NBA EVENTS

Clinches and eliminations, as RIOT recorded them

April 12, 2026

Clinched Toronto clinched a playoff berth.
Eliminated Orlando eliminated from the top 6.
Eliminated Philadelphia eliminated from the top 6.

April 10, 2026

Clinched Atlanta clinched a playoff berth.
Eliminated Charlotte eliminated from the top 6.

April 8, 2026

Clinched Oklahoma City clinched first place.
Eliminated San Antonio eliminated from first place.

April 7, 2026

Eliminated Miami eliminated from the top 6.
Clinched Minnesota clinched a playoff berth.
Eliminated Phoenix eliminated from the top 6.

April 4, 2026

Clinched Detroit clinched first place.
Eliminated Boston eliminated from first place.

April 2, 2026

Clinched Cleveland clinched a playoff berth.
Clinched Houston clinched a playoff berth.

March 31, 2026

Eliminated New York eliminated from first place.
Eliminated Cleveland eliminated from first place.
Clinched LA Lakers clinched a playoff berth.
Clinched Denver clinched a playoff berth.
Eliminated LA Clippers eliminated from the top 6.

March 30, 2026

Clinched New York clinched a playoff berth.

March 29, 2026

Eliminated Portland eliminated from the top 6.
Eliminated Golden State eliminated from the top 6.

March 28, 2026

Clinched Orlando clinched a top-10 finish.
Clinched Charlotte clinched a top-10 finish.
Clinched Miami clinched a top-10 finish.
Eliminated Milwaukee eliminated from playoff contention.

March 27, 2026

Clinched Boston clinched a playoff berth.
Eliminated Chicago eliminated from playoff contention.

March 25, 2026

Clinched Atlanta clinched a top-10 finish.
Clinched Philadelphia clinched a top-10 finish.
Eliminated Chicago eliminated from the top 6.
Clinched Golden State clinched a top-10 finish.
Eliminated Memphis eliminated from playoff contention.

March 24, 2026

Eliminated New Orleans eliminated from playoff contention.

March 23, 2026

Clinched Toronto clinched a top-10 finish.
Eliminated Toronto eliminated from first place.
Eliminated Milwaukee eliminated from the top 6.
Eliminated LA Lakers eliminated from first place.
Clinched LA Clippers clinched a top-10 finish.
Clinched Portland clinched a top-10 finish.
Eliminated Dallas eliminated from playoff contention.

March 21, 2026

Eliminated Orlando eliminated from first place.

March 20, 2026

Clinched Detroit clinched a playoff berth.
Eliminated Atlanta eliminated from first place.
Eliminated Miami eliminated from first place.

March 19, 2026

Eliminated Philadelphia eliminated from first place.
Clinched San Antonio clinched a playoff berth.

March 18, 2026

Clinched Cleveland clinched a top-10 finish.
Eliminated Minnesota eliminated from first place.
Eliminated Houston eliminated from first place.
Eliminated Denver eliminated from first place.
Eliminated Utah eliminated from playoff contention.

March 17, 2026

Eliminated Charlotte eliminated from first place.
Eliminated Phoenix eliminated from first place.

March 16, 2026

Clinched Oklahoma City clinched a playoff berth.
Clinched Phoenix clinched a top-10 finish.

March 14, 2026

Clinched Boston clinched a top-10 finish.
Clinched New York clinched a top-10 finish.

March 13, 2026

Clinched Houston clinched a top-10 finish.
Clinched Minnesota clinched a top-10 finish.

March 12, 2026

Eliminated Brooklyn eliminated from playoff contention.
Clinched LA Lakers clinched a top-10 finish.
Clinched Denver clinched a top-10 finish.
Eliminated Memphis eliminated from the top 6.

March 11, 2026

Eliminated Washington eliminated from playoff contention.
Eliminated Sacramento eliminated from playoff contention.

March 10, 2026

Clinched Detroit clinched a top-10 finish.
Eliminated Milwaukee eliminated from first place.
Eliminated Indiana eliminated from playoff contention.
Eliminated Dallas eliminated from the top 6.

March 9, 2026

Eliminated Golden State eliminated from first place.
Eliminated LA Clippers eliminated from first place.

March 8, 2026

Eliminated Chicago eliminated from first place.
Eliminated Washington eliminated from the top 6.

March 6, 2026

Eliminated Portland eliminated from first place.
Eliminated New Orleans eliminated from the top 6.
Eliminated Utah eliminated from the top 6.

March 5, 2026

Eliminated Brooklyn eliminated from the top 6.
Clinched San Antonio clinched a top-10 finish.

March 4, 2026

Eliminated Indiana eliminated from the top 6.

March 1, 2026

Clinched Oklahoma City clinched a top-10 finish.
Eliminated Memphis eliminated from first place.

February 28, 2026

Eliminated Sacramento eliminated from the top 6.

February 27, 2026

Eliminated Dallas eliminated from first place.

February 24, 2026

Eliminated Washington eliminated from first place.

February 22, 2026

Eliminated Brooklyn eliminated from first place.
Eliminated Utah eliminated from first place.

February 20, 2026

Eliminated Indiana eliminated from first place.

February 11, 2026

Eliminated New Orleans eliminated from first place.

February 9, 2026

Eliminated Sacramento eliminated from first place.