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