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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 27)
Western Conference
- Nuggets remain No. 1 but loss to Suns trims their lead over No. 2 Wolves and No. 3 Thunder to a half-game
- Timberwolves move into No. 2 after win vs. Pistons, besting No. 3 Thunder through division record tiebreaker
- Thunder fall behind Timberwolves into No. 3 with loss to Rockets
- Clippers push lead over Pelicans for No. 4 to 1 full game with victory over 76ers
- Suns defeat Nuggets to climb into No. 7, a half-game ahead of No. 8 Kings and a half-game behind No. 6 Mavs
- Lakers beat Grizzlies to stay 2.5 games up on Warriors at No. 9
- Warriors maintain 1-game lead over Rockets for No. 10 with victory over Magic
- Rockets beat Thunder for their 10th straight win, keeping them within 1 game of Warriors for final Play-In berth
Eastern Conference
- Knicks climb to No. 3 with victory over Raptors and Cavaliers’ loss to Hornets
- Cavaliers are defeated by Hornets, falling a half-game behind Knicks at No. 4
- Pacers lose to Bulls but stay 2 games behind No. 5 Magic with their defeat by Warriors
- 76ers remain No. 8, trailing No. 7 Heat by a half-game with loss to Clippers
- Bulls beat Pacers to stay 1.5 games up on Hawks for No. 9
- Hawks stay 1.5 games behind Bulls at No. 10 with victory over Trail Blazers
2024 NBA playoffs bracket
If the regular season ended after games played on March 27:
Western Conference
(1) Nuggets vs. (8) Play-In Winner
(2) Timberwolves vs. (7) Play-In Winner
(3) Thunder 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) Knicks vs. (6) Pacers
(4) Cavaliers vs. (5) Magic
2024 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament bracket
If the regular season ended after games played on March 27:
Western Conference
(7) Suns vs. (8) Kings
(9) Lakers vs. (10) Warriors
Eastern Conference
(7) Heat vs. (8) 76ers
(9) Bulls vs. (10) Hawks
