{"id":701916,"date":"2026-04-06T19:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/701916\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T19:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:32:56","slug":"nba-playoff-bracket-mondays-games-where-teams-stand-if-postseason-started-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/701916\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA playoff bracket: Monday’s games, where teams stand if postseason started today"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the final week of the NBA<\/a> regular season, meaning it\u2019s crunch time for teams battling for playoff positioning. And there are big battles across both conferences, with just a handful of games left before the postseason begins with the NBA Play-In Tournament on April 14.<\/p>\n

Only one thing is certain at this point: the Detroit Pistons<\/a> have locked up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. But there are a few games on the Monday, April 6 slate that could play a key role in determining who lands where on the playoff bracket.<\/p>\n

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The night begins with a crucial matchup in Atlanta, pitting the New York Knicks<\/a>, the current No. 3 seed in the East, against the red-hot Hawks<\/a>, who currently hold the No. 5 seed. One hour later, the San Antonio Spurs<\/a>, who still have a chance to catch the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> for the top seed in the West, host the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>, who are trying to hang on to the sixth seed in the East. The night concludes with a Northest division matchup between the Denver Nuggets<\/a>, the current No. 4 seed, and the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a>, who sit in the No. 9 seed.<\/p>\n

Here are the current brackets for the playoffs and the Play-In Tournament, the NBA standings and the schedule for Monday, April 6:<\/p>\n

1 \/ 8<\/p>\n

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Oct. 26: The Dallas Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg dunks the ball past the Toronto Raptors’ Sandro Mamukelashvili at the American Airlines Center.<\/p>\n

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1 \/ 8<\/p>\n

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Oct. 26: The Dallas Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg dunks the ball past the Toronto Raptors’ Sandro Mamukelashvili at the American Airlines Center.<\/p>\n

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2 \/ 8<\/p>\n

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Oct. 26: The Washington Wizards’ Cam Whitmore dunks the ball against the Charlotte Hornets at Capital One Arena.<\/p>\n

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3 \/ 8<\/p>\n

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Oct. 26: The Brooklyn Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. dunks in front of the San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama at Frost Bank Center.<\/p>\n

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4 \/ 8<\/p>\n

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Oct. 25: The Denver Nuggets’ Christian Braun dunks the ball against the Phoenix Suns’ Grayson Allen at Ball Arena.<\/p>\n

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5 \/ 8<\/p>\n

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Oct. 24: The Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. dunks against the Miami Heat at FedExForum.<\/p>\n

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6 \/ 8<\/p>\n

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Oct. 24: The Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo dunks over the Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. at FedExForum.<\/p>\n

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7 \/ 8<\/p>\n

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Oct. 22: The New York Knicks’ OG Anunoby goes up for a reverse dunk against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

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8 \/ 8<\/p>\n

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Oct. 22: The Utah Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen dunks against the Los Angeles Clippers at Delta Center.<\/p>\n

NBA schedule for Monday, April 6<\/p>\n

All time Eastern<\/p>\n

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New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Cleveland Cavaliers at Memphis Grizzlies, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia 76ers at San Antonio Spurs, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

NBA standings<\/p>\n

All 20 teams \u2013 10 in each conference \u2013 that will participate in the postseason have been determined.\u00a0Here are their records through games Sunday, April 5, and what each of those teams has clinched so far (x-clinched playoff berth;\u00a0d-clinched division;\u00a0y-clinched conference):<\/p>\n

