NBA Playoff Picture 2026, Updated Bracket, Standings After Pistons Clinch No. 1 Seed

The Detroit Pistons dealt with Cade Cunningham's collapsed lung down the stretch of the regular season, but the team will nonetheless enter the playoffs atop the Eastern Conference.

Detroit clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the East on Saturday with a 116-93 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Here are the updated standings in each conference:

Eastern Conference

1. Detroit Pistons (57-21) — Clinched No. 1 seed
2. Boston Celtics (52-25) — Clinched playoff berth
3. New York Knicks (50-28) — Clinched playoff berth
4. Cleveland Cavaliers (48-29) — Clinched playoff berth
5. Atlanta Hawks (45-33)
6. Toronto Raptors (43-34) 
7. Philadelphia 76ers (43-35)
8. Charlotte Hornets (42-36)
9. Orlando Magic (41-36)
10. Miami Heat (41-37)
11. Milwaukee Bucks (30-47) — Eliminated
12. Chicago Bulls (29-48) — Eliminated
13. Indiana Pacers (18-59) — Eliminated
14. Brooklyn Nets (18-59) — Eliminated
15. Washington Wizards (17-60) — Eliminated

Western Conference

1. Oklahoma City Thunder (61-16) — Clinched playoff berth
2. San Antonio Spurs (59-19) — Clinched playoff berth
3. Los Angeles Lakers (50-27) — Clinched playoff berth
4. Denver Nuggets (50-28) — Clinched playoff berth
5. Houston Rockets (48-29) — Clinched playoff berth
6. Minnesota Timberwolves (46-31)
7. Phoenix Suns (42-35)
8. Portland Trail Blazers (40-38)
9. Los Angeles Clippers (39-38)
10. Golden State Warriors (36-41)
11. Memphis Grizzlies (25-52) — Eliminated
12. New Orleans Pelicans (25-53) — Eliminated
13. Dallas Mavericks (24-53) — Eliminated
14. Sacramento Kings (21-57) — Eliminated
15. Utah Jazz (21-57) — Eliminated

Cunningham was diagnosed with a collapsed lung on March 19 and was scheduled to be reevaluated in two weeks, setting him up to miss at least eight games. While Detroit was just a win away from clinching their playoff berth at the time, it put their chances of holding onto the top overall seed in the Eastern Conference in peril, with the Boston Celtics lurking.

Cunningham is unquestionably the team's most important player, averaging 24.5 points and 9.9 assists this season. His absence has put major pressure on players like Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson and Tobias Harris to carry a heavier load.

The team also missed Isaiah Stewart down the stretch, with the hope that both he and Cunningham would be fully healed before the postseason.

Detroit returned to the playoffs last year, ending a five-season drought. While the young Pistons were eliminated in the first round, they gave the veteran Knicks all they could handle before bowing out in a tightly-contested six games.

This time around, the Pistons will be the favored team in the East, assuming they return to full health.