Here are the up-to-date 2024 NBA playoff bracket
2024 NBA playoff bracket-The 2024 NBA postseason begins this week, and two teams have already been eliminated from the bracket. The Warriors and Hawks saw their seasons come to an end in the play-in tournament, (2024 NBA playoff bracket) while the Lakers and 76ers advanced to the playoffs as the No. 7 seeds in their respective conferences.
The Bulls were the most recent postseason winners, knocking off the Hawks on Wednesday night to advance to face the Heat for the East’s No. 8 seed on Friday(2024 NBA playoff bracket). Coby White, possibly the most improved player, scored a game-high 42 points to end the Hawks’ season.
The Kings — who knocked off the Warriors — will face the Zion Williamson-less Pelicans in the final play-in basketball game on Friday for the No. 1 seed in the West. A significant injury hangs over Friday’s Heat-Bulls game as well, as Miami star Jimmy Butler is dealing with a knee problem (2024 NBA playoff bracket).
2024 NBA playoff bracket-With the Lakers and 76ers moving on, six of the eight first-round playoff matchups are set. It would be Knicks-76ers, Bucks-Pacers and Cavaliers-Magic in the East and Nuggets-Lakers, Timberwolves-Suns and Clippers-Mavericks in the West.
Check out the complete playoff bracket with all seed sets here. You can see the full playoff schedule.
2024 NBA Playoff Bracket
2024 NBA playoff bracket-the west
(1) Thunder vs. (8) Pelicans/Kings
(2) Nuggets vs. (7) Lakers
(3) Timberwolves vs. (6) Suns
(4) Clippers vs. (5) Mavericks
2024 NBA playoff bracket-east
(1) Celtic vs (8) Heat/Bulls
(2) Knicks vs. (7) 76ers
(3) Bucks vs (6) Pacers
(4) Cavalry vs. (5) Magic
Final pre-conference location
Boston Celtics – 64-18
New York Knicks – 50-32
Milwaukee Bucks – 49-33
Cleveland Cavaliers – 48-34
Orlando Magic – 47-35
Indiana Pacers – 47-35
Philadelphia 76ers – 47-35
Miami Heat – 46-36
Chicago Bulls – 39-43
Atlanta Hawks – 36-46
Final Western Conference position
Oklahoma City Thunder – 57-25
Denver Nuggets – 57-25
Minnesota Timberwolves – 56-26
Los Angeles Clippers – 51-31
Dallas Mavericks – 50-32
Phoenix Suns – 49-33
New Orleans Pelicans – 49-33
Los Angeles Lakers – 47-35
Sacramento Kings – 46-36
Golden State Warriors – 46-36
Play-in Tournament Schedule, Scores
(Always east)
Tuesday, April 16
No. 8 Lakers 110, No. 7 Pelicans 106
No. 9 Kings 118, No. 10 Warriors 94
Wednesday, April 17
No. 7 76ers 105, No. 8 Heat 104
No. 9 Bulls 131, No. 10 Hawks 116
Friday, April 19
Heat vs. Bulls, 7 p.m. ESPN/FUBO
Pelicans vs. Kings, 9:30 p.m., TNT
2024 NBA Playoff Schedule: First Weekend
2024 NBA playoff bracket
Saturday, April 20
Game 1: Cavaliers vs. Magic, 1 p.m., ESPN/FUBO
Game 1: Timberwolves vs. Suns, 3:30, ESPN/fubo
Game 1: Knicks vs. 76ers, 6 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Game 1: Nuggets vs. Lakers, 8:30 p.m., ABC/FUBO
2024 NBA playoff bracket
Sunday, April 21
Game 1: Celtic vs. East No. 8, 1 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 1: Clippers vs. Mavericks, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 1: Bucks vs. Pacers, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 1: Thunder vs. West No. 8, 9:30 p.m., TNT