Race to the Playoffs

NBA 2026-27

National Basketball Association

Pick a team to see its playoff chances, what it needs from the rest of the season, and its remaining schedule.

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

How the NBA playoffs work

Tiebreakers

Between two teams: head-to-head, then winning your division, division record (if in the same division) and conference record. With three or more teams, division winners come first, then the record among the tied teams.

How the odds work

The odds come from playing out the rest of the season thousands of times. Each simulated game is decided by the two teams’ records so far, pulled toward average early in the season, and teams that finish level are separated with the league’s official tiebreakers.