After clinching a playoff berth with their victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers are on the cusp of being the No. 3 seed in the West. They are off on Thursday, so the earliest they can secure that spot is Friday with a win over the Houston Rockets.

NBA regular season on April 13, the play-in tournament will commence, starting on April 15 and ending on April 18, one day before the first round of the playoffs. Initially implemented during the 2020-21 NBA season,

The NBA Play-In Tournament begins Tuesday, April 15. It will set the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds in the Eastern and Western conference playoffs.

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

What follows is an attempt to make the playoff picture a little less fuzzy: A breakdown of the various probabilities (per PlayoffStatus.com) for teams currently seeded No. 3 to No. 8, followed by each team's remaining schedule and tiebreaker status.

The NBA Play-In Tournament begins Tuesday, April 15. It will set the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds in the Eastern and Western conference playoffs.

In an attempt to expand the field of teams eligible for the NBA playoffs, the Play-In Tournament was launched before the 2021 postseason and has injected some competition and excitement to the bottom quarter of the respective brackets in the Eastern and Western conferences.

Wednesday features 10 games on the schedule, with several seeding matchups and clinching scenarios to monitor throughout the evening.

The Stockton Kings are officially the 2024-25 NBA G League Western Conference Champions. The NBA G League team of the Sacramento Kings is set to play in the NBA G League Finals against the Osceola Magic.

The Denver Nuggets have fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, the team announced Tuesday. It's a pair of shocking dismissals in the final week of the NBA regular season. Malone led the Nuggets to an NBA championship in 2023,

Denver let both Michael Malone and Calvin Booth go Tuesday just before the start of this year’s playoffs next week.

The Denver Nuggets dismissed head coach Michael Malone with just three games remaining. Consider this: The coaches who won NBA championships in 2019 (Nick Nurse, then with the Toronto Raptors), 2020 (Frank Vogel,

The Denver Nuggets have had a week. The franchise stunned the sports world on Tuesday when head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth were fired with just three games to go before the playoffs.

Following Tuesday's stunning removal of head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, the Denver Nuggets are on the road Wednesday to face the Sacramento Kings with interim coach David Adelman overseeing the final three games of their regular season.

News of Michael Malone's Denver Nuggets firing (as well as former general manager Calvin Booth) stunned the NBA world on Tuesday. Though, for anyone paying closer attention to the drama in Denver, it seems this duo's petty infighting about how to properly build a Nuggets championship contender ultimately weighed too much on the Nuggets from top to bottom.

In a stunning move, the Denver Nuggets have let go of head coach Mike Malone and GM Calvin Booth just days before the playoffs. With the team on a four-game losing streak, interim coach David Adelman steps in,

Although the dust is nowhere near settling, Booth spoke to Tony Jones of The Athletic about his firing. Blow Up Front Office, Fire HC Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth "I am greatly appreciative of the opportunity,

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks, predictions, and best bets for Wednesday's Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets game

Luka Doncic returned to play in Dallas for the first time since he was traded to the Lakers on Feb. 2. Our NBA insiders answer the biggest questions from a big night in the NBA.

The Los Angeles Lakers are set for a showdown against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night with all eyes on Luka Doncic's return to the team who drafted him.

SportsLine's model simulated Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Luka Doncic's return to Dallas on Wednesday

Forgive Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd for fumbling my benign question about what he would tell Mavericks fans who feel dejected, and hopeless, since Mavs GM Nico Harrison traded Luka Doncic to the L.

After being traded to the Lakers for Anthony Davis in a shocking shakeup, Luka Dončić returns to his old home court, American Airlines Arena, for the first time tonight to face his former team, the Dallas Mavericks.

Dallas shocked the NBA with the surprise trade of their superstar Luka Doncic to Los Angeles. And now, the Slovenian-born basketball player will get his revenge when the No. 3-seed L.A. Lakers battle the No.

Luka Doncic racks up 45 points in his first game back in Dallas since being traded from the Mavericks to the Lakers.

The 2024-25 NBA regular season wraps up Sunday but all eyes will be on Wednesday's clash between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks (ESPN, 7:30 p.m. ET). Luka Doncic returns to Dallas for the first time following his blockbuster trade to the Lakers in February,

Mavs fans are showing their love for Luka Doncic during his much anticipated return to Dallas. Meredith Yeomans has the coverage with the outpouring of support. It appears Luka Doncic is still not over leaving Dallas.