Playoff basketball is almost here. It's early April, meaning the 2026 NBA playoffs will soon begin - but first, there's plenty to be settled in the standings. While "tanking" teams have been a major ...

The Knicks entered the playoffs last year fresh off a mildly disappointing regular season, but they came together and found their mojo to reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in a ...

The Eastern Conference's playoff picture shows teams with strong road records challenging traditional home-court dominance. Several teams have demonstrated the ability to win away games, setting the ...

Keep track of the latest scenarios for playoff clinching, seeding and elimination. From NBA.com Staff • Latest NBA Standings Below are the latest playoff clinching, playoff seeding and playoff ...

The top five seeds, the play-in group and the bottom five: NBA experts predict where all 30 teams will land in the standings for the 2026-27 season.