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15 March 2025

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With one month remaining within the 2024-25 NBA common season, we’re formally into the stretch run. Nearly each crew and fan is paying shut consideration to the standings at this level, and we will be bringing you probably the most up to date image of the place every thing stands, on daily basis, from now till the shut of play on Sunday, April 13.

Although it is not official, the highest seed is just about locked in every convention. The Cavaliers personal a nine-game lead (within the loss column) over the Celtics with lower than 20 video games to play. Within the West, the Thunder (who clinched a playoff spot on Wednesday in Boston) have pulled distant from the 4 groups preventing for the West’s No. 2 seed — the Nuggets, Rockets, Lakers, and Grizzlies.

The Celtics, who beat the Warmth to clinch a playoff spot on Friday, elevated their lead over No. 3 Knicks to 5 video games and is fairly locked into the East’s No. 2 seed. After that, virtually every thing is up for grabs as seed jockeying — each above and under the play-in line — figures to go all the way down to the wire.

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Coming into play on Saturday, March 14, right here is the 2024-25 NBA playoff image.

Who’s clinched?

The Celtics have clinched a playoff spot within the East.
The Cavaliers have clinched a playoff spot within the East.
The Thunder have clinched a playoff spot within the West.

NBA playoff image

Playoff chances are high based mostly on SportsLine simulations.

Jap Convention standings

Western Convention standings

x = clinched playoff spot

As a reminder: the highest six groups in every convention routinely get spots within the 16-team playoff subject. The ultimate 4 playoff spots shall be decided by the Play-In Match, which is able to function Nos. 7-10 in every convention. The seventh-place crew hosts the eight-place crew to earn the No. 7 seed. The loser of that recreation will face the winner of a recreation between the ninth- and Tenth-place groups for the No. 8 seed.

The East has developed a transparent high six with just some weeks remaining within the common season, whereas the Timberwolves and Clippers will hope to trace down the Warriors and Rockets within the West.