Playoff picture
West
Conf. Semis
1
OKC64-18
OKC64-18Winner of 4 vs 5
Winner of 3 vs 6
Winner of 2 vs 7
Conf. Finals
Top half winner
Bottom half winner
East
Conf. Semis
Winner of 1 vs 8
Winner of 4 vs 5
Winner of 3 vs 6
Winner of 2 vs 7
Conf. Finals
Top half winner
Bottom half winner
Western Conference
Conf. Semis
1OKC64-18
OKC64-18Winner of 4 vs 5
Winner of 3 vs 6
Winner of 2 vs 7
Conf. Finals
Top half winner
Bottom half winner
Eastern Conference
Conf. Semis
Winner of 1 vs 8
Winner of 4 vs 5
Winner of 3 vs 6
Winner of 2 vs 7
Conf. Finals
Top half winner
Bottom half winner
NBA Finals
East champion
West champion
Projected playoff picture
Projections are based on Elo ratings and include considerations for playoff experience among active players.
West
First Round
Conf. Semis
1OKC
OKC4
LAL53-29
LAL53-29OKC 67.8% · OKC in 5
6
MIN49-33
MIN49-332
SAS62-20
SAS62-20SAS 76.6% · SAS in 6
Conf. Finals
1OKC
OKC2SAS62-20
SAS62-20SAS 50.9% · SAS in 6
East
First Round
Conf. Semis
8
ORL45-37
ORL45-374
CLE52-30
CLE52-30CLE 67.5% · CLE in 6
3
NYK53-29
NYK53-292
BOS56-26
BOS56-26BOS 54.8% · BOS in 6
Conf. Finals
4CLE52-30
CLE52-302BOS56-26
BOS56-26BOS 60.2% · BOS in 6
Western Conference
First Round
1OKC4 wins
OKC4 wins8
PHX0 wins
PHX0 winsOKC 85.1% · OKC in 5
4LAL3 wins
LAL3 wins5
HOU1 win
HOU1 winLAL 67.9% · LAL in 5
3
DEN2 wins
DEN2 wins6MIN3 wins
MIN3 winsDEN 57.9% · DEN in 7
2SAS3 wins
SAS3 wins7
POR1 win
POR1 winSAS 87.7% · SAS in 5
Conf. Semis
1OKC
OKC4LAL53-29
LAL53-29OKC 67.8% · OKC in 5
6MIN49-33
MIN49-332SAS62-20
SAS62-20SAS 76.6% · SAS in 6
Conf. Finals
1OKC
OKC2SAS62-20
SAS62-20SAS 50.9% · SAS in 6
Eastern Conference
First Round
1
DET1 win
DET1 win8ORL3 wins
ORL3 winsDET 76.0% · DET in 5
4CLE2 wins
CLE2 wins5
TOR2 wins
TOR2 winsCLE 69.7% · CLE in 5
3NYK2 wins
NYK2 wins6
ATL2 wins
ATL2 winsNYK 67.4% · NYK in 5
2BOS3 wins
BOS3 wins7
PHI1 win
PHI1 winBOS 78.2% · BOS in 5
Conf. Semis
8ORL45-37
ORL45-374CLE52-30
CLE52-30CLE 67.5% · CLE in 6
3NYK53-29
NYK53-292BOS56-26
BOS56-26BOS 54.8% · BOS in 6
Conf. Finals
4CLE52-30
CLE52-302BOS56-26
BOS56-26BOS 60.2% · BOS in 6
NBA Finals
2BOS56-26
BOS56-262SAS62-20
SAS62-20SAS 60.0% · SAS in 6