NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 18/64 15 3 .833 —   63 62 62 61 60 60 60 60 60 57 54 54 53 52
TOR 19/63 14 5 .737 1.5 [66]   63 63 62 61 61 61 61 61 58 55 55 54 53
MIA 19/63 13 6 .684 2.5 [67] [65]   64 63 62 62 62 62 62 59 56 56 55 54
NYK 17/65 11 6 .647 3.5 [69] [67] 66   65 64 64 64 64 64 61 58 58 57 56
CLE 19/63 12 7 .632 3.5 [68] [66] [65] [65]   63 63 63 63 63 60 57 57 56 55
ATL 19/63 11 8 .579 4.5 [69] [67] [66] [66] [65]   64 64 64 64 61 58 58 57 56
ORL 19/63 11 8 .579 4.5 [69] [67] [66] [66] [65] 64   64 64 64 61 58 58 57 56
BOS 18/64 10 8 .556 5 [70] [68] [67] [67] [66] 65 65   65 65 62 59 59 58 57
CHI 17/65 9 8 .529 5.5 [71] [69] [68] [68] [67] 66 66 66   66 63 60 60 59 58
PHI 17/65 9 8 .529 5.5 [71] [69] [68] [68] [67] 66 66 66 66   63 60 60 59 58
MIL 19/63 8 11 .421 7.5 [72] [70] [69] [69] [68] [67] [67] [67] [67] [67]   61 61 60 59
CHA 18/64 4 14 .222 11 [76] [74] [73] [73] [72] [71] [71] [71] [71] [71] [68]   65 64 63
BKN 17/65 3 14 .176 11.5 [77] [75] [74] [74] [73] [72] [72] [72] [72] [72] [69] 66   65 64
WAS 17/65 2 15 .118 12.5 [78] [76] [75] [75] [74] [73] [73] [73] [73] [73] [70] [67] [67]   65
IND 18/64 2 16 .111 13 [78] [76] [75] [75] [74] [73] [73] [73] [73] [73] [70] [67] [67] [66]  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 19/63 18 1 .947 —   61 61 61 60 58 57 55 54 53 53 52 51 51 49
LAL 17/65 13 4 .765 4 [69]   66 66 65 63 62 60 59 58 58 57 56 56 54
DEN 17/65 13 4 .765 4 [69] 66   66 65 63 62 60 59 58 58 57 56 56 54
HOU 16/66 12 4 .750 4.5 [70] 67 67   66 64 63 61 60 59 59 58 57 57 55
SAS 17/65 12 5 .706 5 [70] [67] [67] [67]   64 63 61 60 59 59 58 57 57 55
PHX 19/63 12 7 .632 6 [70] [67] [67] [67] [66]   63 61 60 59 59 58 57 57 55
MIN 18/64 10 8 .556 7.5 [72] [69] [69] [69] [68] [66]   63 62 61 61 60 59 59 57
GSW 20/62 10 10 .500 8.5 [72] [69] [69] [69] [68] [66] [65]   62 61 61 60 59 59 57
POR 19/63 8 11 .421 10 [74] [71] [71] [71] [70] [68] [67] [65]   63 63 62 61 61 59
MEM 19/63 7 12 .368 11 [75] [72] [72] [72] [71] [69] [68] [66] [65]   64 63 62 62 60
UTH 17/65 5 12 .294 12 [77] [74] [74] [74] [73] [71] [70] [68] [67] 66   65 64 64 62
LAC 18/64 5 13 .278 12.5 [77] [74] [74] [74] [73] [71] [70] [68] [67] [66] [66]   64 64 62
SAC 19/63 5 14 .263 13 [77] [74] [74] [74] [73] [71] [70] [68] [67] [66] [66] [65]   64 62
DAL 19/63 5 14 .263 13 [77] [74] [74] [74] [73] [71] [70] [68] [67] [66] [66] [65] 64   62
NWO 19/63 3 16 .158 15 [79] [76] [76] [76] [75] [73] [72] [70] [69] [68] [68] [67] [66] [66]  

Eight teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs:

  • The top six teams, who are ranked 1-6 based on their win/loss records
  • The winners of the 7/8 & 9/10 play-in games:
    • The 7th and 8th seeds will play a one-game playoff at seasons end. The winner will be the 7th seed, the loser will move on to the second round of the play-in.
    • The 9th and 10th seeds will play a one-game playoff at seasons end. The winner will move on to the second round of the play-in, the loser will be eliminated from the playoffs.
    • The 7/8 loser will play the 9/10 winner, with the winner of this game being the 8th seed for the playoffs, and the loser being eliminated from the playoffs.
Clinched top-6 playoff berth
Clinched play-in round berth
Eliminated from the playoffs

Two-Team Tiebreaker

  1. Better record in head-to-head games
  2. Division winner
  3. Higher winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division)
  4. Higher winning percentage in conference games
  5. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference
  6. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in opposite conference
  7. Higher point differential between points scored and points allowed

Three-Team Tiebreaker

  1. Division winner
  2. Best head-to-head winning percentage among all teams tied
  3. Highest winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division)
  4. Highest winning percentage in conference games
  5. Highest winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference
  6. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in opposite conference
  7. Highest point differential between points scored and points allowed

Tiebreaking procedures from nba.com

Updated: November 27, 2025 4:00pm GMT