NBA Conference Standings

2023-24 National Basketball Association Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W L PCT GB
DET 17/65 15 2 .882 —   63 62 61 62 61 61 60 60 60 58 55 54 53 53
TOR 18/64 13 5 .722 2.5 [68]   64 63 64 63 63 62 62 62 60 57 56 55 55
MIA 18/64 12 6 .667 3.5 [69] [66]   64 65 64 64 63 63 63 61 58 57 56 56
CLE 19/63 12 7 .632 4 [69] [66] [65]   [65] 64 64 63 63 63 61 58 57 56 56
NYK 16/66 10 6 .625 4.5 [71] [68] 67 66   66 66 65 65 65 63 60 59 58 58
ATL 18/64 11 7 .611 4.5 [70] [67] [66] 65 [66]   65 64 64 64 62 59 58 57 57
PHI 16/66 9 7 .563 5.5 [72] [69] [68] 67 [68] 67   66 66 66 64 61 60 59 59
ORL 18/64 10 8 .556 5.5 [71] [68] [67] [66] [67] [66] [66]   65 65 63 60 59 58 58
CHI 17/65 9 8 .529 6 [72] [69] [68] [67] [68] [67] [67] 66   66 64 61 60 59 59
BOS 17/65 9 8 .529 6 [72] [69] [68] [67] [68] [67] [67] 66 66   64 61 60 59 59
MIL 18/64 8 10 .444 7.5 [73] [70] [69] [68] [69] [68] [68] [67] [67] [67]   62 61 60 60
CHA 17/65 4 13 .235 11 [77] [74] [73] [72] [73] [72] [72] [71] [71] [71] [69]   65 64 64
BKN 17/65 3 14 .176 12 [78] [75] [74] [73] [74] [73] [73] [72] [72] [72] [70] [67]   65 65
IND 17/65 2 15 .118 13 [79] [76] [75] [74] [75] [74] [74] [73] [73] [73] [71] [68] [67]   66
WAS 16/66 1 15 .063 13.5 [80] [77] [76] [75] [76] [75] [75] [74] [74] [74] [72] [69] [68] 67  

Western Conference

West GP/R W L PCT GB
OKC 18/64 17 1 .944 —   62 62 62 61 59 59 57 56 54 54 54 53 52 51
DEN 17/65 13 4 .765 3.5 [69]   66 66 65 63 63 61 60 58 58 58 57 56 55
LAL 16/66 12 4 .750 4 [70] 67   67 66 64 64 62 61 59 59 59 58 57 56
HOU 15/67 11 4 .733 4.5 [71] 68 68   67 65 65 63 62 60 60 60 59 58 57
SAS 16/66 11 5 .688 5 [71] [68] [68] [68]   65 65 63 62 60 60 60 59 58 57
PHX 18/64 11 7 .611 6 [71] [68] [68] [68] [67]   65 63 62 60 60 60 59 58 57
MIN 17/65 10 7 .588 6.5 [72] [69] [69] [69] [68] 66   64 63 61 61 61 60 59 58
GSW 19/63 10 9 .526 7.5 [72] [69] [69] [69] [68] [66] [66]   63 61 61 61 60 59 58
POR 18/64 8 10 .444 9 [74] [71] [71] [71] [70] [68] [68] [66]   63 63 63 62 61 60
MEM 18/64 6 12 .333 11 [76] [73] [73] [73] [72] [70] [70] [68] [67]   65 65 64 63 62
UTH 17/65 5 12 .294 11.5 [77] [74] [74] [74] [73] [71] [71] [69] [68] 66   66 65 64 63
LAC 17/65 5 12 .294 11.5 [77] [74] [74] [74] [73] [71] [71] [69] [68] 66 66   65 64 63
SAC 18/64 5 13 .278 12 [77] [74] [74] [74] [73] [71] [71] [69] [68] [66] [66] [66]   64 63
DAL 19/63 5 14 .263 12.5 [77] [74] [74] [74] [73] [71] [71] [69] [68] [66] [66] [66] [65]   63
NWO 18/64 3 15 .167 14 [79] [76] [76] [76] [75] [73] [73] [71] [70] [68] [68] [68] [67] [66]  

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: November 25, 2025 6:00pm GMT