NBA Conference Standings

2022-23 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
BOS 19/63 15 4 .789 —   63 62 61 61 60 60 59 59 59 57 56 54 52 51
ORL 19/63 14 5 .737 1 [65]   63 62 62 61 61 60 60 60 58 57 55 53 52
MIL 19/63 13 6 .684 2 [66] [65]   63 63 62 62 61 61 61 59 58 56 54 53
PHI 19/63 12 7 .632 3 [67] [66] [65]   64 63 63 62 62 62 60 59 57 55 54
NYK 19/63 12 7 .632 3 [67] [66] [65] 64   63 63 62 62 62 60 59 57 55 54
MIA 19/63 11 8 .579 4 [68] [67] [66] [65] [65]   64 63 63 63 61 60 58 56 55
IND 17/65 9 8 .529 5 [70] [69] [68] [67] [67] 66   65 65 65 63 62 60 58 57
CLE 19/63 10 9 .526 5 [69] [68] [67] [66] [66] [65] [65]   64 64 62 61 59 57 56
ATL 18/64 9 9 .500 5.5 [70] [69] [68] [67] [67] [66] [66] 65   65 63 62 60 58 57
BKN 18/64 9 9 .500 5.5 [70] [69] [68] [67] [67] [66] [66] 65 65   63 62 60 58 57
TOR 20/62 9 11 .450 6.5 [70] [69] [68] [67] [67] [66] [66] [65] [65] [65]   62 60 58 57
CHA 18/64 6 12 .333 8.5 [73] [72] [71] [70] [70] [69] [69] [68] [68] [68] [66]   63 61 60
CHI 20/62 6 14 .300 9.5 [73] [72] [71] [70] [70] [69] [69] [68] [68] [68] [66] [65]   61 60
WAS 19/63 3 16 .158 12 [76] [75] [74] [73] [73] [72] [72] [71] [71] [71] [69] [68] [66]   63
DET 19/63 2 17 .105 13 [77] [76] [75] [74] [74] [73] [73] [72] [72] [72] [70] [69] [67] [65]  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
MIN 19/63 15 4 .789 —   62 62 61 61 60 59 59 60 58 57 56 55 55 52
DEN 20/62 14 6 .700 1.5 [65]   63 62 62 61 60 60 61 59 58 57 56 56 53
OKC 18/64 12 6 .667 2.5 [67] 65   64 64 63 62 62 63 61 60 59 58 58 55
DAL 18/64 11 7 .611 3.5 [68] [66] [66]   65 64 63 63 64 62 61 60 59 59 56
SAC 17/65 10 7 .588 4 [69] [67] [67] 66   65 64 64 65 63 62 61 60 60 57
PHX 19/63 11 8 .579 4 [68] [66] [66] [65] [65]   63 63 64 62 61 60 59 59 56
NWO 20/62 11 9 .550 4.5 [68] [66] [66] [65] [65] [64]   63 [64] 62 61 60 59 59 56
LAL 20/62 11 9 .550 4.5 [68] [66] [66] [65] [65] [64] 63   [64] 62 61 60 59 59 56
HOU 16/66 8 8 .500 5.5 [71] [69] [69] [68] [68] 67 66 66   65 64 63 62 62 59
LAC 19/63 9 10 .474 6 [70] [68] [68] [67] [67] [66] [65] [65] [66]   63 62 61 61 58
GSW 20/62 9 11 .450 6.5 [70] [68] [68] [67] [67] [66] [65] [65] [66] [64]   62 61 61 58
POR 18/64 6 12 .333 8.5 [73] [71] [71] [70] [70] [69] [68] [68] [69] [67] [66]   64 64 61
UTH 19/63 6 13 .316 9 [73] [71] [71] [70] [70] [69] [68] [68] [69] [67] [66] [65]   64 61
MEM 18/64 5 13 .278 9.5 [74] [72] [72] [71] [71] [70] [69] [69] [70] [68] [67] [66] 65   62
SAS 19/63 3 16 .158 12 [76] [74] [74] [73] [73] [72] [71] [71] [72] [70] [69] [68] [67] [67]  

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: December 3, 2023 1:00am GMT