Friday's win over the Houston Rockets gave the Los Angeles Lakers the No. 3 seed. The Oklahoma City Thunder have had ...

The top six teams in each conference automatically make the playoffs. Teams in positions 7-10 qualify for the play-in ...

In a tight Western Conference, Sunday's matchup between Golden State and Los Angeles will have significant implications.

While matchups are locked in the East, the Wild West still has seeds 4 through 7 up for grabs with Sunday's all-hands-on-deck ...

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

The Sporting News is tracking the NBA standings, clinching scenarios and more for the final weekend of the regular season.

NBA Playoffs are fast approaching. With only a couple of weeks left in the regular season, several teams are fighting for ...

The drought is over in Detroit. One year after managing just 14 wins, the Pistons are back in the NBA Playoffs for the first time in six years. It's not quite worst-to-first, but led by first-year ...

But we did get some clarity on Friday night as the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed with their blowout win over the ...

Here are, we hope, the easiest ways to follow how all the action could unfold out West on the final day of the NBA season.

The NHL has reached Showdown Saturday, with less than a week to go in the season -- and exactly one week before the start of ...

In the West, things aren't nearly as sorted. But we did get some clarity on Friday night as the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed with their blowout win over the Houston Rockets. The West ...