NBA Standings 2024-25

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Eastern Conference

TEAM
W
L
PCT
GB
HOME
AWAY
DIV
CONF
PPG
OPP PPG
STRK
L10
DIFF>10
CLE CLE (1)
61
15
0.803
0
33-5
28-10
11-2
39-9
122.4
112.2
W2
5-5
36-7
BOS BOS (2)
56
20
0.737
5
24-13
32-7
13-2
35-12
116.7
107.9
L1
9-1
32-6
NYK NYK (3)
48
28
0.632
13
26-12
22-16
11-3
32-15
116.1
111.9
L1
6-4
27-17
IND IND (4)
45
31
0.592
16
26-10
18-20
8-6
26-21
117.1
115.2
W2
8-2
24-15
MIL MIL (5)
42
34
0.553
19
24-14
17-20
7-7
28-21
114.9
112.9
W2
4-6
21-17
DET DET (6)
42
34
0.553
19
21-16
21-18
5-9
27-21
115.4
113.2
L2
5-5
19-14
ORL ORL (7)
38
40
0.487
24
20-19
18-21
11-3
28-20
105.1
105.6
W2
7-3
19-19
ATL ATL (8)
36
40
0.474
25
19-18
17-21
9-5
27-20
117.8
119.6
L2
4-6
15-17
MIA MIA (9)
35
42
0.455
26.5
18-20
16-22
10-5
23-25
109.8
109.8
L1
6-4
16-17
CHI CHI (10)
34
42
0.447
27
15-23
19-19
4-11
24-23
117.6
120
W1
6-4
17-25
TOR TOR (11)
28
49
0.364
33.5
17-22
11-27
7-8
19-30
110.6
115.2
L2
4-6
14-22
BKN BKN (12)
25
52
0.325
36.5
11-26
14-26
3-11
14-34
105
111.8
L1
3-7
6-28
PHI PHI (13)
23
54
0.299
38.5
12-26
11-28
3-13
14-34
109.6
115.8
L10
0-10
8-29
CHA CHA (14)
19
57
0.250
42
12-26
7-31
1-15
10-38
105.6
113.6
L1
2-8
5-28
WAS WAS (15)
17
60
0.221
44.5
8-31
9-28
6-9
12-35
108.5
120.6
L1
2-8
4-45

Western Conference

TEAM
W
L
PCT
GB
HOME
AWAY
DIV
CONF
PPG
OPP PPG
STRK
L10
DIFF>10
OKC OKC (1)
64
12
0.842
0
34-5
29-7
11-4
35-11
120.4
107
W11
10-0
46-3
HOU HOU (2)
50
27
0.649
14.5
28-11
22-15
13-3
29-18
114.3
109
W1
8-2
24-8
DEN DEN (3)
47
30
0.610
17.5
25-14
22-16
8-8
29-19
120.9
116.9
L2
4-6
29-13
LAL LAL (4)
46
30
0.605
18
29-10
17-20
12-4
32-14
113.1
112.4
L1
5-5
15-17
GSW GSW (5)
45
31
0.592
19
23-14
22-17
4-10
26-20
113.8
110.9
W4
7-3
21-10
MEM MEM (6)
45
32
0.584
19.5
25-14
20-18
10-5
26-22
121.8
117.2
W1
3-7
29-13
MIN MIN (7)
45
32
0.584
19.5
23-16
22-16
10-5
31-19
114
109.4
W4
7-3
27-7
LAC LAC (8)
44
32
0.579
20
26-11
18-21
7-7
23-23
112.2
108.2
W2
8-2
26-13
DAL DAL (9)
38
39
0.494
26.5
21-17
17-22
8-7
23-25
114.9
115.2
W1
5-5
14-18
SAC SAC (10)
36
40
0.474
28
19-19
17-21
4-10
25-24
115.7
115.7
L3
3-7
16-18
PHX PHX (11)
35
41
0.461
29
23-15
12-26
9-5
21-27
114.4
116.6
L4
5-5
9-17
POR POR (12)
34
43
0.442
30.5
20-18
14-25
6-9
17-31
110.9
114.2
W2
6-4
17-25
SAS SAS (13)
32
44
0.421
32
19-19
12-24
5-11
21-27
114
116.7
W1
4-6
13-29
NOP NOP (14)
21
55
0.276
43
14-24
7-31
3-13
13-36
110
118.7
L1
3-7
6-33
UTA UTA (15)
16
61
0.208
48.5
9-30
7-31
2-11
7-42
111.4
120.4
L7
1-9
8-33
W
Wins
L
Losses
PCT
Winning Percentage
GB
Games Behind
HOME
Home Record
AWAY
Away Record
DIV
Division Record
CONF
Conference Record
PPG
Points Per Game
Opp. PPG
Opposition Points Per Game
STRK
Current Streak
L10
Record of last 10 games
Diff>10
Games Decided by >10

NBA Standings 2024-25

The NBA is one of the most important and followed sports leagues in the United States, along with the NFL, MLB, and NHL. It is also the most premium basketball league in the entire world with a global fan following. In this article, let us take a closer look at how the 30 teams are ranked throughout the regular season which ultimately decides whether or not they will make it into the postseason.

