The top four seeds in the Eastern Conference were locked up Friday, but teams were still jockeying for position for No. 3 and 4 in the West.

The NBA Playoff field is almost settled, with the top seeds in each conference settled but four spots in the first round still to be filled. That happens this week in the Play-In Tournament, which is now in its sixth season determining the final two seeds in each conference.

Follow the 2026 NBA playoff bracket with live results, updated schedules, matchup breakdowns, and a full guide to the NBA postseason format.

New Orleans Pelicans basketball operations chief Joe Dumars says he's not yet completed a short list of coaching candidates and might keep interim coach James Borrego on a permanent basis heading into next season.

The NBA playoff bracket is officially set, and we now know the order of the top six teams and which teams will compete in the NBA Play-In Tournament.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Hornets sit 10th in East at 39-36, a half-game out of eighth Charlotte must win games and watch other teams through April 12 Seven games left, including a Tuesday road game at Brooklyn The ...

The 2025-2026 NBA regular season has ended. The Eastern and Western Conferences’ top six seeds are set with the conference’s play in tournaments starting on Tuesday. The play in tournament games will be worth watching,

With the NBA postseason set to begin this week, let's take a page out of the March Madness playbook and fill out an NBA playoff bracket. First, we'll use ESPN's Basketball Power Index to fill in the four teams projected to advance out of the play-in tournament: Then,