NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 25/57 20 5 .800 —   56 53 52 52 52 52 51 51 47 48 45 45 43 43
NYK 25/57 18 7 .720 2 [60]   55 54 54 54 54 53 53 49 50 47 47 45 45
BOS 25/57 15 10 .600 5 [63] [61]   57 57 57 57 56 56 52 53 50 50 48 48
ORL 26/56 15 11 .577 5.5 [63] [61] [58]   57 57 57 56 56 52 53 50 50 48 48
TOR 26/56 15 11 .577 5.5 [63] [61] [58] 57   57 57 56 56 52 53 50 50 48 48
MIA 25/57 14 11 .560 6 [64] [62] [59] 58 58   58 57 57 53 54 51 51 49 49
PHI 25/57 14 11 .560 6 [64] [62] [59] 58 58 58   57 57 53 54 51 51 49 49
CLE 27/55 15 12 .556 6 [63] [61] [58] [57] [57] [57] [57]   56 52 53 50 50 48 48
ATL 27/55 15 12 .556 6 [63] [61] [58] [57] [57] [57] [57] 56   52 53 50 50 48 48
MIL 27/55 11 16 .407 10 [67] [65] [62] [61] [61] [61] [61] [60] [60]   [57] 54 54 52 52
CHI 25/57 10 15 .400 10 [68] [66] [63] [62] [62] [62] [62] [61] [61] 57   55 55 53 53
CHA 26/56 8 18 .308 12.5 [70] [68] [65] [64] [64] [64] [64] [63] [63] [59] [60]   57 55 55
BKN 25/57 7 18 .280 13 [71] [69] [66] [65] [65] [65] [65] [64] [64] [60] [61] 58   56 56
IND 26/56 6 20 .231 14.5 [72] [70] [67] [66] [66] [66] [66] [65] [65] [61] [62] [59] [59]   57
WAS 24/58 4 20 .167 15.5 [74] [72] [69] [68] [68] [68] [68] [67] [67] [63] [64] [61] [61] 59  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 26/56 24 2 .923 —   53 53 52 52 50 47 45 45 43 43 44 40 39 37
DEN 24/58 18 6 .750 5 [63]   59 58 58 56 53 51 51 49 49 50 46 45 43
HOU 22/60 16 6 .727 6 [65] 61   60 60 58 55 53 53 51 51 52 48 47 45
LAL 25/57 18 7 .720 5.5 [63] [59] [59]   58 56 53 51 51 49 49 50 46 45 43
SAS 25/57 18 7 .720 5.5 [63] [59] [59] 58   56 53 51 51 49 49 50 46 45 43
MIN 26/56 17 9 .654 7 [64] [60] [60] [59] [59]   54 52 52 50 50 51 47 46 44
PHX 26/56 14 12 .538 10 [67] [63] [63] [62] [62] [60]   55 55 53 53 54 50 49 47
GSW 27/55 13 14 .481 11.5 [68] [64] [64] [63] [63] [61] [58]   56 54 54 55 51 50 48
MEM 25/57 11 14 .440 12.5 [70] [66] [66] [65] [65] [63] [60] 58   56 56 57 53 52 50
DAL 26/56 10 16 .385 14 [71] [67] [67] [66] [66] [64] [61] [59] [59]   57 [58] 54 53 51
POR 26/56 10 16 .385 14 [71] [67] [67] [66] [66] [64] [61] [59] [59] 57   [58] 54 53 51
UTH 24/58 9 15 .375 14 [72] [68] [68] [67] [67] [65] [62] [60] [60] 58 58   55 54 52
LAC 25/57 6 19 .240 17.5 [75] [71] [71] [70] [70] [68] [65] [63] [63] [61] [61] [62]   57 55
SAC 26/56 6 20 .231 18 [75] [71] [71] [70] [70] [68] [65] [63] [63] [61] [61] [62] [58]   55
NWO 27/55 5 22 .185 19.5 [76] [72] [72] [71] [71] [69] [66] [64] [64] [62] [62] [63] [59] [58]  

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 15, 2025 12:00pm GMT