The Athletic has you covered with the Eastern Conference's playoff matchups and what to expect from each team.

A win of any variety for the Wild clinches their playoff spot (regardless of what the Flames do); the Wild can also clinch if they lose in OT/shootout and the Flames lose in any fashion. The Ducks are ...

The thrill of the NBA playoffs is almost here.  On April 15, the league's Play-In Tournament will begin, followed by the ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets' win on Sunday kept them in the playoff race for at least one more day; a win by the Canadiens in ...

The 2024-25 NBA regular season came to a close Sunday, and the 2025 NBA playoff bracket is set. The Clippers clinched a playoff spot and sent the Warriors to the Play-In Tournament with a thrilling ...

The 2024-25 regular season will end on Sunday, April 13, and the Play-In Tournament will then begin two days later on Tuesday ...

The final day of the 2024-25 NBA regular season is here, and there is still a lot to be decided in the Western Conference. The final three guaranteed playoff spots will be determined in the West on ...

The Thunder clinched the top seed in the West and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs by posting an NBA-best 67-14 ...

Seven seeds remain undetermined in the Western Conference heading into the last day of the 2024-25 regular season on Sunday.

There are no serious candidates for end-of-season awards who absolutely need to play at least 20 minutes on Sunday in order to meet the NBA’s 65-game criteria. Technically, Raptors forward Scottie ...

Don’t want to sweat through another Nuggets vs. Timberwolves playoff series? Here’s what you need to root for on Sunday to ...

The final day of the 2024-25 NBA regular season will feature several high-stakes matchups. While the regular season is ...