When Will NBA Playoffs Start? NBA Playoffs Schedule 2024
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Updated Apr 15, 2024
When Will NBA Playoffs Start?
The NBA is yet to begin. the real NBA playoffs start on April 20th, Before that there is the play tournament, which is like a mini-tournament. In that, the teams compete to get the 7th and 8th spots in each conference. This happens from 16th April to April 19th.
The real NBA tournament begins on April 20th after the play-in tournament. Along with other teams, there will be The defending champions and the Denver Nuggets. the playoff action continues with the conference semifinals which start on May 6th or 7th, but this depends on how fastly the previous rounds wrap up.
NBA Playoffs Schedule 2024
Round of the 2024 NBA playoffs |
Date |
Play-in tournament | April 16 |
First round | April 20 |
Conference semifinals: | May 6-7 or May 4-5 if a series from the prior round ends early |
Conference finals | May 21-22 Or May 19-20 if a series from the prior round ends early |
NBA Finals | June 6 |
NBA Standings Playoffs
- Boston Celtics (64-18)
- New York Knicks (50-32)
- Milwaukee Bucks (49-33)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (48-34)
- Orlando Magic (47-35)
- Indiana Pacers (47-35)
- Philadelphia 76ers (47-35) – NBA Play-In Tournament
- Miami Heat (46-36) – NBA Play-In Tournament
- Chicago Bulls (39-43) – NBA Play-In Tournament
- Atlanta Hawks (36-46) – NBA Play-In Tournament
NBA Playoffs Predictions
NBA playoff predictions: Matchups and winners
- Eastern Conference first round
1) Boston Celtics over 8) Miami Heat (4-1)
4) Cleveland Cavaliers over Orlando Magic (4-2)
6) Indiana Pacers over 3) Milwaukee Bucks (4-3)
2) New York Knicks over 7) Philadelphia 76ers (4-3)
- Western Conference first round
8) Golden State Warriors over 1) Oklahoma City Thunder (4-2)
5) Dallas Mavericks over 4) Los Angeles Clippers (4-3)
6) Phoenix Suns over 3) Minnesota Timberwolves (4-3)
2) Denver Nuggets over 7) Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)
NBA playoff predictions: Conference semifinals
- Eastern Conference semifinals
1) Boston Celtics over 4) Cleveland Cavaliers (4-1)
2) New York Knicks over 6) Indiana Pacers (4-2)
- Western Conference semifinals
8) Golden State Warriors over 5) Dallas Mavericks (4-3)
2) Denver Nuggets over 6) Phoenix Suns (4-2)
NBA playoff predictions: Conference finals
- Eastern Conference conference finals
1) Boston Celtics over 2) New York Knicks (4-3)
- Western Conference conference finals
2) Denver Nuggets over 8) Golden State Warriors (4-2)
2024 NBA Finals predictions:
- Boston Celtics over Denver Nuggets (4-2)
NBA Wiki
NBA stands for National Basketball Association. It is a professional basketball League in North America composed of 30 teams. This is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world.
This league was founded on 6th June 1946 in New York City, as the Basketball Association of America which is shortly known as BAA. On 3rd August 1949, this was changed its name to the National Basketball Association.