Playoff Probabilities Report
Results are based on 10,000 simulations of the remainder of
season, including the play-in round.
See more details about the results. We also use these simulations to
project the draft order and lottery winners.
Projected Standings
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Rk | Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | SOS | rSOS | SRS | Current | Remain | Best | Worst | Playoffs | Division | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1-6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Out | Win Conf | Win Finals | ||
1 | Boston Celtics | 59.2 | 22.8 | .721 | 1.74 | -0.58 | 10.22 | 16-5 | 43-18 | 71-11 | 43-39 | 100.0% | 80.4% | 78.1 | 17.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 45.1% | 32.4% | ||||||||
2 | Philadelphia 76ers | 55.3 | 26.7 | .674 | 1.23 | -0.74 | 8.33 | 14-7 | 41-20 | 68-14 | 41-41 | 99.8% | 19.2% | 18.5 | 53.2 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 99.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 26.8% | 17.4% | ||||
3 | Orlando Magic | 49.9 | 32.1 | .609 | -0.85 | 0.03 | 4.06 | 15-7 | 35-25 | 64-18 | 35-47 | 95.5% | 87.2% | 2.0 | 13.2 | 27.3 | 20.1 | 14.5 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 86.7 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.0% | 3.0% | ||
4 | Milwaukee Bucks | 48.7 | 33.3 | .594 | -0.27 | 0.25 | 3.14 | 15-7 | 34-26 | 62-20 | 34-48 | 91.9% | 52.0% | 0.7 | 7.2 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 17.1 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 76.7 | 10.6 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 4.4% | 1.8% | ||
5 | Indiana Pacers | 46.7 | 35.3 | .570 | -0.27 | 0.22 | 3.24 | 12-8 | 35-27 | 61-21 | 31-51 | 83.4% | 33.1% | 0.3 | 3.3 | 9.7 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 10.5 | 58.3 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 3.6% | 1.4% | ||
6 | Brooklyn Nets | 47.7 | 34.3 | .581 | 0.51 | -0.05 | 4.28 | 12-9 | 36-25 | 59-23 | 34-48 | 88.2% | 0.3% | 0.2 | 3.0 | 12.1 | 16.7 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 9.2 | 65.8 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 6.6% | 3.3% | ||
7 | New York Knicks | 46.0 | 36.0 | .561 | -0.04 | 0.55 | 3.25 | 12-9 | 34-27 | 60-22 | 32-50 | 78.8% | 0.1% | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 13.3 | 48.1 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 11.0 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 3.7% | 1.3% | ||
8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 45.0 | 37.0 | .549 | 0.80 | -0.14 | 1.48 | 13-9 | 32-28 | 59-23 | 29-53 | 68.5% | 14.9% | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 13.7 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 37.1 | 16.1 | 18.0 | 15.7 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 1.4% | 0.5% | ||
9 | Miami Heat | 43.2 | 38.8 | .527 | -0.07 | -0.02 | 0.79 | 12-10 | 31-29 | 58-24 | 29-53 | 51.9% | 9.2% | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 18.2 | 19.8 | 12.7 | 17.8 | 23.5 | 17.9 | 8.3 | 0.9% | 0.3% | |||
10 | Atlanta Hawks | 41.0 | 41.0 | .500 | 1.27 | -0.04 | 1.03 | 9-12 | 32-29 | 54-28 | 26-56 | 31.4% | 3.6% | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 20.2 | 32.2 | 23.0 | 0.5% | 0.2% | ||||
11 | Toronto Raptors | 37.5 | 44.5 | .457 | 0.77 | 0.15 | -0.96 | 9-13 | 29-31 | 51-31 | 23-59 | 9.2% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 67.3 | ||||||||
12 | Chicago Bulls | 33.5 | 48.5 | .408 | 0.28 | 0.05 | -3.81 | 9-14 | 24-35 | 49-33 | 21-61 | 1.3% | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 93.2 | ||||||||||||
13 | Charlotte Hornets | 28.3 | 53.7 | .345 | 0.68 | 0.48 | -7.23 | 7-13 | 21-41 | 43-39 | 16-66 | 0.3 | 99.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Washington Wizards | 23.3 | 58.7 | .284 | 0.96 | 0.44 | -8.08 | 3-18 | 20-41 | 39-43 | 11-71 | 100.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Detroit Pistons | 18.7 | 63.3 | .228 | -0.01 | 0.79 | -10.24 | 2-20 | 17-43 | 33-49 | 7-75 | 100.0 |
