Nba Standings: Who's In, Out Of Playoffs If The Season Ended Today?

The NBA Playoffs are nearly underway. Don't believe me? Well, the play-in tournament is set for April 14. That's less than three weeks from now.

Yeah, the season has flown by, yet shockingly, there are still tons of teams yet to fully clinch a spot in the playoffs. In fact, in the Eastern Conference, only the top-seeded Detroit Pistons have secured a spot in the top-six, ensuring they won't have to participate in the play-in tournament.

The Eastern Conference is very tight in the middle, with just 6.5 games separating the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers and the No. 10 seed Orlando Magic, so things could really look different in a few weeks from where we are now. Still, it's interesting to look at where everyone would be if the season ended today. That's exactly what we're doing. Here are the current NBA standings, detailing who's clinched a spot in the playoffs, play-in, and who has been eliminated.

NBA standings

*- clinched playoff berth

^- clinched play-in berth

e- eliminated from playoff/play-in contention

NOTE: While a team may not be able to fall lower than tenth-place in their conference, that does not mean they have clinched a spot in the playoffs. The (* - clinched playoff berth) will only be rewarded to teams that have already clinched a spot in their conference's top-six.

Eastern Conference

1. Detroit Pistons (52-20)*
2. Boston Celtics (48-24)^
3. New York Knicks (48-25)^
4. Cleveland Cavaliers (45-28)^
5. Atlanta Hawks (41-32)^
6. Toronto Raptors (40-32)^
7. Philadelphia 76ers (40-33)^
8. Miami Heat (39-34)
9. Charlotte Hornets (38-34)
10. Orlando Magic (38-34)
11. Milwaukee Bucks (29-43)
12. Chicago Bulls (29-43)
13. e - Washington Wizards (17-55)
14. e - Brooklyn Nets (17-56)
15. e - Indiana Pacers (16-57)

Western Conference

1. Oklahoma City Thunder (57-16)*
2. San Antonio Spurs (55-18)*
3. Los Angeles Lakers (47-26)^
4. Denver Nuggets (46-28)^
5. Minnesota Timberwolves (45-28)^
6. Houston Rockets (43-29)^
7. Phoenix Suns (40-33)^
8. Los Angeles Clippers (37-36)^
9. Portland Trail Blazers (37-37)^
10. Golden State Warriors (35-38)^
11. e - New Orleans Pelicans (25-28)
12. e - Memphis Grizzlies (24-28)
13. e - Dallas Mavericks (23-50)
14. e - Utah Jazz (21-52)
15. e - Sacramento Kings (19-54)

When do the NBA Playoffs begin?

The NBA's play-in tournament begins on Tuesday, April 14 and runs through Friday, April 17. The traditional NBA Playoffs will begin on Saturday, April 18 with Game 1 of the NBA Finals set for Wenesday, June 3.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Updated NBA standings: Which teams are in playoffs, play-in currently?