NBA conference standings updated through games of March 3
W L PCT GB
1) Chicago 52 6 .897 -
2) Orlando 43 15 .741 9
3) Indiana 38 20 .655 14
4) New York 33 24 .579 18 ½
Cleveland 33 24 .579 18 ½
6) Atlanta 32 25 .561 19 ½
7) Detroit 30 26 .536 21
8) Charlotte 28 29 .491 23 ½
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9) Miami 27 32 .458 25 ½
10) Washington 25 33 .431 27
11) New Jersey 24 33 .421 27 ½
12) Milwaukee 21 35 .375 30
13) Boston 20 38 .345 32
14) Toronto 15 41 .268 36
15) Philadelphia 11 45 .196 40
W L PCT GB 1) Seattle 45 12 .789 - 2) Utah 39 17 .696 5 ½ 3) San Antonio 38 18 .679 6 ½ 4) Houston 39 20 .661 7 5) L.A. Lakers 36 21 .632 9 6) Phoenix 29 28 .509 16 7) Sacramento 25 30 .455 19 8) Golden State 26 32 .448 19 ½ ------------------------------------------ 9) Portland 26 33 .441 20 10) Denver 24 32 .429 20 ½ 11) Dallas 20 37 .351 25 12) L.A. Clippers 19 38 .333 26 13) Minnesota 18 39 .316 27 14) Vancouver 11 44 .200 33NOTES: Standings indicate how teams are positioned to make the playoffs. The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs with the two division winners seeded No. 1 and No. 2, regardless of their records. The top seed will play the eighth seed in the first round, the second seed will play the seventh, etc.