NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 27/55 21 6 .778 —   55 51 51 51 50 50 49 49 47 45 44 43 41 41
NYK 26/56 19 7 .731 1.5 [58]   53 53 53 52 52 51 51 49 47 46 45 43 43
TOR 28/54 17 11 .607 4.5 [60] [59]   55 55 54 54 53 53 51 49 48 47 45 45
BOS 26/56 15 11 .577 5.5 [62] [61] 57   57 56 56 55 55 53 51 50 49 47 47
PHI 25/57 14 11 .560 6 [63] [62] 58 58   57 57 56 56 54 52 51 50 48 48
ORL 27/55 15 12 .556 6 [62] [61] [57] [57] [57]   56 55 55 53 51 50 49 47 47
MIA 27/55 15 12 .556 6 [62] [61] [57] [57] [57] 56   55 55 53 51 50 49 47 47
CLE 28/54 15 13 .536 6.5 [62] [61] [57] [57] [57] [56] [56]   55 53 51 50 49 47 47
ATL 28/54 15 13 .536 6.5 [62] [61] [57] [57] [57] [56] [56] 55   53 51 50 49 47 47
CHI 26/56 11 15 .423 9.5 [66] [65] [61] [61] [61] [60] [60] [59] [59]   55 54 53 51 51
MIL 28/54 11 17 .393 10.5 [66] [65] [61] [61] [61] [60] [60] [59] [59] [57]   54 53 51 51
CHA 27/55 9 18 .333 12 [68] [67] [63] [63] [63] [62] [62] [61] [61] [59] [57]   55 53 53
BKN 26/56 7 19 .269 13.5 [70] [69] [65] [65] [65] [64] [64] [63] [63] [61] [59] [58]   55 55
IND 27/55 6 21 .222 15 [71] [70] [66] [66] [66] [65] [65] [64] [64] [62] [60] [59] [58]   56
WAS 25/57 4 21 .160 16 [73] [72] [68] [68] [68] [67] [67] [66] [66] [64] [62] [61] [60] 58  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 27/55 25 2 .926 —   52 51 51 50 48 46 44 43 42 41 42 37 37 36
DEN 26/56 20 6 .769 4.5 [61]   56 56 55 53 51 49 48 47 46 47 42 42 41
LAL 26/56 19 7 .731 5.5 [62] [58]   57 56 54 52 50 49 48 47 48 43 43 42
SAS 26/56 19 7 .731 5.5 [62] [58] 57   56 54 52 50 49 48 47 48 43 43 42
HOU 24/58 16 8 .667 7.5 [65] [61] [60] [60]   57 55 53 52 51 50 51 46 46 45
MIN 27/55 17 10 .630 8 [64] [60] [59] [59] [58]   54 52 51 50 49 50 45 45 44
PHX 27/55 15 12 .556 10 [66] [62] [61] [61] [60] [58]   54 53 52 51 52 47 47 46
MEM 27/55 13 14 .481 12 [68] [64] [63] [63] [62] [60] [58]   55 54 53 54 49 49 48
GSW 28/54 13 15 .464 12.5 [68] [64] [63] [63] [62] [60] [58] [56]   54 53 54 49 49 48
POR 27/55 11 16 .407 14 [70] [66] [65] [65] [64] [62] [60] [58] [57]   55 56 51 51 50
DAL 28/54 11 17 .393 14.5 [70] [66] [65] [65] [64] [62] [60] [58] [57] [56]   [56] 51 51 50
UTH 26/56 10 16 .385 14.5 [71] [67] [66] [66] [65] [63] [61] [59] [58] 57 56   52 52 51
SAC 27/55 6 21 .222 19 [75] [71] [70] [70] [69] [67] [65] [63] [62] [61] [60] [61]   56 55
LAC 27/55 6 21 .222 19 [75] [71] [70] [70] [69] [67] [65] [63] [62] [61] [60] [61] 56   55
NWO 28/54 6 22 .214 19.5 [75] [71] [70] [70] [69] [67] [65] [63] [62] [61] [60] [61] [56] [56]  

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 19, 2025 3:00pm GMT