NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 68/14 49 19 .721 —   11 9 7 5 4 3 3 2 ← ← ← ← ← ←
BOS 69/13 46 23 .667 3.5 [18]   12 10 8 7 6 6 5 3 ← ← ← ← ←
NYK 70/12 45 25 .643 5 [19] [15]   11 9 8 7 7 6 4 ← ← ← ← ←
CLE 69/13 42 27 .609 7.5 [22] [18] [16]   12 11 10 10 9 7 — ← ← ← ←
TOR 68/14 39 29 .574 10 [25] [21] [19] [17]   14 13 13 12 10 4 3 ← ← ←
ORL 68/14 38 30 .559 11 [26] [22] [20] [18] [16]   14 14 13 11 5 4 ← ← ←
MIA 69/13 38 31 .551 11.5 [26] [22] [20] [18] [16] [15]   14 13 11 5 4 ← ← ←
ATL 69/13 38 31 .551 11.5 [26] [22] [20] [18] [16] [15] 14   13 11 5 4 ← ← ←
PHI 69/13 37 32 .536 12.5 [27] [23] [21] [19] [17] [16] [15] [15]   12 6 5 ← ← ←
CHA 69/13 35 34 .507 14.5 • [25] [23] [21] [19] [18] [17] [17] [16]   8 7 ← ← ←
MIL 68/14 28 40 .412 21 • • • [28] [26] [25] [24] [24] [23] [21]   14 3 3 ←
CHI 69/13 28 41 .406 21.5 • • • • [26] [25] [24] [24] [23] [21] [15]   3 3 ←
BKN 69/13 17 52 .246 32.5 • • • • • • • • • • [26] [25]   14 11
WAS 68/14 16 52 .235 33 • • • • • • • • • • [27] [26] 15   12
IND 70/12 15 55 .214 35 • • • • • • • • • • • • [16] [16]  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 70/12 55 15 .786 —   10 3 — — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
SAS 69/13 51 18 .739 3.5 [17]   7 5 5 4 2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAL 69/13 44 25 .638 10.5 [24] [21]   12 12 11 9 4 3 3 ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 70/12 43 27 .614 12 [25] [22] [15]   13 12 10 5 4 4 ← ← ← ← ←
HOU 68/14 41 27 .603 13 [27] [24] [17] 15   14 12 7 6 6 ← ← ← ← ←
DEN 70/12 42 28 .600 13 • [23] [16] [14] [14]   11 6 5 5 ← ← ← ← ←
PHX 69/13 39 30 .565 15.5 • [26] [19] [17] [17] [16]   9 8 8 ← ← ← ← ←
LAC 69/13 34 35 .493 20.5 • • [24] [22] [22] [21] [19]   13 13 5 3 2 ← ←
POR 70/12 34 36 .486 21 • • [24] [22] [22] [21] [19] [14]   13 5 3 2 ← ←
GSW 69/13 33 36 .478 21.5 • • [25] [23] [23] [22] [20] [15] 14   6 4 3 — ←
MEM 68/14 24 44 .353 30 • • • • • • • [24] [23] [23]   13 12 10 7
NWO 70/12 24 46 .343 31 • • • • • • • [24] [23] [23] [15]   12 10 7
DAL 70/12 23 47 .329 32 • • • • • • • [25] [24] [24] [16] [14]   11 8
UTH 69/13 20 49 .290 34.5 • • • • • • • • • [27] [19] [17] [16]   11
SAC 70/12 18 52 .257 37 • • • • • • • • • • [21] [19] [18] [16]  

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 19, 2026 5:00am GMT