Where is your team going to finish in the regular season standings and be seeded in the playoffs? The Eastern Conference Playoff Picture table presents the probabilities that a team will win each playoff spot.  All future unplayed games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.  Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Record Rcrd | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs |
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| Team | Wi Schedule Content Number of Wins ----- Hover/Touch Content Recent Games |
L | GPi Games Played 80 game season |
1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7** Play-in Tournament Participant |
8** Play-in Tournament Participant |
9** Play-in Tournament Participant |
10** Play-in Tournament Participant |
11 |
| Pistons | 19i Pistons Recent Games Won Mon, Dec 01 vs Hawks 99-98 Lost Wed, Dec 03 @ Bucks 109-113 Won Fri, Dec 05 vs Trail Blazers 122-116 Won Sat, Dec 06 vs Bucks 124-112 Thu, Dec 18 @ Mavericks Sat, Dec 20 vs Hornets Mon, Dec 22 @ Trail Blazers Tue, Dec 23 @ Kings |
5 | 24 | 50% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Knicks | 15 Knicks Recent Games Won Sun, Nov 30 vs Raptors 116-94 Lost Tue, Dec 02 @ Celtics 117-123 Won Wed, Dec 03 vs Hornets 119-104 Won Fri, Dec 05 vs Jazz 146-112 Sun, Dec 07 vs Magic Thu, Dec 18 @ Pacers Fri, Dec 19 vs Sixers Sun, Dec 21 vs Heat |
7 | 22 | 13% | 15% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 2% |
| Raptors | 15 Raptors Recent Games Lost Sun, Nov 30 @ Knicks 94-116 Won Tue, Dec 02 vs Trail Blazers 121-118 Lost Thu, Dec 04 vs Lakers 120-123 Lost Fri, Dec 05 vs Hornets 86-111 Sun, Dec 07 vs Celtics Thu, Dec 18 @ Bucks Sat, Dec 20 vs Celtics Sun, Dec 21 @ Nets |
9 | 24 | 7% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% |
| Sixers | 14 Sixers Recent Games Lost Sun, Nov 30 vs Hawks 134-142 Won Tue, Dec 02 vs Wizards 121-102 Won Thu, Dec 04 vs Warriors 99-98 Won Fri, Dec 05 @ Bucks 116-101 Sun, Dec 07 vs Lakers Fri, Dec 19 @ Knicks Sat, Dec 20 vs Mavericks Tue, Dec 23 vs Nets |
8 | 22 | 7% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% |
| Celtics | 14 Celtics Recent Games Won Sun, Nov 30 @ Cavs 117-115 Won Tue, Dec 02 vs Knicks 123-117 Won Thu, Dec 04 @ Wizards 146-101 Won Fri, Dec 05 vs Lakers 126-105 Sun, Dec 07 @ Raptors Fri, Dec 19 vs Heat Sat, Dec 20 @ Raptors Mon, Dec 22 vs Pacers |
9 | 23 | 7% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 5% |
| Heat | 14 Heat Recent Games Lost Sat, Nov 29 vs Pistons 135-138 Won Mon, Dec 01 vs Clippers 140-123 Lost Wed, Dec 03 @ Mavericks 108-118 Lost Fri, Dec 05 @ Magic 105-106 Sat, Dec 06 vs Kings Thu, Dec 18 @ Nets Fri, Dec 19 @ Celtics Sun, Dec 21 @ Knicks |
