NBA playoff bracket, schedule: Where teams stand, who can clinch berths today
The Cavaliers and Rockets can become the next teams to officially clinch NBA playoff berths, while others jockey for positions in the standings.
The NBA postseason is rapidly approaching, with less than two weeks remaining in the 2025-26 regular season. While all postseason berths have been clinched, teams are furiously jockeying for playoff positioning, especially those seeking to remain above the fray of the Play-In Tournament. That’s especially true in the Eastern Conference, where only four games separate the current No.
5 seed, the Atlanta Hawks , and the Miami Heat , currently No. 10. In the Western Conference, all three divisions have been clinched, with the Oklahoma City Thunder claiming the Northwest, the San Antonio Spurs the Southwest and the Los Angeles Lakers the Pacific.
But perhaps the most intriguing story as the regular season winds down is whether the Spurs can catch the Thunder for the top seed in the West. Heading into the slate of April 2 games, the Cleveland Cavaliers , currently the No. 4 team in the East, can clinch a playoff spot with a win, while the Houston Rockets , currently the No.
5 team in the West, can clinch a playoff berth if the Phoenix Suns lose. Here are the current brackets for the playoffs and the Play-In Tournament, the NBA standings and the schedule for Thursday, April 2: NBA schedule for Thursday, April 2 (All times Eastern) Phoenix Suns at Charlotte Hornets, 7 p. m.