The NBA playoffs are still a full month away, but the Boston Celtics are on the verge of punching their official postseason ticket. The defending champions can lock in a top-six seed in the Eastern Conference Friday night.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s near triple-double (24-12-9) helps the Bucks rout the Lakers and pull within 5 games of the No. 3 seed Knicks. The race to the 2025 NBA playoffs is heating up. With so much movement in the standings, we’ll showcase exactly what changed after each night of games.

With one month remaining in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, we are officially into the stretch run. Just about every team and fan is paying close attention to the standings at this point, and we're going to be bringing you the most updated picture of where everything stands,