NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
CLE 30/52 26 4 .867 —   49 47 45 45 44 42 42 40 40 40 39 35 34 34
BOS 30/52 22 8 .733 4 [57]   51 49 49 48 46 46 44 44 44 43 39 38 38
NYK 30/52 20 10 .667 6 [59] [55]   51 51 50 48 48 46 46 46 45 41 40 40
ORL 31/51 19 12 .613 7.5 [60] [56] [54]   52 51 49 49 47 47 47 46 42 41 41
MIL 28/54 16 12 .571 9 [63] [59] [57] 55   54 52 52 50 50 50 49 45 44 44
MIA 27/55 14 13 .519 10.5 [65] [61] [59] [57] [57]   54 54 52 52 52 51 47 46 46
ATL 30/52 15 15 .500 11 [64] [60] [58] [56] [56] [55]   53 51 51 51 50 46 45 45
IND 30/52 15 15 .500 11 [64] [60] [58] [56] [56] [55] 53   51 51 51 50 46 45 45
CHI 30/52 13 17 .433 13 [66] [62] [60] [58] [58] [57] [55] [55]   53 53 52 48 47 47
DET 30/52 13 17 .433 13 [66] [62] [60] [58] [58] [57] [55] [55] 53   53 52 48 47 47
PHI 28/54 11 17 .393 14 [68] [64] [62] [60] [60] [59] [57] [57] 55 55   54 50 49 49
BKN 29/53 11 18 .379 14.5 [68] [64] [62] [60] [60] [59] [57] [57] [55] [55] [55]   50 49 49
CHA 29/53 7 22 .241 18.5 [72] [68] [66] [64] [64] [63] [61] [61] [59] [59] [59] [58]   53 53
TOR 30/52 7 23 .233 19 [72] [68] [66] [64] [64] [63] [61] [61] [59] [59] [59] [58] [54]   53
WAS 27/55 4 23 .148 20.5 [75] [71] [69] [67] [67] [66] [64] [64] [62] [62] [62] [61] [57] 56  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 28/54 23 5 .821 —   51 50 49 48 47 47 46 46 46 45 43 40 39 35
HOU 29/53 20 9 .690 3.5 [58]   53 52 51 50 50 49 49 49 48 46 43 42 38
MEM 30/52 20 10 .667 4 [58] [54]   52 51 50 50 49 49 49 48 46 43 42 38
DAL 30/52 19 11 .633 5 [59] [55] [54]   52 51 51 50 50 50 49 47 44 43 39
DEN 28/54 16 12 .571 7 [62] [58] [57] [56]   54 54 53 53 53 52 50 47 46 42
LAL 30/52 17 13 .567 7 [61] [57] [56] [55] [54]   53 52 52 52 51 49 46 45 41
LAC 30/52 17 13 .567 7 [61] [57] [56] [55] [54] 53   52 52 52 51 49 46 45 41
PHX 29/53 15 14 .517 8.5 [63] [59] [58] [57] [56] [55] [55]   54 54 53 51 48 47 43
MIN 29/53 15 14 .517 8.5 [63] [59] [58] [57] [56] [55] [55] 54   54 53 51 48 47 43
GSW 29/53 15 14 .517 8.5 [63] [59] [58] [57] [56] [55] [55] 54 54   53 51 48 47 43
SAS 30/52 15 15 .500 9 [63] [59] [58] [57] [56] [55] [55] [54] [54] [54]   51 48 47 43
SAC 30/52 13 17 .433 11 [65] [61] [60] [59] [58] [57] [57] [56] [56] [56] [55]   50 49 45
POR 29/53 9 20 .310 14.5 [69] [65] [64] [63] [62] [61] [61] [60] [60] [60] [59] [57]   53 49
UTH 28/54 7 21 .250 16 [71] [67] [66] [65] [64] [63] [63] [62] [62] [62] [61] [59] [56]   51
NWO 30/52 5 25 .167 19 [73] [69] [68] [67] [66] [65] [65] [64] [64] [64] [63] [61] [58] [57]  

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 26, 2024 11:00am GMT