NBA Playoff, Play-in Tournament Brackets Are Official After Sunday's Games

Karl Rasmussen | Apr 14, 2025

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Seedings have been locked in and the brackets are officially set for both the NBA's play-in tournament as well as the top six seeds of the playoffs following the conclusion of Sunday's slate of games.

The play-in tournament will get underway on Tuesday, April 15, with the No. 7 and No. 8 teams in the East and West due to face off.

NBA Play-In Bracket, Matchups

Here's a look at the play-in tournament bracket and schedule.

The 2025 NBA play-in tournament / NBA

Eastern Conference:

Team	Record	Seed
Orlando Magic	41-41	7
Atlanta Hawks	40-42	8
Chicago Bulls	39-43	9
Miami Heat	37-45	10

Western Conference:

Team	Record	Seed
Golden State Warriors	48-34	7
Memphis Grizzlies	48-34	8
Sacramento Kings	40-42	9
Dallas Mavericks	39-43	10

NBA Play-In Tournament Schedule

No. 8 Atlanta Hawks at No. 7 Orlando Magic: Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET

No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies at No. 7 Golden State Warriors: Tuesday, April 15 at 10:00 p.m. ET

No. 10 Miami Heat at No. 9 Chicago Bulls: Wednesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET

No. 10 Dallas Mavericks at No. 9 Sacramento Kings: Wednesday, April 16 at 10:00 p.m. ET

The eighth-seed games will be played on Friday, April 18. Location and tip-off time remain TBD.

NBA Playoff Seedings

Eastern Conference

Team	Record	Seed
Cleveland Cavaliers	64-18	1
Boston Celtics	61-21	2
New York Knicks	51-31	3
Indiana Pacers	50-32	4
Milwaukee Bucks	48-34	5
Detroit Pistons	44-38	6
Orlando Magic	41-41	7
Atlanta Hawks	40-42	8
Chicago Bulls	39-43	9
Miami Heat	37-45	10

No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 8 Seed TBD

No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 7 Seed TBD

No. 3 New York Knicks vs. No. 6 Detroit Pistons

No. 4 Indiana Pacers vs. No. 5 Milwaukee Bucks

Western Conference

Team	Record	Seed
Oklahoma City Thunder	68-14	1
Houston Rockets	52-30	2
Los Angeles Lakers	50-32	3
Denver Nuggets	50-32	4
Los Angeles Clippers	50-32	5
Minnesota Timberwolves	49-33	6
Golden State Warriors	48-34	7
Memphis Grizzlies	48-34	8
Sacramento Kings	40-42	9
Dallas Mavericks	39-43	10

No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 Seed TBD

No. 2 Houston Rockets vs. No. 7 Seed TBD

No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers vs. No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves

No. 4 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers

The first round of the NBA playoffs will get underway on Saturday, April 19, following the conclusion of the play-in tournament.

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