NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 78/4 57 21 .731 —   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BOS 78/4 53 25 .679 4 [9]   2 — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
NYK 78/4 50 28 .641 7 • [8]   4 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
CLE 78/4 49 29 .628 8 • [9] [6]   — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ATL 78/4 45 33 .577 12 • • • [9]   3 3 2 2 — ← ← ← ← ←
PHI 78/4 43 35 .551 14 • • • • [7]   5 4 4 3 ← ← ← ← ←
TOR 78/4 43 35 .551 14 • • • • [7] 5   4 4 3 ← ← ← ← ←
CHA 79/3 43 36 .544 14.5 • • • • [7] [5] [5]   4 3 ← ← ← ← ←
ORL 78/4 42 36 .538 15 • • • • [8] [6] [6] 5   4 ← ← ← ← ←
MIA 78/4 41 37 .526 16 • • • • [9] [7] [7] [6] [6]   ← ← ← ← ←
MIL 78/4 31 47 .397 26 • • • • • • • • • •   3 ← ← ←
CHI 78/4 29 49 .372 28 • • • • • • • • • • [7]   ← ← ←
BKN 78/4 19 59 .244 38 • • • • • • • • • • • •   4 3
IND 78/4 18 60 .231 39 • • • • • • • • • • • • [6]   4
WAS 78/4 17 61 .218 40 • • • • • • • • • • • • [7] [6]  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 78/4 62 16 .795 —   2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
SAS 78/4 59 19 .756 3 [8]   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAL 78/4 50 28 .641 12 • •   5 4 — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DEN 78/4 50 28 .641 12 • • 5   4 — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
HOU 78/4 49 29 .628 13 • • [6] [6]   2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 78/4 46 32 .590 16 • • [9] [9] [8]   2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHX 78/4 43 35 .551 19 • • • • • [8]   2 2 ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAC 78/4 40 38 .513 22 • • • • • • [8]   5 — ← ← ← ← ←
POR 78/4 40 38 .513 22 • • • • • • [8] 5   — ← ← ← ← ←
GSW 78/4 36 42 .462 26 • • • • • • • [9] [9]   ← ← ← ← ←
MEM 78/4 25 53 .321 37 • • • • • • • • • •   5 4 ← ←
DAL 78/4 25 53 .321 37 • • • • • • • • • • 5   4 ← ←
NWO 79/3 25 54 .316 37.5 • • • • • • • • • • [5] [5]   ← ←
SAC 79/3 21 58 .266 41.5 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   4
UTH 79/3 21 58 .266 41.5 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4  

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 6, 2026 6:00am GMT