The 2025 NBA Playoffs are lower than a month away, and the playoff image is beginning to turn into clearer.
Seeds 7-10 will compete within the NBA Play-in Event to advance to the primary spherical of the NBA playoffs. Here is what the playoffs would appear like if the season ended immediately:
Japanese Convention Seeding
- 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 Pistons* (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
Japanese Convention Bracket
- (1) Cavs vs. (8) Winner of play-in
- (2) Celtics vs. (7) Winner of play-in
- (3) Knicks vs. (6) Pistons
- (4) Pacers vs. (5) Bucks
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Western Convention Seeding
- 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 Convention Bracket
- (1) Thunder vs. (8) Winner of play-in
- (2) Rockets vs. (7) Winner of play-in
- (3) Lakers vs. (6) Grizzlies
- (4) Nuggets vs. (5) Clippers
NBA Play-In Event Bracket
Japanese Convention
- (7) Orlando Magic vs. (8) Atlanta Hawks
- (9) Chicago Bulls vs. (10) Miami Warmth
Western Convention
- (7) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves
- (9) Sacramento Kings vs. (10) Dallas Mavericks
* Clinched playoffs
** Clinched division
*** Clinched convention
What number of groups make the NBA playoffs?
Sixteen groups in whole make the NBA playoffs, eight groups from each the Japanese and Western Convention. The highest six seeds in every convention advance primarily based on the common season file. The ultimate two seeds in every convention are decided by the NBA Play-In Event.
2025 NBA Playoffs Schedule & Key Dates
- April 15-18: NBA play-in tournament (ESPN, TNT)
- April 19: NBA playoffs first spherical start (ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV)
- Could 5-6: NBA convention semifinals start (ABC, ESPN, TNT)
- Could TBD: NBA convention finals start (ABC, ESPN, TNT)
- June 5: NBA Finals start (ABC)
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