NBA Conference Standings

2022-23 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
MIL 82/0 58 24 .707 —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BOS 82/0 57 25 .695 1 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHI 82/0 54 28 .659 4 • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
CLE 82/0 51 31 .622 7 • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
NYK 82/0 47 35 .573 11 • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BKN 82/0 45 37 .549 13 • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ATL 82/0 41 41 .500 17 • • • • • •   • ← — ← ← ← ← ←
MIA 82/0 44 38 .537 14 • • • • • • ←   ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
CHI 82/0 40 42 .488 18 • • • • • • • •   • ← ← ← ← ←
TOR 82/0 41 41 .500 17 • • • • • • — • ←   ← ← ← ← ←
IND 82/0 35 47 .427 23 • • • • • • • • • •   — ← ← ←
WAS 82/0 35 47 .427 23 • • • • • • • • • • —   ← ← ←
ORL 82/0 34 48 .415 24 • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ←
CHA 82/0 27 55 .329 31 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   ←
DET 82/0 17 65 .207 41 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
DEN 82/0 53 29 .646 —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MEM 82/0 51 31 .622 2 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
SAC 82/0 48 34 .585 5 • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHX 82/0 45 37 .549 8 • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAC 82/0 44 38 .537 9 • • • •   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
GSW 82/0 44 38 .537 9 • • • • —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAL 82/0 43 39 .524 10 • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 82/0 42 40 .512 11 • • • • • • •   ← — ← ← ← ← ←
OKC 82/0 40 42 .488 13 • • • • • • • •   • ← ← ← ← ←
NWO 82/0 42 40 .512 11 • • • • • • • — ←   ← ← ← ← ←
DAL 82/0 38 44 .463 15 • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ←
UTH 82/0 37 45 .451 16 • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ←
POR 82/0 33 49 .402 20 • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ←
HOU 82/0 22 60 .268 31 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   —
SAS 82/0 22 60 .268 31 • • • • • • • • • • • • • —  

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: June 3, 2023 8:00am GMT