The 2024 NBA playoff bracket is now set. What are the matchups?

The 2024 NBA regular season wrapped up on Sunday and the postseason picture is now 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 (April 16-19). Two teams in each conference will then emerge to fill out the eight-team field, with the first round of the playoffs starting April 20.

The Boston Celtics are the top seed in the Eastern Conference and as finishers with the best overall record, they'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's top four teams.

The Orlando Magic (No. 5 seed) and the Indiana Pacers (no. 6 seed) also finalized their playoff spots. The East's play-in tournament teams will the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, and the Atlanta Hawks.

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.

The LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks will face off in the No. 4 vs. No. 5 matchup, with the Phoenix Suns clinching the No. 6 spot on Sunday with a win over Minnesota.

The West'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 Golden State Warriors.

Get the updates ahead of the playoffs here as the road to the NBA Finals kicks into full gear.

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Eastern Conference bracket

Play-in tournament:

No. 8 Miami Heat at No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers (April 17)
No. 10 Atlanta Hawks at No. 9 Chicago Bulls (April 17)
Winner 9/10 at loser 7/8 (April 19)

First round:

No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. No. 8 seed (76ers/Heat/Bulls/Hawks)
No. 2 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 seed (76ers/Heat)
No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 6 Indiana Pacers
No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Orlando Magic

Eliminated teams: Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons

Western Conference bracket

Play-in tournament:

No. 8 Los Angeles Lakers at No. 7 New Orleans Pelicans (April 16)
No. 10 Golden State Warriors at No. 9 Sacramento Kings (April 16)
Winner 9/10 at loser 7/8 (April 19)

First round:

No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 seed (Suns/Lakers/Kings/Warriors)
No. 2 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 7 seed (Suns/Lakers)
No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Phoenix Suns
No. 4 LA Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Mavericks

Eliminated: Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Boston Celtics

What they've clinched: Best overall record, No. 1 seed in Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division title
Next opponent: Winner of No. 8 seed in the East play-in tournament (Heat-76ers loser vs. Hawks-Bulls winner)

Boston became the first team to clinch a postseason spot in 2024 and have clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. And as holders of the overall best record, they're guaranteed home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

The Celtics have made the playoffs the previous nine seasons, losing to the Miami Heat in the conference finals last season. The last time they were the top overall seed in the East was after the 2016-17 season, when they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference finals.

New York Knicks

What they've clinched: No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference
Next opponent: Winner of the East's 7/8 play-in tournament game (76ers or Heat)

The Knicks have secured the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, and will now wait who'll emerge from the 7/8 playoff for their first round opponent.

The Knicks advanced the conference semifinals last season, where they lost to the Miami Heat. It marked just the second playoff appearance for New York in the past 10 seasons, which included a seven-year stretch without postseason play.

Milwaukee Bucks

What they've clinched: No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference, Central Division title
Next opponent: No. 6 seed Orlando Magic

The Bucks have claimed the No. 3 seed, and will next face No. 6 seed Orlando in the first round of the playoffs.

Milwaukee has made the playoffs the previous seven seasons. The Bucks were the top seed last year but suffered a first-round exit at the hands of the Miami Heat. In 2022, they were also the top seed in the East, but they lost to the Boston Celtics in the conference finals.

Cleveland Cavaliers

What they've clinched: No. 4 in the Eastern Conference
First round opponent: No. 5 seed Indiana Pacers

The Cavs are also into the postseason with a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and will take on the No. 5 seed Pacers in the first round of the playoffs.

Cleveland made the playoffs last season, losing in the first round to the New York Knicks. It marked the Cavs' return to the postseason after missing the previous four editions, and their first appearance since winning the 2016-17 NBA Finals, led by LeBron James.

Indiana Pacers

What they've clinched: No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference
Next opponent: No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers

The Pacers have qualified for at the playoffs in the Eastern Conference as the No. 5 seed, and will face the Cavs in the first round.

Indy is back in the postseason for the first time since 2020, breaking a three-season stretch. Prior to that, the team was bounced in the first round of the playoffs in five consecutive seasons.

Orlando Magic

What they've clinched: No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference; Southeast Division
Next opponent: No. 3 seed Milwaukee Bucks

The Magic will play past the regular season for the first time since 2020, clinching a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They'll next take on the Bucks in the first round.

Orlando will next eye a playoff berth, having only appeared twice since the 2012-13 season. The team last advanced past the first round in 2010 when it reached the conference finals.

Philadelphia 76ers

What they've clinched: No. 7 seed for the play-in tournament
Next opponent: vs. No. 8 seed Miami Heat (April 17)

The 76ers have qualified for the play-in tournament in the Eastern Conference, and will host the Heat on April 17. The winner will advance to the playoffs and take on the No. 2 seed Knicks in the first round.

Philadelphia has made the playoffs each of the previous six seasons, but has not advanced beyond the second round since reaching the NBA Finals in 2001.

Miami Heat

What they've clinched: No. 8 seed for the play-in tournament
Next opponent: at No. 7 seed Philadelphia 76ers (April 17)

The Heat have qualified for the play-in tournament in the Eastern Conference, and will visit the 76ers on April 17. The winner will advance to the playoffs and take on the No. 2 seed Knicks in the first round.

Last season, Miami became the first team to reach the NBA Finals as a play-in team. After losing first to the Atlanta Hawks, they secured the No. 8 seed by beating the Chicago Bulls. The Heat then beat the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, and the Boston Celtics to win the East before losing in the finals to the Denver Nuggets.

