2026 NBA playoff picture: Standings, tiebreakers, project...

What’s Happening

Okay so With the close of the regular season less than three weeks away, heres where everything stands 2026 NBA playoff picture: Standings, tiebreakers, projections with Rockets fading With the close of the regular season less than three weeks away, here’s where everything stands By Brad Botkin Mar 26, 2026 at 8:10 am ET • 3 min read We have two major seeding races shaping up as the NBA season has three weeks remaining.

6 Houston are all bunched up, though the Rockets took a rough loss to Minnesota on Wednesday and appear to be fading. 3 Knicks are separated loss with one head-to-head matchup remaining on April 9. (yes, really)

The Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons are the only teams to have clinched a playoff spot so far.

The Details

The final day of the regular season will be on Sunday, April 12. Between now and then, we will be updating this playoff picture each day to keep you up to date on the standings, important magic numbers, all relevant tiebreakers and our SportsLine projections.

Here is where we stand entering play on Wednesday, March 25. * Tiebreaker note: All tiebreakers are included for teams rn within one game (or one seed) of each other, but will only be listed in the current higher seed’s section.

Why This Matters

2026 NBA Playoff Picture If the season wrapped up today… 10 Warriors East first round No. 5 Timberolves Western Conference standings As mentioned above, Oklahoma City and San Antonio have both clinched a playoff spot.

Sports analysts are already debating what this means for the competition.

The Bottom Line

5 Timberolves Western Conference standings As mentioned above, Oklahoma City and San Antonio have both clinched a playoff spot. 2 Spurs still have an outside shot to catch the No.

Thoughts? Drop them below.