2025 NBA Less than a month later, playoff photos are beginning to become more clear.
The Seeds 7-10 competes in the NBA Play-In Tournament and advances to the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Here’s what the playoffs will look like if today’s season ends:
Eastern Conference Seed
- Cleveland Cavaliers*** (63-16)
- Boston Celtics** (59-21) 4.5 GB
- New York Knicks* (50-29) 13 GB
- Indiana Pacers* (48-31) 15 GB
- Milwaukee Bucks* (45-34) 18 GB
- Detroit Piston* (43-36) 20 GB
- Orlando Magic** (40-40) 23.5 GB
- Atlanta Hawks (37-42) 26 GB
- Chicago Bulls (37-43) 26.5 GB
- Miami Heat (36-44) 27.5 GB
Eastern Conference Bracket
- (1) Cavs vs. (8) Play-in winner
- (2) Celtics vs. (7) Play-in winner
- (3) Knicks vs. (6) Piston
- (4) Pacers vs. (5) Bucks
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Western Conference Seed
- Oklahoma City Thunder*** (66-14)
- Houston Rockets* (52-28) 14 GB
- Los Angeles Lakers (49-31) 17 GB
- Denver Nuggets (48-32) 18 GB
- La Clippers (48-32) 18 GB
- Golden State Warriors (47-33) 19 GB
- Memphis Grizzlies (47-33) 19 gb
- Minnesota Timberwolves (47-33) 19 gb
- Sacramento Kings (39-41) 27 GB
- Dallas Mavericks (38-42) 28 GB
Western Conference Bracket
- (1) Thunder vs. (8) Play-in winner
- (2) Rockets vs. (7) Play-in winner
- (3) Lakers vs. (6) Grizzly
- (4) Nuggets vs. (5) Clipper
NBA Play-in Tournament Bracket
Eastern Conference
- (7) Orlando Magic vs. (8) Atlanta Hawks
- (9) Chicago Bulls vs. (10) Miami Heat
Western Conference
- (7) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves
- (9) Sacramento Kings vs. (10) Dallas Mavericks
*Playoffs clinched
**Clinched Division
*** Clinched Conference
How many teams are making the NBA playoffs?
A total of 16 teams will make the NBA playoffs, with eight teams from both Eastern and Western conferences. The top six seeds at each conference will advance based on regular season records. The final two seeds at each conference will be determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.
2025 NBA Playoff Schedule and Key Dates
- April 15th-18th: NBA Play-in Tournament (ESPN, TNT)
- April 19: NBA Playoff First Round Begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV)
- May 5-6: NBA Conference Semi-finals begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT)
- May TBD: NBA Conference Finals begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT)
- June 5th: NBA Finals begin (ABC)
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