NBA play-offs 2024: Who has qualified, standings & play-in tournament

[CharlieH]

 

 

After seventh months and a dramatic final day, the NBA's regular season is over and all eyes turn to the play-offs.

Twelve teams have booked their spots, but the final four places will be settled by the play-in tournament, which starts on Tuesday and features the likes of LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers and Steph Curry's Golden State Warriors.

The teams will then battle to reach the NBA Finals in June, with some games to be shown live on the BBC.

Which teams have secured a spot in the NBA play-offs?

Eastern Conference: Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic and Indiana Pacers.

Western Conference: Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets (defending champions), Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns.

• Thunder clinch top seed on final day

Which teams are in the NBA play-in tournament?

The play-in tournament runs from Tuesday to Friday, before the play-offs get under way on 20 April.

In each conference, the teams that finished the regular season between seventh and 10th place will compete for two additional play-off spots.

The team that finished seventh will face the side that finished eighth, while ninth plays 10th.

The winners of the seventh-eighth match will gain a play-off spot as the seventh seed. The losers will face the winner of the ninth-10th match and the winner of that match will take the eighth seed.

Eastern conference:

• 7th/8th: Miami Heat v Philadelphia 76ers

• 9th/10th: Atlanta Hawks v Chicago Bulls

Western conference:

 

• 7th/8th: Los Angeles Lakers v New Orleans Pelicans

• 9th/10th: Golden State Warriors v Sacramento Kings

 

 

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