2024 NBA Playoffs: Standings and bracket updates after Thursday’s games
Keep track of the nightly movement in the NBA standings. The NBA playoffs begin on April 20
The race is heating up to the 2024 NBA playoffs. With so much movement in the NBA standings, we’ll showcase exactly what changed after each night of games.
Additionally, we’ll look at what the playoff bracket would look like if the season ended today.
This page will be updated after the final game each night.
Latest moves in the standings
(After games played on April 11)
Western Conference
Pelicans remain at No. 6 after win over Kings and lead No. 7 Suns by 1 game
Kings hold at No. 8 after loss to Pelicans and are locked into a Play-In spot
Warriors move up to No. 9 after win over Blazers, dropping Lakers to No. 10
The Kings, Warriors and Lakers are tied at 45-35, which leads to a multi-team tiebreaker. Since none of these teams lead the Pacific Division, the next tiebreaker is better winning percentage in games against each other.
Kings: 6-2 (4-0 vs. LAL, 2-2 vs. GSW)
Warriors: 5-3 (3-1 vs. LAL, 2-2 vs. SAC)
Lakers: 1-7 (1-3 vs. GSW, 0-4 vs SAC)
Eastern Conference
Knicks stay at No. 3 after win over Celtics and pull within 1 game of No. 2 Bucks
Bulls beat Pistons to clinch No. 9 seed and home-court advantage in Play-In game vs. No. 10 Hawks
2024 NBA Playoffs bracket
(After games played on April 11)
Western Conference
(1) Nuggets vs. (8) Play-In Winner
(2) Timberwolves vs. (7) Play-In Winner
(3) Thunder vs. (6) Pelicans
(4) Clippers vs. (5) Mavericks
Eastern Conference
(1) Celtics vs. (8) Play-In Winner
(2) Bucks vs. (7) Play-In Winner
(3) Knicks vs. (6) Pacers
(4) Cavaliers vs. (5) Magic
2024 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament bracket
(After games played on April 11)
Western Conference
(7) Suns vs. (8) Kings
(9) Warriors vs. (10) Lakers
Eastern Conference
(7) 76ers vs. (8) Heat
(9) Bulls vs. (10) Hawks