The NBA Playoffs have approached as the play-in tournament begins on April 11 and the official playoffs begin on April 15.

   The 2022-23 NBA regular season came to an end with a tight race in the season standings to make the play-in tournament and the playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks surprisingly missed the play-in tournament this season with their star-studded roster after their tough loss to the Chicago Bulls. The Mavericks were missing five of their players due to injury. Dallas star Luka Doncic never saw the floor for the rest of the season after he was subbed out after the first quarter against the Bulls.

  The Milwaukee Bucks finished the season with the best record in the league. The Boston Celtics followed closely behind as they finished the season one game back from the Bucks. The Bucks finished the season on a 12-game winning streak that included an overtime victory over the Celtics.

   The back-to-back NBA Most Valuable Player, Nikola Jokic, led the Denver Nuggets franchise to their 29th playoff appearance and their first conference regular season title. Even though the Nuggets finished on top of the Western Conference standings, they limped to the end of the regular season as the only won two of their last seven games.

   To watch any of the games this postseason, you can tune into ABC, TNT, ESPN and NBA TV. The NBA Finals will only be aired on ABC as they will start June 1st.