NBA Playoffs in 2024: Standings, bracket, and most recent postseason image

NBA Playoffs in 2024: Standings, bracket, and most recent postseason image.

The NBA Play-In Tournament, which takes place from April 16 to 19, is set to conclude on April 20. Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs is set to begin on April 20.

The seventh and eighth seeds in each conference will have two chances in the NBA Play-In Tournament to win a game and guarantee their berth in the postseason for the sixth consecutive season. To qualify for the playoffs, the ninth and tenth seeds in each conference must win two straight games.

These would be the playoff matches if we were to presume that the NBA postseason picture would be decided by the teams’ current standings.

It’s crucial to remember that the NBA Play-in Tournament is still two months away, so this is only a hypothetical situation.

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standings for the Eastern Conference
Celtics of Boston
Cavaliers of Cleveland
Milwaukee Braves
Knicks of New York
The Philadelphia 76ers
The Indiana Pacers
Miami Heat
Orlando Magic
The Chicago Bulls
Hawks of Atlanta

Eastern Conference Bracket

This is how the Eastern conference bracket would look if it was off today’s standings.

• No. 1 seed Boston Celtics vs. No. 8 seed (Winner of the Play-In Tournament)
• No. 2 seed Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 7 seed (Winner of the Play-In Tournament)
• No. 3 seed Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 6 seed Indiana Pacers
• No. 4 seed New York Knicks vs. No. 5 seed Philadelphia 76ers

Standings for the Western Conference
Minnesota Timberwolves
Oklahoma City Thunder
Los Angeles Clippers
Denver Nuggets
Suns of Phoenix
The Pelicans of New Orleans
Mavericks of Dallas
Sacramento Kings
Los Angeles Lakers
The Golden State Warriors
Bracket for the Western Conference
If the Western Conference bracket was based on today’s standings, it would look like this.

First seed Minnesota Timberwolves versus the eighth-seeded team (Play-In Tournament winner)
The second seed Denver Nuggets versus the No. 7 seed (Play-In Tournament Winner)
The third seed Oklahoma City Thunder versus the sixth-seeded team The Pelicans of New Orleans
The fourth seed LA Clippers versus the No. 5 seed Suns of Phoenix
The NBA Play-In Tournament: What is it?
Teams placed seventh and eighth in each conference have a chance to make the playoffs with just one victory in the NBA Play-In Tournament. The format is as follows: the team ranked seventh in their conference will play the team ranked eighth in their respective conference, with the winner securing the seventh seed in the NBA Playoffs.

But in order to make the playoffs, the ninth and tenth-place clubs in each conference need to win two straight games. The configuration is as follows: the victor of the ninth- and tenth-seeded teams’ clash advances to face the losing team of the seventh- and eighth-seeded teams’ showdown. The victor of this second game will get the last postseason seed in the NBA.

When do the NBA Playoffs begin in 2024?
The 2024 NBA Playoffs’ first round is scheduled to start on April 20 and run through the first weekend of May.