The NBA Eastern Conference Play-In chase is currently in a four-way race that no one seems all that eager to win.

The jockeying for Play-In positioning appears to be a three-team affair coming down the stretch of the 2024-25 NBA season. Here's the latest on the three division foes –Orlando, Atlanta & Miami– who are vying for a chance at the Southeast division crown.

This will be the fifth season for the current format of the Play-In, and the Bulls have a 4 1/2-game lead over the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets (22-42) for 10th. The Toronto Raptors (22-43) also linger.

The playoff race in the Eastern Conference is heating up with just one month remaining in the NBA regular season. The Cavaliers, Celtics, and Knicks are all comfortably sitting in the top three seeds,