{"id":70338,"date":"2024-04-16T15:18:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/the-2024-nba-playoff-bracket-is-now-set-what-are-the-matchups"},"modified":"2024-04-16T15:35:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:35:14","slug":"the-2024-nba-playoff-bracket-is-now-set-what-are-the-matchups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/the-2024-nba-playoff-bracket-is-now-set-what-are-the-matchups","title":{"rendered":"The 2024 NBA playoff bracket is now set. What are the matchups?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The 2024 NBA regular season wrapped up Sunday and the postseason picture is set.<\/p>\n<p>The top six teams from each conference head to the playoffs, while team Nos. 7-10 in the standings will enter the play-in tournament (Tuesday-Friday). Two teams in each conference will then emerge to fill out the eight-team field, with the first round of the playoffs starting Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston Celtics are the top seed in the Eastern Conference and as the finishers with the best overall record, they&#8217;ll be guaranteed home-court advantage throughout the postseason. The New York Knicks leapfrogged the struggling Milwaukee Bucks to grab the No. 2 seed, with the Cleveland Cavaliers rounding out the East&#8217;s top four teams.<\/p>\n<p>The Orlando Magic (No. 5 seed) and the Indiana Pacers (no. 6 seed) also finalized their playoff spots. The East&#8217;s play-in tournament teams will be the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>In the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the No. 1 seed after ending Sunday in a three-way tie with the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nuggets will begin defending their NBA Finals championship as the No. 2 seed, while the Wolves are set for the No. 3 seed.<\/p>\n<p>The LA Clippers and Dallas Maverricks will face off in the No. 4 vs. No. 5 matchup, with the Phoenix Suns clinching the No. 6 spot Sunday with a win over Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>The West&#8217;s play-in tournament will feature some big names and stars. LeBron James, and the No. 8 seed Los Angeles Lakers will visit the No. 7 New Orleans Pelicans, while the No. 9 seed Sacramento Kings will host Stephen Curry and the No. 10 seed Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference bracket<\/p>\n<p>Play-in tournament:<\/p>\n<p>No. 8 Miami Heat at No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers (Wednesday)<\/p>\n<p>No. 10 Atlanta Hawks at No. 9 Chicago Bulls (Wednesday)<\/p>\n<p>Winner 9\/10 at loser 7\/8 (Friday)<\/p>\n<p>First round:<\/p>\n<p>No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. No. 8 seed (76ers\/Heat\/Bulls\/Hawks)<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 seed (76ers\/Heat)<\/p>\n<p>No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 6 Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n<p>No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Orlando Magic<\/p>\n<p>Eliminated teams: Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons.<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference bracket<\/p>\n<p>Play-in tournament:<\/p>\n<p>No. 8 Los Angeles Lakers at No. 7 New Orleans Pelicans (Tuesday)<\/p>\n<p>No. 10 Golden State Warriors at No. 9 Sacramento Kings (Tuesday)<\/p>\n<p>Winner 9\/10 at loser 7\/8 (Friday)<\/p>\n<p>First round:<\/p>\n<p>No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 seed (Suns\/Lakers\/Kings\/Warriors)<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 7 seed (Suns\/Lakers)<\/p>\n<p>No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 6 Phoenix Suns<\/p>\n<p>No. 4 LA Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Maverricks<\/p>\n<p>Eliminated teams: Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. The 2024 NBA regular season wrapped up Sunday and the postseason picture is set. The top six teams from each conference head to the playoffs, while team Nos. 7-10 in the standings will enter the play-in tournament (Tuesday-Friday). Two teams in each conference will then emerge to fill out the eight-team field, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":70337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[760,763,4620,758],"class_list":["post-70338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-rwanda","tag-nba","tag-rwanda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The 2024 NBA playoff bracket is now set. 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