The 2024 NBA playoffs will soon be here and teams are beginning to book their postseason spots before the regular season ends April 14.
The top six teams from each conference will be assured playoff spots, while team Nos. 7-10 in the standings will enter the play-in tournament (April 16-19).
Two teams in each conference will then emerge to fill out the eight-team field, with the first round of the playoffs starting April 20.
Get the updates ahead of the playoffs here as the road to the NBA Finals kicks into full gear.
JUMP TO: East teams | West teams
Who’s clinched in the East: Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks*, Cleveland Cavaliers*, New York Knicks*, Orlando Magic*, Indiana Pacers*
Who’s clinched in the West: Oklahoma City Thunder*, Denver Nuggets*, Minnesota Timberwolves*
Who’s eliminated in the East: Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets
Who’s eliminated in the West: Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Memphis Grizzlies
*at least a play-in tournament berth, but not yet the playoffs
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Boston Celtics
What they’ve clinched: At least a top-two playoff spot; Atlantic Division title
Boston became the first team to clinch a postseason spot in 2024. Even if the Celtics were to lose every remaining game in the regular season, they’d be guaranteed home-court advantage through the semifinals in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Celtics have made the playoffs the previous nine seasons, losing to the Miami Heat in the conference finals last season. The last time they were the top overall seed in the East was after the 2016-17 season, when they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference finals.
Milwaukee Bucks
What they’ve clinched: At least a play-in spot
The Bucks have locked up at least an Eastern Conference play-in tournament spot even if they were to lose all their remaining regular season games.
Milwaukee has made the playoffs the previous seven seasons. The Bucks were the top seed last year but suffered a first-round exit at the hands of the Miami Heat. In 2022, they were also the top seed in the East, but they lost to the Boston Celtics in the conference finals.
Cleveland Cavaliers
What they’ve clinched: At least a play-in spot
The Cavs are also into the postseason (at least the Eastern Conference play-in tournament) even if they were to drop their remaining regular-season games.
Cleveland made the playoffs last season, losing in the first round to the New York Knicks. It marked the Cavs’ return to the postseason after missing the previous four editions, and their first appearance since winning the 2016-17 NBA Finals, led by LeBron James.
New York Knicks
What they’ve clinched: At least a play-in spot
The Knicks have secured a place in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament as they work toward another playoff appearance.
The Knicks advanced the conference semifinals last season, where they lost to the Miami Heat. It marked just the second playoff appearance for New York in the past 10 seasons, which included a seven-year stretch without postseason play.
Orlando Magic
What they’ve clinched: At least a play-in spot
The Magic will play past the regular season for the first time since 2020, clinching at least a place in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.
Orlando will next eye a playoff berth, having only appeared twice since the 2012-13 season. The team last advanced past the first round in 2010 when it reached the conference finals.
Indiana Pacers
What they’ve clinched: At least a play-in spot
The Pacers have qualified for at least the play-in tournament in the Eastern Conference.
Indy is back in the postseason for the first time since 2020, breaking a three-season stretch. Prior to that, it was bounced in the first round of the playoffs in five consecutive seasons.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Oklahoma City Thunder
What they’ve clinched: At least a play-in spot
The Thunder remain in a tight race for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, but they’ve at least clinched a play-in tournament spot.
The team has not been in the playoffs since the 2019-20 season — a three-season hiatus — after previously missing the postseason just twice since moving to OKC in 2008.
Denver Nuggets
What they’ve clinched: At least a play-in spot
The defending NBA Finals champions are on the cusp of clinching another playoff spot. For the moment, they’ll settle for at least the Western Conference play-in tournament.
The Nuggets are virtually assured of their sixth straight appearance in the playoffs — capped by last season’s run that saw them beat the Miami Heat for the franchise’s first ever NBA Finals trophy.
Minnesota Timberwolves
What they’ve clinched: At least a play-in spot
The Timberwolves are guaranteed a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament for the third straight season, but their sights are set on bigger goals this time.
Minnesota has advanced from the play-in the last two seasons, only to bow out in the first round of the playoffs. Last year, it was to the eventual champions Denver Nuggets.
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