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NBA Playoff picture, standings, bracket: Who is in 2024 NBA postseason right now?

Jeremy Cluff, Arizona Republic
·4 min read

The NBA regular season is almost in the books, but a lot is on the line in the final week, including postseason berths and seeding.

How do the teams in the Western Conference and Eastern Conference stack up entering this week's games?

Who would have a Top 6 seed if the NBA Playoffs began today? Who would be in the NBA play-in tournament?

Who would be left out of the postseason altogether?

Take a look at the NBA Playoff picture, standings and bracket entering games on Friday, April 12, 2024.

Only one team is currently locked into its postseason seed, the NBA-leading Boston Celtics, who have clinched the No. 1 seed in the East and the best record in the league.

NBA Playoff picture: Western Conference standings

  1. Denver Nuggets (56-24)

  2. Minnesota Timberwolves (55-25) 1 game back

  3. Oklahoma City Thunder (55-25) 1 game back

  4. LA Clippers (51-29) 5 games back

  5. Dallas Mavericks (50-30) 6 games back

  6. New Orleans Pelicans (48-32) 8 games back

  7. Phoenix Suns (47-33) 9 games back

  8. Sacramento Kings (45-35) 11 games back

  9. Golden State Warriors (45-35) 11 games back

  10. Los Angeles Lakers (45-35) 11 games back

  11. Houston Rockets (39-41) 17 games back

  12. Utah Jazz (30-50) 26 games back

  13. Memphis Grizzlies (27-53) 29 games back

  14. Portland Trail Blazers (21-59) 35 games back

  15. San Antonio Spurs (20-60) 36 games back

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NBA Playoff picture: Western Conference matchups (if postseason began today)

  • No. 1 Denver Nuggets vs. winner of No. 8 seed play-in

  • No. 2 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. winner of No. 7 seed play-in

  • No. 3 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 6 New Orleans Pelicans

  • No. 4 LA Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Mavericks

NBA Playoff picture: Western Conference Play-In Tournament (if postseason began today)

  • No. 7 Phoenix Suns vs. No. 8 Sacramento Kings

The winner of the game advances as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, while the loser plays the winner of the Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers game for the No. 8 seed.

  • No. 9 Golden State Warriors vs. No. 10 Los Angeles Lakers

The winner advances to an elimination game vs. the loser of the Suns vs. Kings game for the No. 8 seed in Western Conference playoffs, while the loser is eliminated.

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The Warriors and Lakers are fighting for a playoff berth.
The Warriors and Lakers are fighting for a playoff berth.

Eastern Conference standings

  1. Boston Celtics (62-18)

  2. Milwaukee Bucks (49-31) 13 games back

  3. New York Knicks (48-32) 14 games back

  4. Cleveland Cavaliers (47-33) 15 games back

  5. Orlando Magic (46-34) 16 games back

  6. Indiana Pacers (46-34) 16 games back

  7. Philadelphia 76ers (45-35) 17 games back

  8. Miami Heat (44-36) 18 games back

  9. Chicago Bulls (38-42) 24 games back

  10. Atlanta Hawks (36-44) 26 games back

  11. Brooklyn Nets (32-48) 30 games back

  12. Toronto Raptors (25-55) 37 games back

  13. Charlotte Hornets (20-60) 42 games back

  14. Washington Wizards (15-65) 47 games back

  15. Detroit Pistons (13-67) 49 games back

Eastern Conference playoff picture (if postseason began today):

  • No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. Winner of No. 8 seed play-in

  • No. 2 Milwaukee Bucks vs. Winner of No. 7 play-in

  • No. 3 New York Knicks vs. No. 6 Indiana Pacers

  • No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Orlando Magic

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Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament:

  • No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers vs. No. 8 Miami Heat

Winner of the game advances as the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, while the loser plays the winner of Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks game for the No. 8 seed.

  • No. 9 Chicago Bulls vs. No. 10 Atlanta Hawks

Winner advances to an elimination game vs. the loser of 76ers vs. Heat game for the No. 8 seed in Eastern Conference playoffs, while the loser is eliminated.

Friday's NBA schedule (all times Pacific)

  • Bulls at Wizards, 4 p.m.

  • Magic at 76ers, 4 p.m.

  • Pacers at Cavaliers, 4:30 p.m.

  • Nets at Knicks, 4:30 p.m.

  • Hornets at Celtics, 4:30 p.m.

  • Lakers at Grizzlies, 5 p.m.

  • Raptors at Heat, 5 p.m.

  • Hawks at Timberwolves, 5 p.m.

  • Nuggets at Spurs, 5 p.m.

  • Bucks at Thunder, 5 p.m.

  • Pistons at Mavericks, 5:30 p.m.

  • Rockets at Trail Blazers, 7 p.m.

  • Pelicans at Warriors, 7 p.m.

  • Jazz at Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

  • Suns at Kings, 7:30 p.m.

Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: NBA Playoff picture, standings, bracket for 2024 NBA postseason