9 | 23 | 7% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Cavaliers | 14 Cavaliers Recent Games Won Mon, Dec 01 @ Pacers 135-119 Lost Wed, Dec 03 vs Trail Blazers 110-122 Won Fri, Dec 05 vs Spurs 130-117 Lost Sat, Dec 06 vs Warriors 94-99 Wed, Dec 17 @ Bulls Fri, Dec 19 vs Bulls Mon, Dec 22 vs Hornets Tue, Dec 23 vs Pelicans |
11 | 25 | 2% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| Hawks | 14 Hawks Recent Games Lost Mon, Dec 01 @ Pistons 98-99 Lost Wed, Dec 03 vs Clippers 92-115 Lost Fri, Dec 05 vs Nuggets 133-134 Won Sat, Dec 06 @ Wizards 131-116 Thu, Dec 18 @ Hornets Fri, Dec 19 vs Spurs Sun, Dec 21 vs Bulls Tue, Dec 23 vs Bulls |
11 | 25 | 3% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 9% |
| Magic | 13 Magic Recent Games Won Fri, Nov 28 @ Pistons 112-109 Won Mon, Dec 01 vs Bulls 125-120 Lost Wed, Dec 03 vs Spurs 112-114 Won Fri, Dec 05 vs Heat 106-105 Sun, Dec 07 @ Knicks Thu, Dec 18 @ Nuggets Sat, Dec 20 @ Jazz Mon, Dec 22 @ Warriors |
10 | 23 | 4% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Bucks | 10 Bucks Recent Games Lost Mon, Dec 01 @ Wizards 126-129 Won Wed, Dec 03 vs Pistons 113-109 Lost Fri, Dec 05 vs Sixers 101-116 Lost Sat, Dec 06 @ Pistons 112-124 Thu, Dec 18 vs Raptors Sun, Dec 21 @ T. Wolves Tue, Dec 23 @ Pacers Fri, Dec 26 @ Grizzlies |
15 | 25 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 14% | 50% |
| Bulls | 9 Bulls Recent Games Lost Sat, Nov 29 @ Pacers 101-103 Lost Mon, Dec 01 @ Magic 120-125 Lost Wed, Dec 03 vs Nets 103-113 Lost Fri, Dec 05 vs Pacers 105-120 Sun, Dec 07 vs Warriors Wed, Dec 17 vs Cavs Fri, Dec 19 @ Cavs Sun, Dec 21 @ Hawks |
13 | 22 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 49% |
| Hornets | 7 Hornets Recent Games Won Sat, Nov 29 vs Raptors 118-111 Lost Mon, Dec 01 @ Nets 103-116 Lost Wed, Dec 03 @ Knicks 104-119 Won Fri, Dec 05 @ Raptors 111-86 Sun, Dec 07 vs Nuggets Thu, Dec 18 vs Hawks Sat, Dec 20 @ Pistons Mon, Dec 22 @ Cavs |
16 | 23 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 76% |
| Nets | 6 Nets Recent Games Won Mon, Dec 01 vs Hornets 116-103 Won Wed, Dec 03 @ Bulls 113-103 Lost Thu, Dec 04 vs Jazz 110-123 Won Sat, Dec 06 vs Pelicans 119-101 Thu, Dec 18 vs Heat Sun, Dec 21 vs Raptors Tue, Dec 23 @ Sixers Sat, Dec 27 @ T. Wolves |
17 | 23 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 86% |
| Pacers | 5 Pacers Recent Games Won Sat, Nov 29 vs Bulls 103-101 Lost Mon, Dec 01 vs Cavs 119-135 Lost Wed, Dec 03 vs Nuggets 120-135 Won Fri, Dec 05 @ Bulls 120-105 Mon, Dec 08 vs Kings Thu, Dec 18 vs Knicks Sat, Dec 20 @ Pelicans Mon, Dec 22 @ Celtics |
18 | 23 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% |
| Wizards | 3 Wizards Recent Games Won Mon, Dec 01 vs Bucks 129-126 Lost Tue, Dec 02 @ Sixers 102-121 Lost Thu, Dec 04 vs Celtics 101-146 Lost Sat, Dec 06 vs Hawks 116-131 Wed, Dec 17 @ Spurs Sat, Dec 20 @ Grizzlies Sun, Dec 21 vs Spurs Tue, Dec 23 @ Hornets |
19 | 22 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 98% |