Now that the 2024-25 NBA regular season is over, it's time for the "playoffs" before the playoffs.
The bracket for the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament is officially set, where seeds No. 7 through 10 in the East and West will compete for the final two postseason berths in their respective conferences.
Sunday proved to be a hectic finale, particularly in the West, where the the No. 4 through 7 seeds — the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves — each entered the day separated by just one game.
This year will mark the fifth time, under its current structure, that the NBA Play-In Tournament will be held. Introduced ahead of the 2021 playoffs, any statistics recorded in the games do not count toward official records. Yet, the implications for the teams – winners and losers alike – is massive.
Here's a look at the final bracket 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament:
NBA Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament matchup
With the 2024-25 NBA regular season's conclusion Sunday, here's the final bracket of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament:
- Seventh-place Orlando Magic vs. eighth-place Atlanta Hawks
- Winner faces No. 2 seed Boston Celtics
- Loser will play in second round of Play-In Tournament
- Ninth-place Chicago Bulls vs. 10th-place Miami Heat
- Winner plays in second round of Play-In Tournament
- Loser eliminated
NBA Western Conference Play-In Tournament matchup
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