NBA Conference Standings

2025-26 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 81/1 59 22 .728 —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BOS 81/1 55 26 .679 4 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
NYK 81/1 53 28 .654 6 • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
CLE 81/1 51 30 .630 8 • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ATL 81/1 46 35 .568 13 • • • •   — — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
TOR 81/1 45 36 .556 14 • • • • NC   2 — ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ORL 81/1 45 36 .556 14 • • • • NC 2   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHI 81/1 44 37 .543 15 • • • • • NC NC   — ← ← ← ← ← ←
CHA 81/1 43 38 .531 16 • • • • • • • NC   — ← ← ← ← ←
MIA 81/1 42 39 .519 17 • • • • • • • • NC   ← ← ← ← ←
MIL 81/1 32 49 .395 27 • • • • • • • • • •   — ← ← ←
CHI 81/1 31 50 .383 28 • • • • • • • • • • NC   ← ← ←
BKN 81/1 20 61 .247 39 • • • • • • • • • • • •   — ←
IND 81/1 19 62 .235 40 • • • • • • • • • • • • NC   ←
WAS 81/1 17 64 .210 42 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 81/1 64 17 .790 —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
SAS 81/1 62 19 .765 2 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DEN 81/1 53 28 .654 11 • •   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAL 81/1 52 29 .642 12 • • NC   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
HOU 81/1 51 30 .630 13 • • • NC   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 81/1 48 33 .593 16 • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHX 81/1 44 37 .543 20 • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
POR 81/1 41 40 .506 23 • • • • • • •   2 ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAC 81/1 41 40 .506 23 • • • • • • • 2   ← ← ← ← ← ←
GSW 81/1 37 44 .457 27 • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ←
NWO 81/1 26 55 .321 38 • • • • • • • • • •   — — ← ←
MEM 81/1 25 56 .309 39 • • • • • • • • • • NC   2 ← ←
DAL 81/1 25 56 .309 39 • • • • • • • • • • NC 2   ← ←
SAC 81/1 22 59 .272 42 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   2
UTH 81/1 22 59 .272 42 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2  

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: April 11, 2026 7:00am GMT