NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 77/5 56 21 .727 —   2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BOS 76/6 51 25 .671 4.5 [11]   4 3 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
NYK 77/5 49 28 .636 7 • [9]   5 — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
CLE 77/5 48 29 .623 8 • [10] [7]   2 — — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ATL 77/5 44 33 .571 12 • • [11] [10]   5 5 3 3 2 ← ← ← ← ←
PHI 76/6 42 34 .553 13.5 • • • [12] [8]   7 5 5 4 ← ← ← ← ←
TOR 76/6 42 34 .553 13.5 • • • [12] [8] 7   5 5 4 ← ← ← ← ←
CHA 77/5 41 36 .532 15 • • • • [9] [8] [8]   6 5 ← ← ← ← ←
ORL 76/6 40 36 .526 15.5 • • • • [10] [9] [9] 7   6 ← ← ← ← ←
MIA 77/5 40 37 .519 16 • • • • [10] [9] [9] [7] [7]   ← ← ← ← ←
MIL 76/6 30 46 .395 25.5 • • • • • • • • • •   6 ← ← ←
CHI 76/6 29 47 .382 26.5 • • • • • • • • • • [8]   ← ← ←
IND 76/6 18 58 .237 37.5 • • • • • • • • • • • •   7 6
BKN 76/6 18 58 .237 37.5 • • • • • • • • • • • • 7   6
WAS 76/6 17 59 .224 38.5 • • • • • • • • • • • • [8] [8]  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 77/5 61 16 .792 —   4 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
SAS 77/5 59 18 .766 2 [8]   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAL 77/5 50 27 .649 11 • •   5 4 3 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DEN 77/5 49 28 .636 12 • • [7]   5 4 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
HOU 76/6 47 29 .618 13.5 • • [9] [8]   6 — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 76/6 46 30 .605 14.5 • • [10] [9] [8]   2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHX 77/5 42 35 .545 19 • • • • [12] [11]   3 3 ← ← ← ← ← ←
POR 78/4 40 38 .513 21.5 • • • • • • [8]   5 2 ← ← ← ← ←
LAC 77/5 39 38 .506 22 • • • • • • [9] 6   3 ← ← ← ← ←
GSW 77/5 36 41 .468 25 • • • • • • • [9] [9]   ← ← ← ← ←
MEM 76/6 25 51 .329 35.5 • • • • • • • • • •   6 6 2 —
NWO 77/5 25 52 .325 36 • • • • • • • • • • [7]   6 2 —
DAL 76/6 24 52 .316 36.5 • • • • • • • • • • [8] 7   3 2
UTH 77/5 21 56 .273 40 • • • • • • • • • • [11] [10] [10]   5
SAC 77/5 20 57 .260 41 • • • • • • • • • • [12] [11] [11] [7]  

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 3, 2026 11:00am GMT