NBA Conference Standings

2025-26 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 82/0 60 22 .732 —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BOS 82/0 56 26 .683 4 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
NYK 82/0 53 29 .646 7 • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
CLE 82/0 52 30 .634 8 • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
TOR 82/0 46 36 .561 14 • • • •   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ATL 82/0 46 36 .561 14 • • • • —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHI 82/0 45 37 .549 15 • • • • • •   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ORL 82/0 45 37 .549 15 • • • • • • —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
CHA 82/0 44 38 .537 16 • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIA 82/0 43 39 .524 17 • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ←
MIL 82/0 32 50 .390 28 • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ←
CHI 82/0 31 51 .378 29 • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ←
BKN 82/0 20 62 .244 40 • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ←
IND 82/0 19 63 .232 41 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   ←
WAS 82/0 17 65 .207 43 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 82/0 64 18 .780 —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
SAS 82/0 62 20 .756 2 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DEN 82/0 54 28 .659 10 • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAL 82/0 53 29 .646 11 • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
HOU 82/0 52 30 .634 12 • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 82/0 49 33 .598 15 • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHX 82/0 45 37 .549 19 • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
POR 82/0 42 40 .512 22 • • • • • • •   — ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAC 82/0 42 40 .512 22 • • • • • • • —   ← ← ← ← ← ←
GSW 82/0 37 45 .451 27 • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ←
NWO 82/0 26 56 .317 38 • • • • • • • • • •   — ← ← ←
DAL 82/0 26 56 .317 38 • • • • • • • • • • —   ← ← ←
MEM 82/0 25 57 .305 39 • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ←
SAC 82/0 22 60 .268 42 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   —
UTH 82/0 22 60 .268 42 • • • • • • • • • • • • • —  

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 14, 2026 9:00am GMT