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NBA Playoffs brackets from 1984 (the year that 16-team playoffs started) to current. Current year is updated each day throughout the season, and daily through the Playoffs as well.

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1.1Updates to postseason appearances. 1.1.1Play-in tournament. 1.2Notable occurrences. 1.2.1First round. 1.2.2Conference semifinals. 1.2.3Conference finals. 1.2.4NBA finals. 2Format.

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The elimination of the Boston Celtics guarantees that there would be a 7th different NBA champion in the last 7 years, the first time this has happened in NBA history.

The 2025-26 NBA playoff bracket: every series from the first round to the Finals, by conference. New York Knicks are champions.

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