Chicago Bulls

What they've clinched: No. 9 seed for the play-in tournament
Next opponent: vs. No. 10 Atlanta Hawks (April 17)

The Bulls will be playing in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament and will host the Hawks for the 9/10 game. The winner will advance to play the loser of the 7/8 game (either the 76ers or the Heat) on April 19 for a chance to clinch the No. 8 playoff spot -- and a first-round date with the No. 1 seed Celtics.

This is the second straight season that the Bulls will be in the play-in tournament. Last year, they beat the Toronto Raptors in the elimination match before losing to the Miami Heat in No. 8 seed game.

Atlanta Hawks

What they've clinched: No. 10 seed for the play-in tournament
Next opponent: at No. 9 seed Chicago Bulls (April 17)

The Hawks will be playing in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament and will visit the Bulls for the 9/10 game. The winner will advance to play the loser of the 7/8 game (either the 76ers or the Heat) on April 19 for a chance to clinch the No. 8 playoff spot -- and a first-round date with the No. 1 seed Celtics.

This is the third straight season that the Hawks will be in the play-in tournament. They've advanced out of it but then been bounced in the first round of the playoffs -- by the Miami Heat in 2022 and by the Boston Celtics in 2023. In 2021, they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks to the conference finals.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City Thunder

What they've clinched: No. 1 in the Western Conference; Northwest Division
Next opponent: Winner of No. 8 seed in the West play-in tournament (Lakers-Pelicans loser vs. Warriors-Kings winner)

The Thunder clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference on the regular season's final day. They now await who'll emerge from the play-in tournament.

The team has not been in the playoffs since the 2019-20 season -- a three-season hiatus -- after previously missing the postseason just twice since moving to OKC in 2008.

Denver Nuggets

What they've clinched: No. 2 seed in the Western Conference
Next opponent: Winner of No. 7 seed in the West play-in tournament (Lakers-Pelicans)

The defending NBA Finals champions have clinched the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. Their first round opponent will be the winner of the 7/8 game in the play-tournament -- either Lakers or the Pelicans.

The Nuggets will be making their sixth straight appearance in the playoffs -- capped by last season's run that saw them beat the Miami Heat for the franchise's first ever NBA Finals trophy.

Minnesota Timberwolves

What they've clinched: No. 3 seed in the Western Conference
Next opponent: No. 6 seed Phoenix Suns

The Timberwolves are into the Western Conference playoffs as the No. 3 seed and will now take on the Suns in the first round.

Minnesota has advanced from the play-in tournament the last two seasons, only to bow out in the first round of the playoffs. Last year, it was to the eventual champions Denver Nuggets.

LA Clippers

What they've clinched: No. 4 seed in the Western Conference; Pacific Division title

The Clippers have clinched the fourth seed in the Western Conference and will host the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs.

The team was bounced from the first round of the playoffs last season by the Phoenix Suns. The year before, they finished ninth in the West but lost the elimination match to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Dallas Mavericks

What they've clinched: No. 5 seed in the Western Conference; Southwest Division

The Mavericks will return to the postseason, having booked the fifth seed in the playoffs in the Western Conference. They'll face the LA Clippers in the first round.

Dallas missed out altogether last year after having previously made the playoffs in three straight seasons, which included two eliminations by the Clippers.

Phoenix Suns

What they've clinched: No. 6 seed in the Western Conference
Next opponent: No. 3 seed Denver Nuggets

The Suns have clinched at a spot in the playoffs on the final day of the regular season to continue their streak of postseason appearances. Their reward? A matchup with the defending champions Nuggets.

Phoenix has reached the conference semifinals the last two seasons, but lost to the Denver Nuggets (2023) and the Dallas Mavericks (2022). In 2021, they reached the NBA Finals but fell to the Milwaukee Bucks.

New Orleans Pelicans

What they've clinched: No. 7 seed for the play-in tournament
Next opponent: vs. No. 8 seed Los Angeles Lakers (April 16)

The Pelicans could have clinched an outright playoff berth on the regular season's final day, but a loss at home to the Lakers saw them slip into the play-in bracket. It also means a rematch with the Lakers in the 7/8 game.

Last season, New Orleans lost the 9-10 elimination match in the play-in tournament to Oklahoma City. The year prior, they made the playoffs via the play-in, but lost in the first round to the Phoenix Suns.

Los Angeles Lakers

What they've clinched: No. 8 seed for the play-in tournament
Next opponent: at No. 7 seed New Orleans Pelicans (April 16)

The Lakers' path to the playoffs will have to go through the Western Conference play-in tournament. They'll visit the Pelicans in a rematch of the last game of the regular season.

LeBron James and crew made it to the conference finals last season before being swept by eventual NBA Finals champions Denver Nuggets.

Sacramento Kings

What they've clinched: No. 9 seed for the play-in tournament
Next opponent: vs. No. 10 seed Golden State Warriors (April 16)

After having been in the mix for a playoff spot for most of the season, the Kings will now have to settle for a spot in the play-in tournament in the Western Conference. Their opponent? The Warriors in the 9/10 game.

Sacramento made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2006, but lost to the Golden State Warriors in the first round.

Golden State Warriors

What they've clinched: No. 10 seed for the play-in tournament
Next opponent: at No. 9 seed Sacramento Kings (April 16)

The Warriors will have to first navigate the Western Conference play-in tournament. They'll make the short drive to visit the Kings in the 9/10 game.

Last season, Golden State reached the conference semifinals before losing to the Lakers. In 2022, the Warriors won the NBA Finals over the Boston Celtics. In 2021, they finished eighth in the standings but lost two straight play-in games (to the Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies) to end that season.