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NBA playoff standings 2024: How NBA playoff picture, NBA play-in tournament look right now – The Arizona Republic
The NBA regular season is starting to wind down, but the race for the playoffs and postseason seeding is heating up.
The first round of the NBA playoffs begins on April 20. Which teams will make the NBA playoff field?
How will the seeding play out?
What’s the deal with the play-in tournament that begins on April 16?
Where would the Phoenix Suns land if the playoffs began now?
Take a look at the NBA playoff picture and standings for each conference heading into Sunday’s games, including the tight battle in the Western Conference, where just 5.5 games separate the fifth-place New Orleans Pelicans and the 10th-place Los Angeles Lakers.
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The winner of the game advances as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, while the loser plays the winner of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors game for the No. 8 seed.
The winner advances to an elimination game vs. the loser of the Suns vs. Mavericks game for the No. 8 seed in Western Conference playoffs, while the loser is eliminated.
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The winner of the game advances as the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, while the loser plays the winner of the Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks game for the No. 8 seed.
The winner advances to an elimination game vs. the loser of the 76ers vs. Heat game for the No. 8 seed in Eastern Conference playoffs, while the loser is eliminated.
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