Standings
Projected playoff picture
Projections are based on Elo ratings and include considerations for playoff experience among active players.
West
First Round
Conf. Semis
1
OKC
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
Projections
Western Conference
| # | Team | W | L | Proj. | ScheduleRemaining schedule difficulty: 1st = hardest, 30th = easiest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKC | 64 | 18 | 64.0-18.0 | 2nd hardest |
| 2 | SAS | 62 | 20 | 62.0-20.0 | Hardest |
| 3 | DEN | 54 | 28 | 54.0-28.0 | 9th hardest |
| 4 | LAL | 53 | 29 | 53.0-29.0 | 7th hardest |
| 5 | HOU | 52 | 30 | 52.0-30.0 | 14th hardest |
| 6 | MIN | 49 | 33 | 49.0-33.0 | 10th hardest |
| 7 | PHX | 45 | 37 | 45.0-37.0 | 13th easiest |
| 8 | POR | 42 | 40 | 42.0-40.0 | 12th easiest |
| 9 |  LAC | 42 | 40 | 42.0-40.0 | 12th hardest |
| 10 |  GSW | 37 | 45 | 37.0-45.0 | 10th easiest |
| 11 |  NOP | 26 | 56 | 26.0-56.0 | 11th easiest |
| 12 |  DAL | 26 | 56 | 26.0-56.0 | 8th easiest |
| 13 |  MEM | 25 | 57 | 25.0-57.0 | 5th easiest |
| 14 |  SAC | 22 | 60 | 22.0-60.0 | 6th easiest |
| 15 |   UTA | 22 | 60 | 22.0-60.0 | 2nd easiest |
Eastern Conference
| # | Team | W | L | Proj. | ScheduleRemaining schedule difficulty: 1st = hardest, 30th = easiest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DET | 60 | 22 | 60.0-22.0 | 5th hardest |
| 2 | BOS | 56 | 26 | 56.0-26.0 | 3rd hardest |
| 3 | NYK | 53 | 29 | 53.0-29.0 | 6th hardest |
| 4 | CLE | 52 | 30 | 52.0-30.0 | 8th hardest |
| 5 | TOR | 46 | 36 | 46.0-36.0 | 15th hardest |
| 6 | ATL | 46 | 36 | 46.0-36.0 | 11th hardest |
| 7 | PHI | 45 | 37 | 45.0-37.0 | 15th easiest |
| 8 | ORL | 45 | 37 | 45.0-37.0 | 14th easiest |
| 9 |  CHA | 44 | 38 | 44.0-38.0 | 4th hardest |
| 10 |  MIA | 43 | 39 | 43.0-39.0 | 13th hardest |
| 11 |  MIL | 32 | 50 | 32.0-50.0 | 7th easiest |
| 12 |  CHI | 31 | 51 | 31.0-51.0 | 9th easiest |
| 13 |  BKN | 20 | 62 | 20.0-62.0 | 4th easiest |
| 14 |  IND | 19 | 63 | 19.0-63.0 | Easiest |
| 15 |  WAS | 17 | 65 | 17.0-65.0 | 3rd easiest |