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Playoff Picture.

Who's clinched, who's fighting through the play-in, and how the bracket sets up right now. Seeding is live from the standings; title odds are our model.

The picture live

Top 6 clinch; 7–10 play in; the rest are out.

Full standings →
Eastern Conference
Clinched a playoff berth (seeds 1–6)
1Pistons1–0+22Heat1–0+24376ers1–0+234Nets1–0+345Celtics0–005Bulls0–005Cavaliers0–005Pacers0–005Magic0–005Wizards0–00
Outside the field
11Hawks0–1-912Bucks0–1-1913Knicks0–1-2314Raptors0–1-2415Hornets0–1-34
Western Conference
Clinched a playoff berth (seeds 1–6)
1Timberwolves1–0+192Grizzlies1–0+93Clippers1–0+34Pelicans1–0+65Warriors1–1+11.56Jazz1–1+0.5
Play-in tournament (seeds 7–10)
7Nuggets1–1-0.58Lakers1–1-19Mavericks0–009Rockets0–009Trail Blazers0–009Spurs0–00
Outside the field
13Suns0–1-214Thunder0–1-615Kings0–1-24
Projected bracket

Seeds 1–6 are set; 7–8 (marked *) are provisional pending the play-in.

East — projected first round
1Pistonsvs8TBD
4Netsvs5Wizards
376ersvs6TBD
2Heatvs7TBD
West — projected first round
1Timberwolvesvs8Lakers*
4Pelicansvs5Warriors
3Clippersvs6Jazz
2Grizzliesvs7Nuggets*
Championship odds

Our model's title probability, top 12.

Power rankings →
NBA championship odds — the model's title probability for the top 12 contenders.
#TeamConfRecordNetTitle odds
1NetsEast1–0+3489%
2HeatEast1–0+245%
376ersEast1–0+234%
4PistonsEast1–0+21%
5CelticsEast0–001%
6BullsEast0–001%
7CavaliersEast0–001%
8PacersEast0–001%
9MagicEast0–001%
10WizardsEast0–001%
11HawksEast0–1-91%
12BucksEast0–1-191%
How it's modeled. Seeding and records are live. The projected bracket pairs seeds 1v8, 2v7, 3v6, 4v5 within each conference; the 7 and 8 seeds are provisional until the play-in resolves. Championship odds are a softmax over net rating, tempered by record. Updated automatically.