NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
BOS 82/0 64 18 .780 —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
NYK 82/0 50 32 .610 14 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIL 82/0 49 33 .598 15 • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
CLE 82/0 48 34 .585 16 • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ORL 82/0 47 35 .573 17 • • • •   — — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
IND 82/0 47 35 .573 17 • • • • —   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHI 82/0 47 35 .573 17 • • • • — —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIA 82/0 46 36 .561 18 • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
CHI 82/0 39 43 .476 25 • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ←
ATL 82/0 36 46 .439 28 • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ←
BKN 82/0 32 50 .390 32 • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ←
TOR 82/0 25 57 .305 39 • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ←
CHA 82/0 21 61 .256 43 • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ←
WAS 82/0 15 67 .183 49 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   ←
DET 82/0 14 68 .171 50 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 82/0 57 25 .695 —   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DEN 82/0 57 25 .695 — —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 82/0 56 26 .683 1 • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAC 82/0 51 31 .622 6 • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DAL 82/0 50 32 .610 7 • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHX 82/0 49 33 .598 8 • • • • •   ← — ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAL 82/0 47 35 .573 10 • • • • • •   • ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
NWO 82/0 49 33 .598 8 • • • • • — ←   ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
SAC 82/0 46 36 .561 11 • • • • • • • •   — ← ← ← ← ←
GSW 82/0 46 36 .561 11 • • • • • • • • —   ← ← ← ← ←
HOU 82/0 41 41 .500 16 • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ←
UTH 82/0 31 51 .378 26 • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ←
MEM 82/0 27 55 .329 30 • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ←
SAS 82/0 22 60 .268 35 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   ←
POR 82/0 21 61 .256 36 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

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: September 12, 2024 12:00pm GMT