First Round Seed | Pre Play-In | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rk | Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | SOS | rSOS | SRS | Current | Remain | Best | Worst | Playoffs | Division | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1-6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Out | Win Conf | Win Finals | ||
1 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 55.8 | 26.2 | .680 | -1.33 | -0.32 | 6.48 | 17-4 | 39-22 | 70-12 | 40-42 | 100.0% | 64.5% | 62.3 | 25.9 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 99.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 29.4% | 12.7% | |||||
2 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 53.8 | 28.2 | .656 | -0.06 | -0.62 | 7.18 | 14-7 | 40-21 | 66-16 | 40-42 | 99.8% | 32.4% | 31.1 | 41.3 | 15.5 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 99.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 32.5% | 15.1% | |||
3 | Denver Nuggets | 48.3 | 33.7 | .589 | 0.14 | -0.57 | 3.14 | 14-9 | 34-25 | 62-20 | 33-49 | 93.7% | 3.2% | 2.9 | 10.8 | 21.5 | 19.5 | 16.7 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 82.8 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 9.3% | 2.8% | ||
4 | Houston Rockets | 47.4 | 34.6 | .578 | 0.48 | -0.82 | 3.90 | 10-9 | 37-26 | 61-21 | 34-48 | 90.0% | 59.2% | 1.9 | 9.5 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 74.8 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 10.2% | 3.3% | ||
5 | Dallas Mavericks | 45.6 | 36.4 | .557 | -1.57 | 0.06 | 1.62 | 13-8 | 33-28 | 60-22 | 31-51 | 79.5% | 36.0% | 0.6 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 57.5 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4.0% | 0.9% | ||
6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 45.0 | 37.0 | .549 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 1.19 | 14-9 | 31-28 | 61-21 | 30-52 | 74.9% | 31.6% | 0.6 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 49.9 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 3.3% | 0.8% | ||
7 | Los Angeles Clippers | 44.6 | 37.4 | .544 | -1.62 | 0.10 | 2.43 | 11-10 | 34-27 | 58-24 | 30-52 | 72.1% | 27.8% | 0.4 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 45.2 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 4.6% | 1.3% | ||
8 | Golden State Warriors | 43.5 | 38.5 | .531 | 1.41 | -0.94 | 1.81 | 10-12 | 34-26 | 57-25 | 28-54 | 63.7% | 17.7% | 0.1 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 34.0 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 3.7% | 1.0% | ||
9 | Sacramento Kings | 43.2 | 38.8 | .527 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 12-8 | 31-31 | 59-23 | 30-52 | 55.6% | 16.3% | 0.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 30.4 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 1.5% | 0.3% | ||
10 | Phoenix Suns | 41.2 | 40.8 | .503 | -2.39 | 0.48 | -0.25 | 12-10 | 29-31 | 57-25 | 28-54 | 36.2% | 6.6% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 16.6 | 20.7 | 27.9 | 0.9% | 0.2% | ||
11 | New Orleans Pelicans | 40.9 | 41.1 | .499 | 0.01 | -0.30 | -0.73 | 12-11 | 29-30 | 55-27 | 27-55 | 34.7% | 4.8% | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 9.0 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 22.6 | 29.7 | 0.7% | 0.1% | |||
12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 26.2 | 55.8 | .320 | -1.76 | 0.69 | -7.66 | 6-15 | 20-41 | 42-40 | 13-69 | 100.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 26.1 | 55.9 | .319 | -0.89 | 0.71 | -7.79 | 6-15 | 20-41 | 39-43 | 12-70 | 100.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Utah Jazz | 23.9 | 58.1 | .292 | -0.97 | 1.01 | -9.69 | 7-15 | 17-43 | 39-43 | 13-69 | 100.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | San Antonio Spurs | 20.6 | 61.4 | .251 | 1.55 | 0.05 | -10.50 | 3-18 | 18-43 | 33-49 | 9-73 | 100.0 |
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