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 season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.

Dallas Mavericks’ Rolando Blackman celebrates after NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum announced that the Mavericks won the first pick in the NBA basketball draft lottery in Chicago, Monday, May 12, 2025.

They're the first team to move on to the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the ... Let's look at some of the best photos from the Thunder's two-point Game 4 win over the Grizzlies: This article originally appeared on ...

The Indiana Pacers took a 2-0 series lead over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers with a 120-119 win. The Golden State Warriors later took down the Minnesota Timberwolves to take a 1-0 lead. Here's a look at the updated NBA playoffs schedule.

Michael Jordan is joining NBC Sports as a special contributor to its NBA coverage when the 2025-26 season begins