Cavs finish fourth in East as NBA Playoff bracket locks into place

The regular season is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers have finished with a 52-30, which is good enough for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. They will take on the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the playoffs.

Final 2025-26 NBA Standings

Here are the final standings for each conference, with the Play-In Tournament set to decide who will face the top two seeds in each. The second seed in each conference will play the winner of the 7-8 game, while the one seed will play the winner of the next game, between the loser of the 7-8 game and the winner of the 9-10 game. Eliminated teams are noted in italics.

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Eastern Conference

Charlotte Hornets (Play-In)

East Playoff Matchups

Pistons vs. Play-In team 2

Celtics vs. Play-In team 1

Western Conference

Los Angeles Clippers (Play-In)

West Playoff Matchups

Thunder vs. Play-In team 2

Even though the Cavs have finished fourth in the standings, FanDuel Sportsbook currently gives them the fifth-best chance to win the NBA Finals (+1300) and the second-best odds to come out of the Eastern Conference (+290). The only team in their conference that they believe has a better chance of winning the title is the Boston Celtics (+550). The Cavs’ title odds are ahead of both the New York Knicks (+1900) and Detroit Pistons (+1900).

Official 2026 NBA Lottery Odds

And with the 2025-26 NBA season behind us, here is the final lottery order (with their odds to get the number 1 pick) for the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery on May 10.

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*Teams in italics are placeholders as they and others will enter the Play-In Tournament to decide whether they are a playoff or lottery team.

Washington — top-8 protected (14%)

Indiana — pick goes to Clippers if it falls 5-9 (14%)

Utah — top-8 protected (11.5)

Atlanta — via Pelicans (6%)

Oklahoma City — via Clippers (1.5%)

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