NBA Playoff Picture: NBA Playoff Bracket if Season Ended Today

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 27: Alperen Sengun #28 of the Houston Rockets drives to the basket during the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on November 27, 2024 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Many of the top NBA teams are primed for a postseason run. Some of the others are just hoping to fill the seats through the end of the season.

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For those who are just looking to see what the NBA playoff picture looks like as the season marches toward the playoffs, you can check out the information below.

NBA Playoff Picture

Seed SeriesEastern ConferenceWestern Conference
No. 1 vs. Play-InCavaliers vs. TBDThunder vs. TBD
No. 2 vs. Play-InCeltics vs. TBDRockets vs. TBD
No. 3 vs. No. 6Knicks vs. PistonsLakers vs. Warriors
No. 4 vs. No. 5Pacers vs. PistonsNuggets vs. Clippers
Play-In: No. 7 No. 8Magic vs. HawksGrizzlies vs. Timberwolves
Play-In: No. 9 vs. No. 10Bulls vs. HeatKings vs. Mavericks

NBA Playoff Bracket: Eastern Conference

  • E1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. E8 (Play-In)
  • E2 Boston Celtics vs. E7 (Play-In)
  • E3 New York Knicks vs. E6 Detroit Pistons
  • E4 Indiana Pacers vs. E5 Milwaukee Bucks

NBA Playoff Bracket: Western Conference

  • W1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. W8 (Play-In)
  • W2 Houston Rockets vs. W7 (Play-In)
  • W3 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors
  • W4 Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Clippers

NBA Play-In Games If the Season Ended Today

  • E7 Orlando Magic vs. E8 Atlanta Hawks
  • E9 Chicago Bulls vs. E10 Miami Heat
  • W7 Memphis Grizzlies vs. W8 Minnesota Timberwolves
  • W9 Sacramento Kings vs. W10 Dallas Mavericks

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.