The 2023-24 NBA regular season is down to the last few weeks of action before the playoffs begin. Only one team has clinched a playoff spot: the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics. The other 19 playoff spots are up for grabs across both conferences.

In the Eastern Conference, Boston is eight games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks prior to March 7 games. The No. 2 through No. 8 seeds are separated by just six games. The Western Conference is even closer. Ten games cover the entire 10-team field with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder at the top.

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Here's the latest standings and what to know ahead of the postseason.

NBA playoff standings

Current as of March 6. The top 10 teams in each conference will make the playoffs with seeds 7-10 playing in the play-in tournament.

Eastern Conference

Seed Team Record Games back
1. Boston Celtics 48-13 --
2. Milwaukee Bucks 41-22 8
3. Cleveland Cavaliers 40-22 8.5
4. Orlando Magic 37-26 12
5. New York Knicks 36-26 12.5
6. Miami Heat 35-26 13
7. Philadelphia 76ers 35-27 13.5
8. Indiana Pacers 35-28 14
9. Chicago Bulls 30-32 18.5
10. Atlanta Hawks 28-34 20.5
11. Brooklyn Nets 25-37 23.5
12. Toronto Raptors 23-39 25.5
13. Charlotte Hornets 15-47 33.5
14. Detroit Pistons 9-52 39
15. Washington Wizards 9-53 39.5

Western Conference

Seed Team Record Games back
1. Minnesota Timberwolves 43-19 --
2. Oklahoma City Thunder 43-19 --
3. Denver Nuggets 42-20 1
4. Los Angeles Clippers 40-21 2.5
5. New Orleans Pelicans 37-25 6
6. Phoenix Suns 36-26 7
7. Sacramento Kings 35-26 7.5
8. Dallas Mavericks 34-28 9
9. Golden State Warriors 33-28 9.5
10. Los Angeles Lakers 34-30 10
11. Utah Jazz 28-35 15.5
12. Houston Rockets 27-35 16
13. Memphis Grizzlies 22-41 21.5
14. Portland Trail Blazers 17-44 25.5
15. San Antonio Spurs 13-49 30

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Current NBA playoff bracket

Eastern Conference

1. Celtics vs. 8. Play-In Winner

2. Bucks vs. 7. Play-In Winner

3. Cavaliers vs. 6. Heat

4. Magic vs. 5. Knicks

Western Conference

1. Timberwolves vs. 8. Play-In Winner

2. Thunder vs. 7. Play-In Winner

3. Nuggets vs. 6. Suns

4. Clippers vs. 5. Pelicans

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NBA Play-in Tournament schedule

The NBA Play-In tournament runs from April 16-19 and has three total games in each conference.

The No. 7 and No. 8 seeds play to decide who takes the No. 7 seed in their respective conference. The loser of that game plays the winner of the No. 9 vs. No. 10 seed game to determine who will be the eighth and final playoff team.

Here's how the current matchups look:

Eastern Conference

7. 76ers vs. 8. Pacers

9. Bulls vs. 10. Hawks

Western Conference

7. Kings vs. 8. Mavericks

9. Warriors vs. 10. Lakers

Once the play-in tournament wraps up on April 19, the NBA playoffs will begin Saturday, April 20.

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