To paint this picture even clearer, we'll lay out the updated league standings and playoff bracket before zooming in on some of the most critical chases remaining.

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in ...

The Thunder eliminated the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday, winning the West for the first ... In the East, the Pacers are one win away from joining ...

Perhaps the most important result on Wednesday, though, was the Toronto Maple Leafs' win over the Florida Panthers that opened up a three-point lead in the Atlantic Division. The East wild-card ...

And while the No. 1 seeds in the respective conferences are locked in — with the Oklahoma City Thunder rolling out West and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinching the East — the standings could ...

The missing pieces of the bracket will ... Seeding in the East was mostly ironed out headed into the final day of the season, but it was a far different story out West. Entering Sunday, just ...

In the East ... a shuffle in the standings over these final few weeks of the regular season, Tansey sees Atlanta, Orlando, Miami, and Chicago going into the play-in. In the West, the story ...

Cleveland and Boston in the East — and after that things open up quickly. Here’s everything you need to know about the NBA Playoffs heading into the final week of the season. NBA STANDINGS UPDATE ‼️ ️ ...