Frequently asked questions
How does the NBA playoff bracket work?
Sixteen teams make the NBA playoffs: eight from each conference, with seeds 7 through 10 settled by the play-in tournament. The bracket is fixed from the start: within each conference, 1 plays 8, 2 plays 7, 3 plays 6, and 4 plays 5, and winners advance along preset paths with no reseeding. Every round is a best-of-seven series, and the conference champions meet in the NBA Finals.
How do I make my own NBA playoff bracket?
Create a free 16-team single elimination bracket on Brackify, place the eight seeds from each conference on opposite halves of the draw, and report each series winner as it ends. You can record series scores like 4 to 2 as the match result, and the bracket advances winners automatically for everyone watching your link.
Can my friends predict the champion on my bracket?
Yes. Enable predictions and everyone picks the champion, runner-up, and third place before the first round starts. Picks lock when the bracket begins, correct calls score 10, 6, and 4 points, and a leaderboard ranks your whole group automatically.
Does this work for NBA 2K tournaments?
Perfectly. A 16-player NBA 2K knockout is the exact same bracket, and on Brackify it comes with registration, check-in, live score reporting, and Discord and Twitch automation, so you can run a real 2K tournament rather than just chart one. Any size from 4 to 256 players works.
Can I print the playoff bracket?
Yes, bracket pages print cleanly from the browser. Most groups keep the live link as the source of truth since it updates itself through all four rounds, and print a copy for the wall at the start of the playoffs.
Is the NBA playoff bracket maker free?
Yes. Creating, sharing, updating, and running predictions on a bracket is free on Brackify, with no ads on public bracket pages.