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NBA playoff picture, standings: Where Phoenix Suns, others stand after All-Star break 2025

The NBA All-Star break is over and the race for the NBA playoffs is heating up.

The first round of the NBA postseason begins on April 19. 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 15?

Where do the Phoenix Suns stand in the NBA playoff picture?

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Take a look at the NBA playoff picture and NBA playoff standings for each conference coming out of the NBA All-Star break, including the tight battle in the Western Conference, where just five games separate the sixth-place Los Angeles Clippers and the 11th-place Phoenix Suns.

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Western Conference standings

  1. Oklahoma City Thunder (44-10)
  2. Memphis Grizzlies (36-18) 8 games back
  3. Denver Nuggets (36-19) 8.5 games back
  4. Houston Rockets (34-21) 10.5 games back
  5. Los Angeles Lakers (32-20) 11 games back
  6. Los Angeles Clippers (31-23) 13 games back
  7. Minnesota Timberwolves (31-25) 14 games back
  8. Dallas Mavericks (30-26) 15 games back
  9. Sacramento Kings (28-27) 16.5 games back
  10. Golden State Warriors (28-27) 16.5 games back
  11. Phoenix Suns (26-28) 18 games back
  12. San Antonio Spurs (23-29) 20 games back
  13. Portland Trail Blazers (23-32) 21.5 games back
  14. Utah Jazz (13-41) 31 games back
  15. New Orleans Pelicans (13-42) 31.5 games back

Western Conference playoff picture (if postseason began today):

  • No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs winner of No. 8 seed play-in
  • No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies vs winner of No. 7 seed play-in
  • No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs No. 6 Los Angeles Clippers
  • No. 4 Houston Rockets vs No. 5 Los Angeles Lakers

Western Conference Play-In Tournament:

  • No. 7 Minnesota Timberwolves vs No. 8 Dallas Mavericks

Winner of the game advances as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, while the loser plays the winner of Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors game for the No. 8 seed.

  • No. 9 Sacramento Kings vs No. 10 Golden State Warriors

Winner advances to an elimination game against the loser of Timberwolves vs Mavericks game for the No. 8 seed in Western Conference playoffs, while the loser is eliminated.

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are currently 1.5 games out of a berth in the NBA postseason tournament.

Eastern Conference standings

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers (44-10)
  2. Boston Celtics (39-16) 5.5 games back
  3. New York Knicks (36-18) 8 games back
  4. Indiana Pacers (30-23) 13.5 games back
  5. Milwaukee Bucks (29-24) 14.5 games back
  6. Detroit Pistons (29-26) 15.5 games back
  7. Orlando Magic (27-29) 18 games back
  8. Atlanta Hawks (26-29) 18.5 games back
  9. Miami Heat (25-28) 18.5 games back
  10. Chicago Bulls (22-33) 22.5 games back
  11. Philadelphia 76ers (20-34) 24 games back
  12. Brooklyn Nets (20-34) 24 games back
  13. Toronto Raptors (17-38) 27.5 games back
  14. Charlotte Hornets (13-39) 30 games back
  15. Washington Wizards (9-45) 35 games back

Eastern Conference playoff picture (if postseason began today):

  • No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs winner of No. 8 seed play-in
  • No. 2 Boston Celtics vs winner of No. 7 play-in
  • No. 3 New York Knicks vs No. 6 Detroit Pistons
  • No. 4 Indiana Pacers vs No. 5 Milwaukee Bucks

Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament:

  • No. 7 Orlando Magic vs No. 8 Atlanta Hawks

Winner of the game advances as the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, while the loser plays the winner of Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls game for the No. 8 seed.

  • No. 9 Miami Heat vs No. 10 Chicago Bulls

Winner advances to an elimination game against the loser of Magic vs Hawks game for the No. 8 seed in Eastern Conference playoffs, while the loser is eliminated.

Wednesday’s NBA game schedule (all times MST):

  • Charlotte Hornets at Los Angeles Lakers, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s NBA game schedule (all times MST):

  • Memphis Grizzlies at Indiana Pacers, 5 p.m.
  • Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers, 5 p.m., TNT, TruTV
  • Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks, 5:30 p.m.
  • Cleveland Cavaliers at Brooklyn Nets, 5:30 p.m.
  • Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks, 5:30 p.m.
  • Los Angeles Clippers at Milwaukee Bucks, 6 p.m.
  • Charlotte Hornets at Denver Nuggets, 7 p.m.
  • Phoenix Suns at San Antonio Spurs, 7:30 p.m., TNT, TruTV
  • Los Angles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers, 8 p.m.

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