{"id":382900,"date":"2024-04-12T11:16:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=382900"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:16:56","slug":"2024-nba-playoffs-standings-and-bracket-updates-after-thursdays-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/2024-nba-playoffs-standings-and-bracket-updates-after-thursdays-games\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 NBA Playoffs: Standings and bracket updates after Thursday&#8217;s games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The race is heating up to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2024-nba-playoffs-schedule\"><strong>2024 NBA playoffs<\/strong><\/a>. With so much movement in the\u00a0NBA standings, we\u2019ll showcase exactly what changed after each night of games.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, we\u2019ll look at what the playoff bracket would look like if the season ended today.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page will be updated after the final game each night.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Latest moves in the standings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(After games played on April 11)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Western Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1340735 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/west-standings-thru-4-11-331x588.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/west-standings-thru-4-11-331x588.jpg 331w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/west-standings-thru-4-11-662x1176.jpg 662w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/west-standings-thru-4-11-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/west-standings-thru-4-11-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/west-standings-thru-4-11.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"588\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pelicans<\/strong>\u00a0remain at No. 6 after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/nop-vs-sac-0022301170\">win over Kings<\/a>\u00a0and lead No. 7 Suns by 1 game<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kings<\/strong>\u00a0hold at No. 8 after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/nop-vs-sac-0022301170\">loss to Pelicans<\/a>\u00a0and are locked into a Play-In spot<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warriors<\/strong>\u00a0move up to No. 9 after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/gsw-vs-por-0022301169\">win over Blazers<\/a>, dropping Lakers to No. 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kings<\/strong>: 6-2 (4-0 vs. LAL, 2-2 vs. GSW)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warriors<\/strong>: 5-3 (3-1 vs. LAL, 2-2 vs. SAC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lakers<\/strong>: 1-7 (1-3 vs. GSW, 0-4 vs SAC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Eastern Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1340768 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/east-standings-thru-4-11-331x588.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/east-standings-thru-4-11-331x588.jpg 331w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/east-standings-thru-4-11-662x1176.jpg 662w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/east-standings-thru-4-11-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/east-standings-thru-4-11-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/east-standings-thru-4-11.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"588\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Knicks<\/strong>\u00a0stay at No. 3 after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/nyk-vs-bos-0022301167\">win over Celtics<\/a>\u00a0and pull within 1 game of No. 2 Bucks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bulls<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/chi-vs-det-0022301166\">beat Pistons<\/a>\u00a0to clinch No. 9 seed and home-court advantage in Play-In game vs. No. 10 Hawks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>2024 NBA Playoffs bracket<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(After games played on April 11)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1340817 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/playoff-picture-4-12-331x588.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/playoff-picture-4-12-331x588.jpg 331w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/playoff-picture-4-12-662x1176.jpg 662w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/playoff-picture-4-12-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/playoff-picture-4-12-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/04\/playoff-picture-4-12.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"588\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Western Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) Nuggets vs. (8) Play-In Winner<\/p>\n<p>(2) Timberwolves vs. (7) Play-In Winner<\/p>\n<p>(3) Thunder vs. (6) Pelicans<\/p>\n<p>(4) Clippers vs. (5) Mavericks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eastern Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) Celtics vs. (8) Play-In Winner<\/p>\n<p>(2) Bucks vs. (7) Play-In Winner<\/p>\n<p>(3) Knicks vs. (6) Pacers<\/p>\n<p>(4) Cavaliers vs. (5) Magic<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>2024 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament bracket<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(After games played on April 11)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Western Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(7) Suns vs. (8) Kings<\/p>\n<p>(9) Warriors vs. (10) Lakers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eastern Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(7) 76ers vs. (8) Heat<\/p>\n<p>(9) Bulls vs. (10) Hawks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep track of the nightly movement in the NBA standings. 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