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Keep track of the nightly movement in the NBA standings. The NBA playoffs begin on April 20.
The race is heating up to the 2024 NBA playoffs. With so much movement in the NBA standings, we’ll showcase exactly what changed after each night of games.
Additionally, we’ll look at what the playoff bracket would look like if the season ended today.
This page will be updated after the final game each night.
2024 NBA standings: Latest moves
(After games played on March 26)
Western Conference
- Thunder remain at No. 2 after win over Pelicans, pulling within a half-game of No. 1 Denver and moving a full game up on No. 3 Minnesota
- Pelicans drop to No. 5 after loss to Thunder. New Orleans trails No. 4 Clippers by a half-game, remains 1 game up on No. 6 Mavericks
- Mavericks leapfrog to No. 6 after win over Kings. Dallas leads No. 7 Sacramento and No. 8 Phoenix by 1 game
- Kings drop to No. 7 and into Play-In after loss to Mavericks. Sacramento sits 1 game back of Dallas and owns tiebreaker over Suns
- Lakers remain No. 9 after win over Bucks. L.A. climbs within 2 games of No. 7 Kings and No. 8 Suns and maintains a 2.5-game lead over No. 10 Warriors
- Warriors stay at No. 10 after win over Heat, moving a full game ahead of No. 11 Houston while remaining 2.5 games back of No. 9 Lakers
Eastern Conference
- Heat remain at No. 7 despite loss to Warriors. Miami holds tiebreaker over No. 8 Sixers but falls 1.5 games back of No. 6 Indiana
- Bucks remain No. 2 despite loss to Lakers, have their lead over No. 3 Cleveland trimmed to 2 games
2024 NBA playoffs bracket
If the regular season ended after games played on March 26:
Western Conference
(1) Nuggets vs. (8) Play-In Winner
(2) Thunder vs. (7) Play-In Winner
(3) Timberwolves vs. (6) Mavericks
(4) Clippers vs. (5) Pelicans
Eastern Conference
(1) Celtics vs. (8) Play-In Winner
(2) Bucks vs. (7) Play-In Winner
(3) Cavaliers vs. (6) Pacers
(4) Knicks vs. (5) Magic
> Playoff clinching scenarios
2024 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament bracket
If the regular season ended after games played on March 26:
Western Conference
(7) Kings vs. (8) Suns
(9) Lakers vs. (10) Warriors
Eastern Conference
(7) Heat vs. (8) 76ers
(9) Bulls vs. (10) Hawks
