Current NBA Playoff Matchups
Come back each day for the latest updates on the NBA playoff picture:
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| (1) Chicago (22-6) Games remaining: 38 (23 Home, 15 Away) vs. +.500: 21, vs. East: 29 | |||||||||
| (8) Milwaukee (11-14) Games remaining: 41 (22 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. East: 35 | |||||||||
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| (2) Miami (19-7) Games remaining: 40 (19 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 23, vs. East: 30 | |||||||||
| (7) Boston (14-10) Games remaining: 42 (17 Home, 25 Away) vs. +.500: 24, vs. East: 29 | |||||||||
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| (3) Philadelphia (18-8) Games remaining: 40 (16 Home, 24 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. East: 31 | |||||||||
| (6) Orlando (16-10) Games remaining: 40 (19 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 19, vs. East: 31 | |||||||||
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| (4) Indiana (17-8) Games remaining: 41 (24 Home, 17 Away) vs. +.500: 17, vs. East: 29 | |||||||||
| (5) Atlanta (17-9) Games remaining: 40 (20 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. East: 29 | |||||||||
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| (9) New York Knicks (11-15) Games remaining: 40 (20 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 23, vs. East: 31 | |
| (10) Cleveland (10-14) Games remaining: 42 (23 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. East: 32 | |
| (11) New Jersey (8-19) Games remaining: 39 (21 Home, 18 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. East: 28 | |
| (12) Toronto (8-19) Games remaining: 39 (23 Home, 16 Away) vs. +.500: 19, vs. East: 29 | |
| (13) Detroit (7-20) Games remaining: 39 (20 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 19, vs. East: 29 | |
| (14) Washington (5-21) Games remaining: 40 (18 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. East: 28 | |
| (15) Charlotte (3-22) Games remaining: 41 (23 Home, 18 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. East: 28 | |
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| (1) Oklahoma City (20-5) Games remaining: 41 (23 Home, 18 Away) vs. +.500: 26, vs. West: 29 | |||||||||
| (8) Utah (13-11) Games remaining: 42 (18 Home, 24 Away) vs. +.500: 23, vs. West: 31 | |||||||||
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| (2) San Antonio (18-9) Games remaining: 39 (19 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. West: 26 | |||||||||
| (7) Los Angeles (14-11) Games remaining: 41 (20 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. West: 32 | |||||||||
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| (3) Los Angeles (15-8) Games remaining: 43 (20 Home, 23 Away) vs. +.500: 20, vs. West: 33 | |||||||||
| (6) Denver (15-11) Games remaining: 40 (20 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 21, vs. West: 30 | |||||||||
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| (4) Houston (15-11) Games remaining: 40 (20 Home, 20 Away) vs. +.500: 21, vs. West: 30 | |||||||||
| (5) Dallas (15-11) Games remaining: 40 (19 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 24, vs. West: 29 | |||||||||
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| (9) Portland (14-12) Games remaining: 40 (19 Home, 21 Away) vs. +.500: 21, vs. West: 29 | |
| (10) Memphis (13-13) Games remaining: 40 (21 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 22, vs. West: 28 | |
| (11) Minnesota (13-13) Games remaining: 40 (18 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 24, vs. West: 32 | |
| (12) Phoenix (11-14) Games remaining: 41 (22 Home, 19 Away) vs. +.500: 27, vs. West: 34 | |
| (13) Golden State (8-14) Games remaining: 44 (19 Home, 25 Away) vs. +.500: 27, vs. West: 36 | |
| (14) Sacramento (9-16) Games remaining: 41 (23 Home, 18 Away) vs. +.500: 24, vs. West: 30 | |
| (15) New Orleans (4-22) Games remaining: 40 (18 Home, 22 Away) vs. +.500: 22, vs. West: 29 | |
Glossary
In the event two or more teams are tied in the standings, a series of tiebreakers are applied to determine which team receives the higher seeding.
- Two-Team Tiebreaker:
- 1. Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
- 2. Better record in head-to-head games
- 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 (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
- 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. Highest point differential between points scored and points allowed