2025 NBA Playoffs: Updated standings, clinching scenarios on April 5

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With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, teams around the NBA have already started to lock up their positions in the standings ahead of the playoffs on April 19.

The top six teams in each conference will earn an outright playoff berth at the conclusion of the regular season. The following four teams will compete in the play-in tournament on April 15-18 for the last two seeds in each conference, respectively.

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With 4-6 games remaining on the schedule, 23 teams remain in contention to qualify for the postseason by either a playoff berth or a spot in the play-in tournament. The action projects to heat up with teams battling for playoff positioning in their respective conferences.

Saturday features five games on the schedule, with several key seeding matchups and clinching scenarios to monitor throughout the evening. Here are the latest standings and updates:

What are the matchups on Saturday?​

SATURDAY HOOPS

NYK/ATL meet in East clash
MEM (West #8) vs. DET (East #5)
MIN (West #6) goes for 5th straight
Giannis, MIL back in action after Thursday's historic showing
DAL (West #9) and LAC (West #7) run it back pic.twitter.com/FXNGhMWtIc

— NBA (@NBA) April 5, 2025

Which teams have clinched a playoff berth?​

Western Conference:

1. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-13)
2. Houston Rockets (51-27)

Eastern Conference:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers (62-15)
2. Boston Celtics (57-20)
3. New York Knicks (48-28)
4. Indiana Pacers (46-31)
5. Detroit Pistons (43-34)

Which teams have been eliminated from postseason contention?​

Western Conference:

• New Orleans Pelicans (21-56)
• Utah Jazz (16-62)

Eastern Conference:

• Toronto Raptors (28-50)
• Brooklyn Nets (25-52)
• Philadelphia 76ers (23-54)
• Charlotte Hornets (19-58)
• Washington Wizards (17-60)

Standings​

NBA STANDINGS UPDATE

DET clinches top-6 postseason spot
ORL locks up a #SoFiPlayIn spot
LAL moves into 3rd in the West
GSW now just .5 GB of 4th and 1 GB of 3rd pic.twitter.com/bVQlAxPyIB

— NBA (@NBA) April 5, 2025

Playoff Picture​

PLAYOFF PICTURE

3-8 in West separated by just 2 games
Pistons clinch top-6 seed
Magic lock in #SoFiPlayIn spot#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google begin April 19! pic.twitter.com/PJ9Q9k9JuS

— NBA (@NBA) April 5, 2025

Eastern Conference Scenarios for Saturday​

• Atlanta: The Hawks are locked into the play-in tournament with a loss or a win by the Bucks.
• Milwaukee: The Bucks can clinch a playoff berth with a win or a loss by the Hawks.

This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: 2025 NBA Playoffs: Updated standings, clinching scenarios on April 5

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