The NBA playoff picture will come into clearer view each day between now and the end of the regular season on April 14. In the meantime, we will provide detailed daily updates on the landscape, including magic numbers, strength of schedule, relevant tiebreakers and the stakes for every day’s slate of games.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Minnesota Timberwolves (53-23)
Clinched playoff berth
2. Denver Nuggets (53-23)
Clinched playoff berth
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (52-24)
Clinched playoff berth
4. Los Angeles Clippers (47-28)
5. Dallas Mavericks (45-30)
6. Phoenix Suns (45-31)
7. New Orleans Pelicans (45-31)
8. Sacramento Kings (44-31)
9. Los Angeles Lakers (44-33)
10. Golden State Warriors (41-34)
11. Houston Rockets (38-37)
Thursday’s games of consequence (all times Eastern)
Kings at Knicks (7:30 p.m., TNT)
Hawks at Mavericks (7:30 p.m.)
Warriors at Rockets (8 p.m.)
Nuggets at Clippers (10 p.m., TNT)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. Boston Celtics (60-16)
Clinched No. 1 seed and first-round playoff series vs. No. 8 seed (determined by play-in tournament)
2. Milwaukee Bucks (47-29)
3. Cleveland Cavaliers (46-31)
4. Orlando Magic (45-31)
5. New York Knicks (44-31)
6. Miami Heat (42-33)
7. Indiana Pacers (43-34)
8. Philadelphia 76ers (41-35)
9. Chicago Bulls (36-40)
Clinched play-in berth
10. Atlanta Hawks (36-40)
Clinched play-in berth
Thursday’s games of consequence (all times Eastern)
76ers at Heat (7:30 p.m.)
Kings at Knicks (7:30 p.m., TNT)
Hawks at Mavericks (7:30 p.m.)
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