NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
CLE 82/0 64 18 .780 —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BOS 82/0 61 21 .744 3 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
NYK 82/0 51 31 .622 13 • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
IND 82/0 50 32 .610 14 • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIL 82/0 48 34 .585 16 • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DET 82/0 44 38 .537 20 • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ORL 82/0 41 41 .500 23 • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ATL 82/0 40 42 .488 24 • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
CHI 82/0 39 43 .476 25 • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIA 82/0 37 45 .451 27 • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ←
TOR 82/0 30 52 .366 34 • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ←
BKN 82/0 26 56 .317 38 • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ←
PHI 82/0 24 58 .293 40 • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ←
CHA 82/0 19 63 .232 45 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   ←
WAS 82/0 18 64 .220 46 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 82/0 68 14 .829 —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
HOU 82/0 52 30 .634 16 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAL 82/0 50 32 .610 18 • •   — — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DEN 82/0 50 32 .610 18 • • —   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAC 82/0 50 32 .610 18 • • — —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 82/0 49 33 .598 19 • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
GSW 82/0 48 34 .585 20 • • • • • •   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MEM 82/0 48 34 .585 20 • • • • • • —   ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
SAC 82/0 40 42 .488 28 • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ←
DAL 82/0 39 43 .476 29 • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ←
PHX 82/0 36 46 .439 32 • • • • • • • • • •   — ← ← ←
POR 82/0 36 46 .439 32 • • • • • • • • • • —   ← ← ←
SAS 82/0 34 48 .415 34 • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ←
NWO 82/0 21 61 .256 47 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   ←
UTH 82/0 17 65 .207 51 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

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: April 18, 2025 10:00pm GMT