NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
CLE 28/54 24 4 .857 —   53 49 47 47 47 45 44 44 43 42 43 38 38 38
BOS 27/55 21 6 .778 2.5 [58]   52 50 50 50 48 47 47 46 45 46 41 41 41
NYK 27/55 17 10 .630 6.5 [62] [60]   54 54 54 52 51 51 50 49 50 45 45 45
ORL 29/53 17 12 .586 7.5 [62] [60] [56]   54 54 52 51 51 50 49 50 45 45 45
MIL 26/56 14 12 .538 9 [65] [63] [59] 57   57 55 54 54 53 52 53 48 48 48
MIA 25/57 13 12 .520 9.5 [66] [64] [60] 58 58   56 55 55 54 53 54 49 49 49
ATL 28/54 14 14 .500 10 [65] [63] [59] [57] [57] [57]   54 54 53 52 53 48 48 48
IND 28/54 13 15 .464 11 [66] [64] [60] [58] [58] [58] [56]   55 54 53 54 49 49 49
CHI 28/54 13 15 .464 11 [66] [64] [60] [58] [58] [58] [56] 55   54 53 54 49 49 49
BKN 27/55 11 16 .407 12.5 [68] [66] [62] [60] [60] [60] [58] [57] [57]   55 56 51 51 51
DET 28/54 11 17 .393 13 [68] [66] [62] [60] [60] [60] [58] [57] [57] [56]   [56] 51 51 51
PHI 25/57 9 16 .360 13.5 [70] [68] [64] [62] [62] [62] [60] [59] [59] 58 57   53 53 53
CHA 28/54 7 21 .250 17 [72] [70] [66] [64] [64] [64] [62] [61] [61] [60] [59] [60]   55 55
TOR 28/54 7 21 .250 17 [72] [70] [66] [64] [64] [64] [62] [61] [61] [60] [59] [60] 55   55
WAS 25/57 4 21 .160 18.5 [75] [73] [69] [67] [67] [67] [65] [64] [64] [63] [62] [63] 58 58  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 27/55 22 5 .815 —   52 52 51 49 50 49 49 49 49 48 46 43 41 38
MEM 28/54 19 9 .679 3.5 [59]   55 54 52 53 52 52 52 52 51 49 46 44 41
HOU 27/55 18 9 .667 4 [60] 56   55 53 54 53 53 53 53 52 50 47 45 42
DAL 27/55 17 10 .630 5 [61] [57] [57]   54 55 54 54 54 54 53 51 48 46 43
LAC 28/54 16 12 .571 6.5 [62] [58] [58] [57]   [56] 55 55 55 55 54 52 49 47 44
DEN 25/57 14 11 .560 7 [64] [60] [60] [59] 57   57 57 57 57 56 54 51 49 46
LAL 27/55 15 12 .556 7 [63] [59] [59] [58] 56 [57]   56 56 56 55 53 50 48 45
MIN 26/56 14 12 .538 7.5 [64] [60] [60] [59] 57 [58] 57   57 57 56 54 51 49 46
PHX 26/56 14 12 .538 7.5 [64] [60] [60] [59] 57 [58] 57 57   57 56 54 51 49 46
GSW 26/56 14 12 .538 7.5 [64] [60] [60] [59] 57 [58] 57 57 57   56 54 51 49 46
SAS 27/55 14 13 .519 8 [64] [60] [60] [59] [57] [58] [57] [57] [57] [57]   54 51 49 46
SAC 28/54 13 15 .464 9.5 [65] [61] [61] [60] [58] [59] [58] [58] [58] [58] [57]   52 50 47
POR 27/55 9 18 .333 13 [69] [65] [65] [64] [62] [63] [62] [62] [62] [62] [61] [59]   54 51
UTH 26/56 6 20 .231 15.5 [72] [68] [68] [67] [65] [66] [65] [65] [65] [65] [64] [62] [59]   54
NWO 28/54 5 23 .179 17.5 [73] [69] [69] [68] [66] [67] [66] [66] [66] [66] [65] [63] [60] [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 21, 2024 12:00pm GMT