Eastern Conference<\/p>\n

(1)\u00a0y-Detroit Pistons: 57-21<\/p>\n

(2)\u00a0x-Boston Celtics: 53-25 (4 GB)<\/p>\n

(3)\u00a0x-New York Knicks: 50-28 (7 GB)<\/p>\n

(4)\u00a0x-Cleveland Cavaliers: 49-29 (8 GB)<\/p>\n

(5) Atlanta Hawks: 45-33 (12 GB)<\/p>\n

(6) Philadelphia 76ers: 43-35 (14 GB)<\/p>\n

(7) Toronto Raptors: 43-35 (14 GB)<\/p>\n

(8) Charlotte Hornets: 43-36 (14.5 GB)<\/p>\n

(9) Orlando Magic: 42-36 (15 GB)<\/p>\n

(10) Miami Heat: 41-37 (16 GB)<\/p>\n

Western Conference<\/p>\n

(1)\u00a0d-Oklahoma City Thunder: 62-16<\/p>\n

(2)\u00a0d-San Antonio Spurs: 59-19 (3 GB)<\/p>\n

(3)\u00a0d-Los Angeles Lakers: 50-28 (12 GB)<\/p>\n

(4)\u00a0x-Denver Nuggets: 50-28 (12 GB)<\/p>\n

(5)\u00a0x-Houston Rockets: 49-29 (13 GB)<\/p>\n

(6) Minnesota Timberwolves: 46-32 (16 GB)<\/p>\n

(7) Phoenix Suns: 43-35 (19 GB)<\/p>\n

(8) Los Angeles Clippers: 40-38 (22 GB)<\/p>\n

(9) Portland Trail Blazers: 40-38 (22 GB)<\/p>\n

(10) Golden State Warriors: 36-42 (26 GB)<\/p>\n

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JAtlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) drives past New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) during a game at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 2, 2026<\/p>\n

NBA playoffs bracket<\/p>\n

(Through Sunday, April 5)<\/p>\n

Eastern Conference<\/p>\n

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Play-In Winner<\/p>\n

(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks<\/p>\n

(3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers<\/p>\n

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Play-In Winner<\/p>\n

Western Conference<\/p>\n

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) Play-In Winner<\/p>\n

(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Houston Rockets<\/p>\n

(3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves<\/p>\n

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Play-In Winner<\/p>\n

NBA Play-In Tournament<\/p>\n

(Through Sunday, April 5)<\/p>\n

Eastern Conference<\/p>\n

(7) Toronto Raptors vs. (8) Charlotte Hornets<\/p>\n

(9) Orlando Magic vs. (10) Miami Heat<\/p>\n

Western Conference<\/p>\n

(7) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) LA Clippers<\/p>\n

(9) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (10) Golden State Warriors<\/p>\n

When do the NBA playoffs begin?<\/p>\n

The NBA Play-In Tournament begins on Tuesday, April 14 and runs through Friday, April 17.<\/p>\n

The NBA playoffs start Saturday, April 18 and feature eight teams in each conference after teams are eliminated in the Play-In Tournament.<\/p>\n

Game 1 of the NBA Finals is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3.<\/p>\n

Which NBA teams have been eliminated from the playoffs?Eastern Conference<\/p>\n

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Western Conference<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NBA playoff bracket projections today: Monday’s schedule, standings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the final week of the NBA regular season, meaning it\u2019s crunch time for teams battling for playoff…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":701917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3768],"tags":[676,7,247,46,473,329,193,149,187,188,1409,164,677,126,304,135,150,177,189,121,152,6,11,470,1136,191,3810,3806,179,76,207,472,471,211,477,474,476,427,468],"class_list":{"0":"post-701916","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-knicks","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-brooklyn-nets","11":"tag-celtics","12":"tag-charlotte-hornets","13":"tag-chicago-bulls","14":"tag-cleveland-cavaliers","15":"tag-dallas-mavericks","16":"tag-denver-nuggets","17":"tag-detroit-pistons","18":"tag-eastern-conference","19":"tag-golden-state-warriors","20":"tag-hawks","21":"tag-indiana-pacers","22":"tag-knicks","23":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","24":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","25":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","26":"tag-miami-heat","27":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","28":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","29":"tag-nba","30":"tag-nba-playoffs","31":"tag-new-orleans-pelicans","32":"tag-new-york","33":"tag-new-york-knicks","34":"tag-newyork","35":"tag-newyorkknicks","36":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","37":"tag-orlando-magic","38":"tag-philadelphia-76ers","39":"tag-phoenix-suns","40":"tag-portland-trail-blazers","41":"tag-rockets","42":"tag-sacramento-kings","43":"tag-san-antonio-spurs","44":"tag-toronto-raptors","45":"tag-utah-jazz","46":"tag-washington-wizards"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=701916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/701917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=701916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=701916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=701916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}