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NBA Playoff Picture 2024: Final Bracket Set After Heat, Pelicans Clinch Final Spots

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The Miami Heat cruised to a 112-91 win over the Chicago Bulls to clinch the final Eastern Conference playoff spot on Friday evening. Miami will now play the No. 1 seed Boston Celtics in the first round on Sunday.

Then the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Sacramento Kings 105-98 on Friday to seal the last Western Conference postseason berth. The Pels will be the West's eighth seed and take on the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder in Round 1 beginning Sunday.

And with that, the NBA playoffs are officially set. Here's a look at the matchups and bracket with the postseason starting Saturday.