NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 70/12 51 19 .729 —   9 7 5 2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BOS 70/12 47 23 .671 4 [17]   11 9 6 4 4 4 3 2 ← ← ← ← ←
NYK 71/11 46 25 .648 5.5 [18] [14]   10 7 5 5 5 4 3 ← ← ← ← ←
CLE 71/11 44 27 .620 7.5 [20] [16] [14]   9 7 7 7 6 5 ← ← ← ← ←
TOR 69/13 39 30 .565 11.5 [25] [21] [19] [17]   12 12 12 11 10 3 2 ← ← ←
ATL 71/11 39 32 .549 12.5 • [21] [19] [17] [14]   12 12 11 10 3 2 ← ← ←
PHI 71/11 39 32 .549 12.5 • [21] [19] [17] [14] 12   12 11 10 3 2 ← ← ←
ORL 70/12 38 32 .543 13 • [22] [20] [18] [15] 13 13   12 11 4 3 ← ← ←
MIA 71/11 38 33 .535 13.5 • [22] [20] [18] [15] [13] [13] [13]   11 4 3 ← ← ←
CHA 71/11 37 34 .521 14.5 • [23] [21] [19] [16] [14] [14] [14] [13]   5 4 ← ← ←
MIL 70/12 29 41 .414 22 • • • • [24] [22] [22] [22] [21] [20]   12 — ← ←
CHI 70/12 28 42 .400 23 • • • • [25] [23] [23] [23] [22] [21] [14]   2 — ←
BKN 70/12 17 53 .243 34 • • • • • • • • • • [25] [24]   12 10
WAS 70/12 16 54 .229 35 • • • • • • • • • • • [25] [14]   11
IND 71/11 15 56 .211 36.5 • • • • • • • • • • • • [15] [14]  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 71/11 56 15 .789 —   9 2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
SAS 71/11 53 18 .746 3 [15]   5 3 2 2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAL 71/11 46 25 .648 10 [22] [19]   10 9 9 5 — — ← ← ← ← ← ←
HOU 70/12 43 27 .614 12.5 • [22] [15]   12 12 8 4 4 2 ← ← ← ← ←
DEN 71/11 43 28 .606 13 • [22] [15] [13]   12 8 4 4 2 ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 71/11 43 28 .606 13 • [22] [15] [13] 12   8 4 4 2 ← ← ← ← ←
PHX 71/11 39 32 .549 17 • • [19] [17] [16] [16]   8 8 6 ← ← ← ← ←
LAC 71/11 35 36 .493 21 • • [23] [21] [20] [20] [16]   12 10 — 2 ← ← ←
POR 71/11 35 36 .493 21 • • [23] [21] [20] [20] [16] 12   10 — 2 ← ← ←
GSW 71/11 33 38 .465 23 • • • [23] [22] [22] [18] [14] [14]   3 4 2 ← ←
NWO 72/10 25 47 .347 31.5 • • • • • • • [22] [22] [20]   [12] 10 8 5
MEM 70/12 24 46 .343 31.5 • • • • • • • [23] [23] [21] 12   11 9 6
DAL 71/11 23 48 .324 33 • • • • • • • • • [22] [13] [14]   10 7
UTH 71/11 21 50 .296 35 • • • • • • • • • • [15] [16] [14]   9
SAC 71/11 18 53 .254 38 • • • • • • • • • • [18] [19] [17] [15]  

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: March 22, 2026 3:00pm GMT