NBA playoffs: Who made it? Bracket, seeds, matchups, play-in tournament schedule, TV

Fifteen of the 20 playoff seeds were undetermined headed into the final day of the NBA regular season, and 11 of the final 15 regular-season games had a direct impact on the standings and playoff matchups.

As Sunday’s early afternoon and late afternoon games concluded, the playoff picture started to become more clear in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference.

With the No. 2 seed on the line in the East, the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers all had a shot at second place. The Knicks took advantage and claimed the No. 2 seed – because the Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls in overtime,  Milwaukee (playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo) lost to the Orlando Magic and Cleveland (playing without Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland) fell to Charlotte.

From NFL plays to college sports scores, all the top sports news you need to know every day.

The Knicks (50-32) finished with a better record than the Bucks (49-33), who finished with a better record than Cleveland (48-34). Rounding out the East, the Magic earned the No. 5 seed with their victory, The Indiana Pacers claimed No. 6 with their victory, the Philadelphia 76ers ended up No. 7, and the Miami Heat No. 8. The Chicago Bulls as the No. 9 seed and the No. 10 Atlanta Hawks were settled before Sunday’s games. The Boston Celtics earned the No. 1 seed three weeks ago.

New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) drives past Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) for a layup during their game at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

Who made the NBA playoffs?

Eastern Conference first-round playoff matchups

No. 1 Boston vs. No. 8 seed: from winner of No. 7 Philadelphia-No. 8 Miami play-in game loser vs. No. 9 Chicago-No. 10 Atlanta play-in game winner.

No. 2 New York vs. No. 7 seed: Winner of the No. 7 Philadelphia vs. No. 8 Miami play-in game winner

No. 3 Milwaukee vs. No. 6 Indiana

No. 4 Cleveland vs. No. 5 Orlando

Western Conference first-round matchups?

Matchups will be determined at conclusion of the eight 3:30 p.m. ET games.

No. 1 vs. No. 8 seed: from winner of the No. 7-No. 8 play-in game loser vs. No. 9-No. 10 play-in game winner.

No. 2 vs. No. 7 seed: from winner of the No. 7 vs. No. 8 play-in game winner

No. 3 vs. No. 6

No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Mavericks

Play-in tournament schedule, TV, times

TUESDAY

West No. 8 vs. West No. 7, TNT, Time TBD

West No. 10 vs. West No. 9, TNT, Time TBD

WEDNESDAY

Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN, 7 p.m. ET

Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls, ESPN, 9:30 p.m. ET

Friday

Loser of East 7-8 vs. Winner of East 9-10, ESPN, Time TBD

Loser of West 7-8 vs. Winner of West 9-10, TNT, Time TBD

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NBA playoffs: Who made it? Bracket, seeds, matchups, play-in tournament schedule, TV