NBA playoffs 2023: News, highlights, scores, more

The 2023 NBA playoffs are almost here.

The Golden State Warriors are the defending champions but are still battling to qualify for the postseason, in which 16 teams will face off in four rounds of action to determine the 2023 NBA champion.

The top six teams in each conference automatically qualify for the playoffs, while the teams that finish the regular season in seventh through 10th place will advance to the NBA's play-in tournament to determine the final two playoff teams in each conference. The play-in tournament will take place April 11-14, with the first round of the playoffs tipping off on April 15.

The NBA Finals are set to tip off on June 1, with Game 7 — should the series go that long — scheduled for June 18. All NBA Finals games will be available on ABC and the ESPN App.

With four days left in the NBA's regular season, there is plenty left to be decided. Here's a look at where everything stands in each conference, and how it could all shake out:

EASTERN CONFERENCE

No. 1 seed: Milwaukee Bucks

Wednesday night's win against the Chicago Bulls locked the Bucks into the top seed in the East and ensured Milwaukee of the best record in the NBA.

No. 2 seed: Boston Celtics

Wednesday night's win against the Toronto Raptors locked the Celtics into the second seed in the East.

No. 3 seed: Philadelphia 76ers

Boston beating Toronto on Wednesday locked Philadelphia into the third seed in the East.

No. 4 seed: Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland is locked into fourth and will play New York in the first round.

No. 5 seed: New York Knicks

New York is locked into fifth and will play Cleveland in the first round.

No. 6 seed: Brooklyn Nets

Brooklyn's win against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday means the Nets are one win, or