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NBA Playoff Standings 2026, Play-In Picture and Predicting Final Bracket Seedings

While NBA teams are still battling for playoff positioning with the 2025-26 regular season winding down, the top of the Western Conference standings gained some clarity on Wednesday night.

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NBA playoff watch: Celtics can clinch 2-seed

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How does NBA Play-In Tournament work? Format and current standings

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Thunder clinch No. 1 seed in the West, NBA's best overall record for second straight season

It's the second straight year the Thunder have been the NBA's most dominant team. Last season, OKC finished 68-14 and went on to win the NBA title for the first time in franchise history. The last team to post the best record in the NBA in back-to-back seasons was the Milwaukee Bucks in 2019 and 2020.

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Thunder lock up the No. 1 seed for the 3rd straight season, putting the champs in elite NBA company

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NBA roundup: Thunder again clinch top seed with win over Clippers

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NBA consecutive scoring streaks: Player records to know

LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and SGA are among the NBA players with impressive consecutive scoring streaks. Check out other ...

The NBA’s Most Improved Player race has four legitimate contenders

Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Duren, Deni Avdija and Jalen Johnson have emerged as the most credible contenders, each ...

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NBA Draft: One Anti-Tanking Concept Reportedly has ‘Most Momentum’

One anti-tanking rule change is gaining steam.

The NBA’s 12 best rookies this season, ranked, including 2026 Rookie of the Year pick

The 2025 NBA Draft always had more to offer than just the grand prize at the top of the class in Cooper Flagg. Flagg was the ...

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NBA player prop picks, odds, predictions, free best bets: Model includes James Harden on Wednesday, April 8

The model is also backing Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija Under 40.5 total points + rebounds + assists against the Spurs ...

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2026 NBA Rookie of the Year predictions: NBC Sports roundtable shows love to Hornets' Kon Knueppel

It's a tight race between Knueppel and Cooper Flagg, but all of our roundtable ended up in the same place.

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2026 NBA buzz: Latest news, injuries, league intel, updates

Here's the latest news and reactions from our NBA insiders, including how the Bulls are thinking about their front office ...

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Where AJ Dybantsa, Cam Boozer, Darryn Peterson Rank on ESPN's New 2026 NBA Draft Big Board

After the completion of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, it's officially time to look ahead to this summer's NBA draft.

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