Introduction

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The NBA, which consists of 30 teams, has a very long schedule where each team’s regular season is 82 games long. At the end of the regular season, only 16 of these teams can qualify for the postseason and to understand which of those teams will go forward, the NBA standings are of vital importance.

The 30 teams are divided into 2 conferences of 15 teams each and then they are further subdivided into 3 divisions of 5 teams in each conference. The 82-game schedule for each team is made with the following structure and the teams with the best records enter the playoffs.

  1. Each team plays against the other four teams from the same division twice a year at home and twice away. That gives each team 16 games.
  2. Each team plays against six teams from the other two divisions within the conference four times yearly. That makes another 24 games. Each team plays the remaining four teams within the conference three times annually adding another 12 games.
  3. The remaining 30 games are played against all 15 teams from the other conference twice annually. In this way, the 82 games for each team are set every season.
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Current Season Overview

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The latest season which wrapped up in June 2024 was the 78th year of the NBA. The next season which is the 2024-25 season will start on 22nd October 2023 and is the 79th year of the league.

What are the NBA standings?

The NBA standings is a table that shows where each team in the NBA ranks depending on their respective conference. As the NBA has two conferences, the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference, and each conference consists of 15 teams, the NBA standings are the way to decide which team will rank in which spot according to their records.

The NBA regular season standings are determined first and foremost according to the number of wins each team has. If two or more teams are tied with the number of wins, several tie-breaker factors determine the teams' respective positions.

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Within each conference, there are three divisions and the winners of each division get automatic playoff berths, followed by the next best three teams who also get playoff spots. The teams from spots 7 to 10 play in an NBA play-in tournament to decide the final two spots for the playoffs for each conference.

NBA Conference Standings

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The NBA Conference Standings are the all-important standings that determine which of the 8 teams from each conference will ultimately continue their journey toward the NBA Championship. There are only two conferences in the league which are the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference giving us the NBA Western Conference Standings or the NBA West Standings and the NBA Eastern Conference Standings or the NBA East Standings.

All of the teams that are in the league on the eastern side of the country are placed in the Eastern Conference. The teams in the Western Conference are made up of all those in the western and middle parts of the country.

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The teams in each conference are as follows:

Eastern ConferenceWestern Conference
Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Toronto RaptorsUtah Jazz
Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Indiana PacersPhoenix Suns
Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings
Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Miami HeatMemphis Grizzlies
Orlando MagicNew Orleans Pelicans
Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs

What are the NBA playoffs standings?

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The NBA playoff standings are a bracket that pits the playoff teams against each other in a best-of-7 series. So, at the end of the regular season when all teams have played their 82 games, and the play-in tournament is over, we get a final list of the 8 playoff teams from each conference seeded from 1 to 8.

As per the NBA playoffs process, the first round of the playoffs takes place with the 1st seeded team against the 8th seed, the 2nd against the 7th, the 3rd against the 6th, and finally the 4th seed against the 5th seed.

NBA Playoff Picture

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Once the regular season comes to an end and all the teams have played their respective 82 games, the six teams with the best win-loss record from each conference will get direct entry into the playoffs and will be seeded from 1 to 6 as per the standings. That means that four teams still have a chance at making the playoffs.

Since the 2020 NBA season, the league has adopted a play-in tournament for those teams ranked from 7 to 10 in each conference. As per the current structure, the 7th-placed teams get to play at home against the 8th-placed teams and the 9th-placed teams get to play at home against the 10th-placed teams.

The winner between the 7th and 8th placed game advances to the next round of the tournament and the same goes for the 9th and 10th placed game. Between the two remaining teams, the winner of their game earns the 7th seed in the playoffs while the loser earns the 8th seed.

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The playoff bracket for the first round of the postseason is as follows (for each conference):

  1. Seeds 1 vs Seeds 8
  2. Seeds 2 vs Seeds 7
  3. Seeds 3 vs Seeds 6
  4. Seeds 4 vs Seeds 5
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FAQs on NBA Standings

A. Currently, as of September 2024, the number one team in the NBA power rankings is Boston Celtics.

A. Currently, as of September 2024, the Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers, and the Washington Wizards are slated to have the worst records in 2024-25 NBA season.

A. L10 in basketball means the win-loss record of the teams in their last 10 games.

A. The 2024 NBA Champions are the Boston Celtics who won their record 18th NBA title.

A. Each team in the NBA plays an 82-game regular season.