NBA conference standings, teams shown in playoff-order through March 21

EASTERN CONFERENCE                                        GAMES REMAINING VS.                                         OV .500   UND .500  RK TEAM    W-L   PCT  DIV   CONF GB      (H/A)     (H/A)   1 x-IND  50-19 .725  15-6 31-11  _    3 (2/1)  10 (6/4)   2 NJ     41-28 .594  14-4 28-13  9    1 (0/1)  12 (6/6)   3 x-DET  46-25 .648  15-9 30-15  5    3 (1/2)   8 (6/2)   4 NO     36-34 .514 12-13 26-22 14{   5 (1/4)   7 (3/4)   5 MIL    34-35 .493  11-9 27-17 16    6 (3/3)   7 (3/4)   6 MIA    33-37 .471 11-10 22-21 17{   4 (2/2)   8 (3/5)   7 NY     32-38 .457  15-6 25-19 18{   6 (2/4)   6 (4/2)   8 CLE    31-38 .449 13-12 25-21 19    4 (1/3)   9 (5/4)

9 BOS    31-40 .437  11-7 20-25 20    4 (2/2)   7 (4/3)  10 TOR    30-39 .435  8-12 19-26 20    7 (3/4)   6 (3/3)

WESTERN CONFERENCE                                        GAMES REMAINING VS.                                         OV .500   UND .500  RK TEAM    W-L   PCT  DIV   CONF GB      (H/A)     (H/A)   1 x-SAC  51-19 .729  15-5 29-14  _    8 (3/5)   4 (2/2)   2 MIN    48-22 .686   9-9 25-16  3    8 (3/5)   4 (2/2)   3 LAL    47-23 .671  11-7 23-18  4   10 (8/2)   2 (1/1)   4 SA     46-24 .657  13-8 26-16  5    8 (4/4)   4 (3/1)   5 DAL    44-25 .638 11-10 27-17  6{   5 (3/2)   8 (3/5)   6 MEM    43-26 .623  11-8 26-18  7{   6 (2/4)   7 (3/4)   7 HOU    39-29 .574  7-11 17-23 11    9 (4/5)   5 (1/4)   8 UTA    36-34 .514  7-11 21-21 15    8 (5/3)   4 (2/2)

9 POR    35-34 .507  9-10 18-25 15{   7 (4/3)   6 (3/3)       10 DEN    36-35 .507  9-10 22-19 15{   7 (4/3)   4 (2/2)

x-Clinched playoff berth

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TIEBREAKER BASIS

1, Head-to-head

2, Conference

3, Division

4, vs. Playoff teams, own conference

5, vs. Playoff teams, other conference

6, Net Points, all games