NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 20/62 16 4 .800 —   61 61 60 59 59 59 59 58 57 55 53 51 51 51
TOR 20/62 14 6 .700 2 [65]   63 62 61 61 61 61 60 59 57 55 53 53 53
NYK 18/64 12 6 .667 3 [67] 65   64 63 63 63 63 62 61 59 57 55 55 55
MIA 20/62 13 7 .650 3 [66] [64] [64]   62 62 62 62 61 60 58 56 54 54 54
ATL 20/62 12 8 .600 4 [67] [65] [65] [64]   63 63 63 62 61 59 57 55 55 55
CLE 20/62 12 8 .600 4 [67] [65] [65] [64] 63   63 63 62 61 59 57 55 55 55
ORL 20/62 12 8 .600 4 [67] [65] [65] [64] 63 63   63 62 61 59 57 55 55 55
PHI 18/64 10 8 .556 5 [69] [67] [67] [66] 65 65 65   64 63 61 59 57 57 57
BOS 19/63 10 9 .526 5.5 [69] [67] [67] [66] [65] [65] [65] [65]   63 61 59 57 57 57
CHI 19/63 9 10 .474 6.5 [70] [68] [68] [67] [66] [66] [66] [66] [65]   62 60 58 58 58
MIL 21/61 9 12 .429 7.5 [70] [68] [68] [67] [66] [66] [66] [66] [65] [64]   60 58 58 58
CHA 20/62 6 14 .300 10 [73] [71] [71] [70] [69] [69] [69] [69] [68] [67] [65]   61 61 61
IND 20/62 4 16 .200 12 [75] [73] [73] [72] [71] [71] [71] [71] [70] [69] [67] [65]   63 63
BKN 19/63 3 16 .158 12.5 [76] [74] [74] [73] [72] [72] [72] [72] [71] [70] [68] [66] 64   64
WAS 18/64 2 16 .111 13 [77] [75] [75] [74] [73] [73] [73] [73] [72] [71] [69] [67] 65 65  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 20/62 19 1 .950 —   60 60 59 59 56 55 54 53 52 52 49 49 49 47
LAL 18/64 14 4 .778 4 [68]   65 64 64 61 60 59 58 57 57 54 54 54 52
HOU 16/66 12 4 .750 5 [70] 67   66 66 63 62 61 60 59 59 56 56 56 54
DEN 19/63 14 5 .737 4.5 [68] [65] [65]   64 61 60 59 58 57 57 54 54 54 52
SAS 18/64 13 5 .722 5 [69] [66] [66] 65   62 61 60 59 58 58 55 55 55 53
MIN 19/63 11 8 .579 7.5 [71] [68] [68] [67] [67]   63 62 61 60 60 57 57 57 55
PHX 21/61 12 9 .571 7.5 [70] [67] [67] [66] [66] [63]   61 60 59 59 56 56 56 54
GSW 21/61 11 10 .524 8.5 [71] [68] [68] [67] [67] [64] [63]   61 60 60 57 57 57 55
POR 19/63 8 11 .421 10.5 [74] [71] [71] [70] [70] [67] [66] [65]   63 63 60 60 60 58
MEM 20/62 8 12 .400 11 [74] [71] [71] [70] [70] [67] [66] [65] [64]   63 60 60 60 58
UTH 18/64 6 12 .333 12 [76] [73] [73] [72] [72] [69] [68] [67] [66] 65   62 62 62 60
DAL 21/61 6 15 .286 13.5 [76] [73] [73] [72] [72] [69] [68] [67] [66] [65] [65]   62 62 60
SAC 20/62 5 15 .250 14 [77] [74] [74] [73] [73] [70] [69] [68] [67] [66] [66] 63   63 61
LAC 20/62 5 15 .250 14 [77] [74] [74] [73] [73] [70] [69] [68] [67] [66] [66] 63 63   61
NWO 20/62 3 17 .150 16 [79] [76] [76] [75] [75] [72] [71] [70] [69] [68] [68] [65] [65] [65]  

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: November 30, 2025 8:00am GMT