With less than one month remaining in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, we are officially into the stretch run. Just about every team and fan is paying attention to the standings at this point, and we’re going to be bringing you the most updated picture of where everything stands, every day, from now until the close of play on Sunday, April 13.
The Thunder made it official on Thursday night, clinching the West’s No. 1 seed and home-court advantage through at least the first three rounds of the playoffs. The Cavaliers, despite their worst skid of the season, maintain a lead over the No. 2 Celtics in the East — holding steady at five games as of Sunday.
While the Thunder’s spot in the West is secure, the race for the No. 2 seed will be worth keeping an eye on for the next three weeks. The Rockets, Nuggets, Lakers and Grizzlies are all fighting for that No. 2 spot and have been bunched up in the standings since early March.
NBA Power Rankings: Thunder back in No. 1 spot, scorching Rockets rising, Knicks slide without Jalen Brunson
Colin Ward-Henninger
NBA Power Rankings: Thunder back in No. 1 spot, scorching Rockets rising, Knicks slide without Jalen Brunson
Entering play on Sunday, March 23, here is the 2024-25 NBA playoff picture.
Who’s clinched?
The Thunder clinched the No. 1 seed in the West.
The Cavaliers have clinched a playoff spot in the East.
The Celtics have clinched a playoff spot in the East.
NBA playoff picture
Playoff chances are based on SportsLine simulations.
Eastern Conference standings
Rank Team W L GB Playoff chances
1 Cleveland – x 56 14 — 100%
2 Boston – x 51 19 5.0 100%
3 New York 44 26 12.0 100%
4 Indiana 41 29 15.0 98.0%
5 Milwaukee 40 30 16.0 88.5%
6 Detroit 39 32 17.5 88.6%
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7 Atlanta 34 36 22.0 73.4%
8 Orlando 33 38 23.5 60.9%
9 Chicago 31 40 25.5 3.1%
10 Miami 29 41 27.0 60.6%
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11 Toronto 24 46 32.0 <1.0%
12 Philadelphia 23 47 33.0 23.6%
13 Brooklyn 23 48 33.5 2.4%
Western Conference standings
Rank Team W L GB Playoff chances
1 Oklahoma City – x 58 12 — 100%
2 Houston 46 25 12.5 99.4%
3 Denver 44 27 14.5 100%
4 L.A. Lakers 43 27 15.0 78.4%
5 Memphis 43 28 15.5 99.8%
6 Golden St. 41 30 17.5 65.0%
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7 L.A. Clippers 40 30 18.0 85.7%
8 Minnesota 41 31 18.0 78.9%
9 Sacramento 35 35 23.0 31.5%
10 Phoenix 34 37 24.5 3.5%
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11 Dallas 34 37 24.5 61.3%
12 Portland 32 39 26.5 0.0%
13 San Antonio 30 39 27.5 <1.0%
x = clinched playoff spot
As a reminder: the top six teams in each conference automatically get spots in the 16-team playoff field. The final four playoff spots will be determined by the Play-In Tournament, which will feature Nos. 7-10 in each conference. The seventh-place team hosts the eight-place team to earn the No. 7 seed. The loser of that game will face the winner of a game between the ninth- and 10th-place teams for the No. 8 seed.