Updated look at Eastern Conference bracket for the 2021 NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs are just a few weeks away and we’re into the final week of the 2020-21 regular season. After the season ends, the NBA play-in tournament will take place on May 18-21 before the postseason gets going on May 22. The playoff picture in each conference is very up in the air with most teams having only 3-4 games left to get in better position. The Eastern Conference has almost nothing decided in the final week, well, except the Philadelphia 76ers looking like the No. 1 seed.

The Sixers are 3.0 games up on the Brooklyn Nets for 1st place and the Nets have a narrow lead over the Milwaukee Bucks in the final week. Aside from the 2-3 seeds, the 4-7 seeds are very much up for grabs with the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat and Boston Celtics all involved. Let’s take a look at the bracket for the East heading into the final week. We’ll be updating this bracket leading into the play-in tourney.

Eastern Conference Playoff Bracket

No. 1 seed Philadelphia 76ers (48-23)
No. 8 seed Washington Wizards* (34-38)

No. 2 seed Brooklyn Nets (47-24)
No. 7 seed Boston Celtics* (36-36)

No. 3 seed Milwaukee Bucks (46-25)
No. 6 seed Miami Heat (40-32)

No. 4 seed New York Knicks (41-31)
No. 5 seed Atlanta Hawks (41-31)

* Teams in line to compete in the play-in tournament. These matchups are not final.