NBA champions Oklahoma City Thunder have been the first NBA team to secure a place in the play-offs, following a 113-108 win over Orlando Magic, with MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 40 to take the Thunder to a 54-15 win/loss ratio, atop the Western Conference.
In the Western Conference, six other teams have secured at least a play-in spot: Spurs, Lakers, Rockets, Nuggets, Timberwolves, and Suns. In the East, only Pistons, Celtics, and Knicks have secured post-season.
The NBA regular season will end on April 13, and the post-season will start in one month, on April 18, running until June. The best six teams of each conference qualify for the play-offs, and the seventh to tenth team play the play-in tournament, for one more play-off spot per conference.
