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The 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament took place April 14-17. The first round of the NBA Playoffs tipped off April 18. The SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament features the Nos. 7-10 teams in each conference battling for the 7th and 8th playoff seeds.
Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett are the two leading scorers and both came to Toronto via separate trades in past seasons. They have been ideal complements to Scottie Barnes, who came to the Raptors as the No. 4 overall pick of the 2021 NBA draft.
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 Playoffs are nearly underway. Don't believe me? Well, the play-in tournament is set for April 14. That's less than three weeks from now. Yeah, the season has flown by, yet shockingly, there are still tons of teams yet to fully clinch a spot in the playoffs.
The NBA regular season is coming to a close. With a week left, how do the standings stack up, and who owns the tiebreakers?
NBA playoffs 2026 start April 18, so let's check the NBA playoff bracket with updated standings, seeding scenarios and play-in tournament games.
The 2026 draft is shaping up as the Playoffs near.
Here's how the final set of games can shape up for four Western Conference teams battling for playoff seeding.
The 2025-26 NBA regular season is over, which means two things: The NBA Playoffs are near, and one of the most high-profile tank races of this era is over. All that's left for the 14 teams that don't make the playoffs is to hope the lottery balls go their way next month.