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NBA playoff race: Most likely Celtics opponents in first round
At least three teams have a real chance to earn the No. 7 seed and play the Celtics in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.
2025 NBA Playoffs: Standings, bracket and clinching updates
Led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 34 points, Oklahoma City wins a potential Finals preview with Boston to clinch a playoff spot. The race to the 2025 NBA playoffs is heating up. With so much movement in the standings, we’ll showcase exactly what changed after each night of games.
NBA Standings: Eastern Conference Play-In race is in a sad state of affairs
The NBA Eastern Conference Play-In chase is currently in a four-way race that no one seems all that eager to win.
NBA Eastern Conference Play-In Race Tracker: How Seeds 7-10 Are Shaping Up
For the Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat, the final quarter of the season isn't just a race for the Southeast Division crown. It's also shaping up to
Handicapping the NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Race
The playoff race in the Eastern Conference is heating up with just one month remaining in the NBA regular season. The Cavaliers, Celtics, and Knicks are all comfortably sitting in the top three seeds,
NBA on TNT: Who has inside track on 4th seed in Eastern Conference?
Milwaukee, Indiana and Detroit are in a dead heat entering the final quarter of the regular season.
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2025 NBA Playoff Picture, Bracket, Standings
Clinched division Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular ...
Thunder sweep season series with Celtics, clinch playoff berth
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 and Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Thunder clinch a playoff berth ...
Takeaways from Thunder-Celtics: An NBA Finals preview?
NBA Finals preview? Future rivalry? Biggest takeaways coming out of the Thunder-Celtics last regular-season matchup.
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Pistons’ Jaden Ivey progressing in leg rehab but playoff return in question
Pistons guard Jaden Ivey continues to improve in his rehabilitation from a broken leg, but the time to join his team for a ...
Ex-NBA Player Doesn’t Care About Massive OKC Thunder Reservation
Amid the Thunder’s success, former NBA player Chandler Parsons shared his thoughts on a potential playoff matchup between OKC ...
Celtics vs. Thunder NBA on ESPN prediction and best bets: An NBA Finals advance look?
Oklahoma City’s 53-12 record is the best in the NBA, and it has an 11-game lead for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Best Bets for NBA Championship Longshots
Many NBA pundits would hesitate to call the New York Knicks an NBA sleeper pick, but the +2600 odds imply the oddsmakers are ...
The Thunder swept Boston in the season series. Their next meeting would be in the NBA Finals
The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the playoffs, and they did it against the team they could be facing when the NBA ...