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

Posted by author February 19, 2025 NBA

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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?

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

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

Eastern Conference standings

Cleveland Cavaliers (44-10)
Boston Celtics (39-16) 5.5 games back
New York Knicks (36-18) 8 games back
Indiana Pacers (30-23) 13.5 games back
Milwaukee Bucks (29-24) 14.5 games back
Detroit Pistons (29-26) 15.5 games back
Orlando Magic (27-29) 18 games back
Atlanta Hawks (26-29) 18.5 games back
Miami Heat (25-28) 18.5 games back
Chicago Bulls (22-33) 22.5 games back
Philadelphia 76ers (20-34) 24 games back
Brooklyn Nets (20-34) 24 games back
Toronto Raptors (17-38) 27.5 games back
Charlotte Hornets (13-39) 30 games back
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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