The 2025 NBA Playoffs are fast approaching. With only a couple of weeks left in the regular season, several teams are fighting for playoff seeding and looking to avoid the play-in tournament. The Western Conference, in particular, could see some major shakeups, with less than a handful of games separating seeds from third to eighth.
Fans are keen to know which team their favorite franchise could lock horns with in the postseason. That said, we have it covered with our live playoff bracket tracker, which will be updated at the end of each day's games until the play-in tournament ends on April 18.
Here's how the playoff bracket for each conference looks for the 2025 NBA Playoffs:

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Western Conference 2025 NBA Playoffs Bracket
The OKC Thunder locked the No. 1 seed and will face the Memphis Grizzlies in round one. Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets, who have locked the second seed will face the Golden State Warriors.. The LA Lakers cemented their spot as the third seed with a 50-32 record, setting up a first-round clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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The Nuggets locked the fourth seed and will face the Clippers, who sent the Warriors into the play-in tournament on the final day.
Here are the final seeds, records and bracket:
- OKC Thunder - 68-14
- Houston Rockets - 52-30
- LA Lakers - 50-32
- Denver Nuggets - 50-32
- LA Clippers - 50-32
- Minnesota Timberwolves - 49-33
- Golden State Warriors - 48-34
- Memphis Grizzlies - 48-34
- Dallas Mavericks 39-43
- Sacramento Kings - 40-42
Here's the Western Conference playoffs bracket:

Eastern Conference 2025 NBA Playoffs Bracket
The Eastern Conference seedings have all been decided. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics will face two of the four play-in teams in round one, including the Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat.
Meanwhile, the Knicks will square off against the Pistons and the Pacers and Bucks will matchup for the second straight year.
Orlando won the play-in tournament and will face the Celtics in round one, while the Heat won two consecutive matchups against Chicago and Atlanta to set up a first-round clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Here are the final seeds, records and bracket:
- Cleveland Cavaliers - 64-18
- Boston Celtics - 61-21
- New York Knicks - 51-31
- Indiana Pacers - 50-32
- Milwaukee Bucks - 48-34
- Detroit Pistons - 44-38
- Orlando Magic - 41-41
- Miami Heat - 37-45
- Atlanta Hawks - 40-42
- Chicago Bulls - 39-43
Here's the Eastern Conference playoffs bracket:

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