NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 73/9 53 20 .726 —   6 4 2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BOS 72/10 48 24 .667 4.5 [15]   9 7 3 3 2 — — — ← ← ← ← ←
NYK 74/8 48 26 .649 5.5 [15] [11]   7 3 3 2 — — — ← ← ← ← ←
CLE 73/9 45 28 .616 8 [18] [14] [12]   6 6 5 4 4 4 ← ← ← ← ←
ATL 73/9 41 32 .562 12 • [18] [16] [14]   10 9 8 8 8 ← ← ← ← ←
TOR 72/10 40 32 .556 12.5 • [19] [17] [15] 11   10 9 9 9 ← ← ← ← ←
PHI 73/9 40 33 .548 13 • [19] [17] [15] [11] [11]   9 9 9 ← ← ← ← ←
ORL 73/9 39 34 .534 14 • [20] [18] [16] [12] [12] [11]   10 10 — — ← ← ←
CHA 73/9 39 34 .534 14 • [20] [18] [16] [12] [12] [11] 10   10 — — ← ← ←
MIA 73/9 39 34 .534 14 • [20] [18] [16] [12] [12] [11] 10 10   — — ← ← ←
MIL 72/10 29 43 .403 23.5 • • • • • • • [20] [20] [20]   11 ← ← ←
CHI 72/10 29 43 .403 23.5 • • • • • • • [20] [20] [20] 11   ← ← ←
WAS 72/10 17 55 .236 35.5 • • • • • • • • • • • •   10 9
BKN 73/9 17 56 .233 36 • • • • • • • • • • • • [11]   9
IND 73/9 16 57 .219 37 • • • • • • • • • • • • [12] [11]  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 73/9 57 16 .781 —   8 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
SAS 73/9 55 18 .753 2 [12]   2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAL 73/9 47 26 .644 10 • [18]   8 8 7 3 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DEN 74/8 46 28 .622 11.5 • • [11]   9 8 4 — ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 73/9 45 28 .616 12 • • [12] 10   9 5 2 — ← ← ← ← ← ←
HOU 72/10 43 29 .597 13.5 • • [14] [12] [12]   7 4 3 2 ← ← ← ← ←
PHX 73/9 40 33 .548 17 • • [17] [15] [15] [14]   7 6 5 ← ← ← ← ←
LAC 73/9 37 36 .507 20 • • • [18] [18] [17] [13]   9 8 ← ← ← ← ←
POR 74/8 37 37 .500 20.5 • • • • [18] [17] [13] [10]   8 ← ← ← ← ←
GSW 73/9 35 38 .479 22 • • • • • [19] [15] [12] [11]   ← ← ← ← ←
NWO 74/8 25 49 .338 32.5 • • • • • • • • • •   [10] 8 6 3
MEM 72/10 24 48 .333 32.5 • • • • • • • • • • 10   9 7 4
DAL 73/9 23 50 .315 34 • • • • • • • • • • [11] [12]   8 5
UTH 73/9 21 52 .288 36 • • • • • • • • • • [13] [14] [12]   7
SAC 74/8 19 55 .257 38.5 • • • • • • • • • • [15] [16] [14] [12]  

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: March 27, 2026 5:00am GMT