Nba standings - NBA Standings Explained

In this circumstance: x any team s that performed better under the applicable criterion than any other team s will be awarded a higher playoff position than such other team s ; and y teams that had equivalent performance under the applicable criterion will remain tied, and such remaining tie s will be broken by applying, from the beginning, the criteria in subparagraph a.

Expansion teams will be considered to have a record worse than a team that made the playoffs during the prior season and better than a team that did not make the playoffs during the prior season.

More Than Two Teams Tied.

After the Home-Away records, the Conference record is available.