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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

Projected Standings Table
														First Round Seed									Pre Play-In
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	Detroit Pistons	60.0	22.0	.732	-0.63		7.53	60-22	0-0	60-22	60-22	100.0%	100.0%	100.0									100.0
2	Boston Celtics	56.0	26.0	.683	-0.33		7.37	56-26	0-0	56-26	56-26	100.0%	100.0%		100.0								100.0
3	New York Knicks	53.0	29.0	.646	-0.28		6.05	53-29	0-0	53-29	53-29	100.0%				100.0							100.0							100.0%	100.0%
4	Cleveland Cavaliers	52.0	30.0	.634	-0.34		3.78	52-30	0-0	52-30	52-30	100.0%					100.0						100.0
5	Toronto Raptors	46.0	36.0	.561	-0.08		2.75	46-36	0-0	46-36	46-36	100.0%						100.0					100.0
6	Atlanta Hawks	46.0	36.0	.561	-0.03		2.38	46-36	0-0	46-36	46-36	100.0%	100.0%						100.0				100.0
7	Philadelphia 76ers	45.0	37.0	.549	-0.09		-0.27	45-37	0-0	45-37	45-37	100.0%								100.0				100.0
8	Orlando Magic	45.0	37.0	.549	0.17		0.81	45-37	0-0	45-37	45-37	100.0%									100.0				100.0

9	Charlotte Hornets	44.0	38.0	.537	-0.35		4.48	44-38	0-0	44-38	44-38															100.0
10	Miami Heat	43.0	39.0	.524	0.02		2.35	43-39	0-0	43-39	43-39																100.0
11	Milwaukee Bucks	32.0	50.0	.390	0.09		-6.12	32-50	0-0	32-50	32-50																	100.0
12	Chicago Bulls	31.0	51.0	.378	0.12		-5.09	31-51	0-0	31-51	31-51																	100.0
13	Brooklyn Nets	20.0	62.0	.244	0.29		-9.70	20-62	0-0	20-62	20-62																	100.0
14	Indiana Pacers	19.0	63.0	.232	0.35		-7.64	19-63	0-0	19-63	19-63																	100.0
15	Washington Wizards	17.0	65.0	.207	0.36		-11.62	17-65	0-0	17-65	17-65																	100.0

Table
														First Round Seed									Pre Play-In
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	Oklahoma City Thunder	64.0	18.0	.780	-0.11		11.04	64-18	0-0	64-18	64-18	100.0%	100.0%	100.0									100.0
2	San Antonio Spurs	62.0	20.0	.756	-0.03		8.28	62-20	0-0	62-20	62-20	100.0%	100.0%		100.0								100.0							100.0%
3	Denver Nuggets	54.0	28.0	.659	-0.17		4.97	54-28	0-0	54-28	54-28	100.0%				100.0							100.0
4	Los Angeles Lakers	53.0	29.0	.646	-0.07		1.68	53-29	0-0	53-29	53-29	100.0%	100.0%				100.0						100.0
5	Houston Rockets	52.0	30.0	.634	-0.35		4.87	52-30	0-0	52-30	52-30	100.0%						100.0					100.0
6	Minnesota Timberwolves	49.0	33.0	.598	-0.28		3.07	49-33	0-0	49-33	49-33	100.0%							100.0				100.0
7	Portland Trail Blazers	42.0	40.0	.512	0.01		-0.29	42-40	0-0	42-40	42-40	100.0%								100.0					100.0
8	Phoenix Suns	45.0	37.0	.549	0.28		1.75	45-37	0-0	45-37	45-37	100.0%									100.0			100.0

9	Los Angeles Clippers	42.0	40.0	.512	-0.17		0.96	42-40	0-0	42-40	42-40															100.0
10	Golden State Warriors	37.0	45.0	.451	0.22		-0.34	37-45	0-0	37-45	37-45																100.0
11	New Orleans Pelicans	26.0	56.0	.317	0.24		-4.26	26-56	0-0	26-56	26-56																	100.0
12	Dallas Mavericks	26.0	56.0	.317	0.18		-5.33	26-56	0-0	26-56	26-56																	100.0
13	Memphis Grizzlies	25.0	57.0	.305	0.18		-5.83	25-57	0-0	25-57	25-57																	100.0
14	Sacramento Kings	22.0	60.0	.268	0.42		-9.58	22-60	0-0	22-60	22-60																	100.0
15	Utah Jazz	22.0	60.0	.268	0.38		-8.05	22-60	0-0	22-60	22-60																	100.0