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Updated 2025 NBA Playoff Picture, Bracket, Standings

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Four days remain in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, and there is still plenty of for grabs in terms of playoff seeding -- especially in the league's wild West.
Yahoo! Sports |
This year will mark the fifth time, under its current structure, that the NBA Play-In Tournament will be played.
National Basketball Association |
This also means the Celtics are now locked into the No. 2 seed in the conference.

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