The first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs starts April 19.

Wednesday's nine-game slate delivered several eye-opening results, like the Miami Heat staying hot in their 21-point throttling of the Boston Celtics, the Victor Wembanyama-less, De'Aaron Fox-less San Antonio Spurs taking down the (admittedly also shorthanded) Denver Nuggets and the Washington Wizards tripping up the Sacramento Kings.

The race to the 2025 NBA playoffs is heating up. With so much movement in the standings, we’ll showcase exactly what changed after each night of games. Additionally, we’ll look at clinching scenarios and what the playoff bracket would look like if the season ended today.

The rest of the season (and Play-In) could shake things up, but as of now, some intriguing first-round series loom.

With just a few weeks to go until the playoffs (and the preceding play-in tournament) there are still plenty of regular season NBA games worth tuning into. Post-season awards and draft lottery spots are still in play out on the court,

As would be expected … the East and West 7 vs. 8 games are April 15 (winner in), the East and West 9 vs. 10 games are April 16 (winner advances to 4/18, loser eliminated) The