Just one spot remains up for grabs in the 2025 NBA playoff bracket, and the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks will battle to see who gets it. The Miami Heat earned the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 123-114 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks in Friday's play-in matchup.

NBA playoffs bracket 2025 for NBA Play-In Tournament games, first-round postseason series, with Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers top seeds.

NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors.

Another NBA season of treading water by the Atlanta Hawks has reached its predictable endpoint with a Play-In Tournament loss to the Miami Heat. The questions now become whether they plan to finally bolt from the treadmill of mediocrity and which direction they want to head during the upcoming offseason.

Tyler Herro scored 30 points while sinking two 3-pointers in overtime and the Miami Heat regrouped after losing an early lead to beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-114 on Friday night and make NBA Play-In Tournament history.

NBA playoff field is set. Follow along with the odds for each postseason series, beginning with the Play-In Tournament.