with all 30 ...
Icon for www.nba.comNational Basketball Association · Mar 13, 2025

2025 NBA playoffs: Complete bracket, Play-In and first-round matchups after final day of regular season

Recap everything you need to know after the final day of the regular season. The NBA playoffs begin on April 19. NBA.com Staff • Download the NBA App > The seeds for the 2025 NBA playoffs and ...
Icon for www.aol.comAOL · 20d

2025 NBA playoff picture: Updated standings, bracket, projected matchups

No. 7 seed (first runner-up of the Play-In Tournament) Here's how the matchups look with the current standings in the Western ... Angeles Clippers What is the NBA Play-In Tournament?
Icon for sports.yahoo.comYahoo! Sports · 20d

2025 NBA playoff picture: Updated standings, bracket, projected matchups

If the season ended today, here's the projected structure of the Western Conference Play-In Tournament: Key points and observations from Saturday's NBA playoff slate, including the Thunder ...
Icon for sports.yahoo.comYahoo! Sports · 22d

2025 NBA playoff picture: Updated standings, bracket, projected matchups

(pi): Team has clinched play-in spot. (o): Team eliminated from playoff contention. The NBA Play-In Tournament was implemented for the 2021 playoffs and allows each conference to expand its ...
Icon for www.msn.comUSA TODAY Sports on MSN.com · 14d

NBA playoffs power rankings: Who are the best teams based on championship odds?

Lots of NBA teams have championship dreams as the 2025 playoffs begin. Here's how they stack up in power rankings based on odds to win the title.
Icon for bleacherreport.comBleacher Report · 20d

2025 NBA Playoff Picture, Standings, Bracket Predictions for Lakers, Warriors, More

The stakes could not be more different in the Eastern and Western Conferences going into the final day of the NBA regular season ... above the Pistons in the standings and keep the No. 5 seed.
Detroit Free Press · 24d

If season ended today, where Memphis Grizzlies finish in 2025 NBA playoffs, play-in game

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.
FOX Sports · 2d

2025 NBA playoff odds tracker: Who will emerge from first round?

What to know: The Cavs went 64-18 in the regular season. They lost seven games on their home floor. Two of those home losses came at the hands of the Pacers. Don't panic, Cavs fans. One of those losses came in Game 82, and not a single Cleveland rotation player played, outside 41 seconds for Jarrett Allen.
Icon for bleacherreport.comBleacher Report · 20d

Latest 2025 NBA Playoff Standings, Bracket Scenarios, Records, Postseason Predictions

The NBA has finally found clarity with the Eastern ... everything stands now before closing with a couple of postseason predictions.
Icon for www.aol.comAOL · 29d

NBA playoff rankings: Bubble teams' odds as standings and bracket shape up

NBA teams are down to the final week-and-a-half of the regular season to make their respective playoff pushes. USA TODAY Sports separated NBA bubble teams into three tiers in terms of their ...
CBS Sports on MSN.com · 14d

NBA playoffs predictions: Expert picks for every first-round series, with Lakers, Warriors favored to move on

The NBA has a bit of a reputation for chalky playoffs. Recent history suggests otherwise. It was only two years ago, for instance, the second round featured one team holding every seed between No. 1 and No.
Icon for www.totalprosports.comTotal Pro Sports · 25d

NBA Power Rankings: All 30 NBA Teams Ranked From Worst To First After Week 24

The battle for the top spot in the rankings all season long has mostly been dominated by two NBA teams, the Cavs and the Thunder. If we look at the Eastern Conference standings, there’s little ...