It's a different story this year. The Pistons clinched their first playoff berth since 2019 with a 117-105 win over the ...

As the 2024-25 NBA season comes to a close, The Sporting News has you covered with updates on the standings, playoff race, and clinching scenarios below. 2. Celtics* 61-21 3.0 3. Knicks* 51-31 13.0 4.

The 2024-25 NBA play-in tournament ... before the first round of the playoffs. Here's how the games will work: Game 1s: Each conference's No. 7 team in the standings will host the No.

The 2025 NBA Playoffs start next week, and the playoff picture is almost clear. Seeds 7-10 will compete in the NBA Play-in Tournament to advance to the first round of the NBA playoffs. Here's what ...

Editor's note: Standings and playoff matchups ... (o): Team eliminated from playoff contention. The NBA Play-In Tournament was implemented for the 2021 playoffs and allows each conference to ...

USA TODAY Sports separated NBA bubble teams into three tiers in terms of their likelihood of making the playoffs — less likely, likely and more likely — and the things each team must do to get ...

The Indiana Pacers have two regular-season games remaining, but they know a lot about their playoff position. The Cavaliers are the Eastern Conference No. 1 seed, and — if the Pacers stay at No ...

With less than one week remaining in the regular season, teams around the NBA have started to lock up their positions in the standings ahead of the playoffs on April 19. The top six teams in each ...