NBA Playoff Probabilities
Probabilities are based on 60,000 simulations of remaining games and consider NBA tiebreaker criteria, the play-in tournament, and the playoffs. EPM-driven team strength optimized for game context is used to predict the outcome of each game in the simulation, and injured players are excluded for expected missed games. For more information, see the bottom of this page.
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Playoff Probabilities by Round
Updated Monday, January 19, 10:15 AM
| Win Round 1 | Win Conference Semifinals | Win Conference Finals | Win Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf | Make | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | |
DET | East | 99.9 | 14.2 | 22.9 | 18.7 | 17.1 | 72.9 | |||||||||||||||
BOS | East | 99.9 | 20.4 | 28.5 | 19.9 | 15.0 | 83.8 | |||||||||||||||
NYK | East | 98.9 | 8.6 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 57.4 | |||||||||||||||
CLE | East | 98.9 | 13.0 | 21.4 | 19.4 | 16.3 | 70.1 | |||||||||||||||
ORL | East | 89.5 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 32.3 | |||||||||||||||
MIA | East | 88.8 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 29.9 | |||||||||||||||
PHI | East | 82.9 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||
TOR | East | 83.0 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 21.9 | |||||||||||||||
ATL | East | 32.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||
CHI | East | 14.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||
MIL | East | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||
CHA | East | 4.3 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||
BKN | East | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
IND | East | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WAS | East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win Round 1 | Win Conference Semifinals | Win Conference Finals | Win Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| Conf | Make | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | |
OKC | West | 100 | 33.9 | 33.7 | 17.0 | 9.4 | 94.2 | |||||||||||||||
SAS | West | 99.4 | 8.6 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 57.8 | |||||||||||||||
HOU | West | 99.3 | 11.4 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 16.8 | 66.3 | |||||||||||||||
DEN | West | 96.6 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 45.0 | |||||||||||||||
MIN | West | 95.8 | 5.9 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 45.6 | |||||||||||||||
GSW | West | 92.6 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 48.3 | |||||||||||||||
PHX | West | 84.8 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 23.8 | |||||||||||||||
LAL | West | 60.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 9.8 | |||||||||||||||
MEM | West | 27.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||||
LAC | West | 24.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||
POR | West | 18.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||
DAL | West | 0.2 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
UTA | West | |||||||||||||||||||||
SAC | West | |||||||||||||||||||||
NOP | West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Conf | Make | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | in 4 | in 5 | in 6 | in 7 | Win | |
| Win Round 1 | Win Conference Semifinals | Win Conference Finals | Win Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
"Make" is the probability to make the playoffs including the results of the Play-in tournament.
"Win" is the probability to win the series in any number of games.
Click on multiple table cells to sum probabilities (see top right of table).
"Win" is the probability to win the series in any number of games.
Click on multiple table cells to sum probabilities (see top right of table).
Projected Wins & Final Seed Probabilities
Updated Monday, January 19, 10:15 AM
| Conf | Wins | Wins Low | Wins High | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | 5 Seed | 6 Seed | 7 Seed | 8 Seed | 9 Seed | 10 Seed | 11 Seed | 12 Seed | 13 Seed | 14 Seed | 15 Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET | East | 54.6 | 65.6 | 23.1 | |||||||||||||||
BOS | East | 52.3 | 25.6 | 44.8 | |||||||||||||||
NYK | East | 48.8 | 4.4 | 15.0 | |||||||||||||||
CLE | East | 48.8 | 3.6 | 12.1 | |||||||||||||||
ORL | East | 45.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||
MIA | East | 45.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||
PHI | East | 44.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||
TOR | East | 43.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||
ATL | East | 38.9 | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
CHI | East | 36.4 | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
MIL | East | 34.4 | |||||||||||||||||
CHA | East | 33.6 | |||||||||||||||||
BKN | East | 26.9 | |||||||||||||||||
IND | East | 24.2 | |||||||||||||||||
WAS | East | 20.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Conf | Wins | Wins Low | Wins High | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | 5 Seed | 6 Seed | 7 Seed | 8 Seed | 9 Seed | 10 Seed | 11 Seed | 12 Seed | 13 Seed | 14 Seed | 15 Seed | |
OKC | West | 65.1 | 99.8 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||
SAS | West | 52.9 | 0.2 | 43.7 | |||||||||||||||
HOU | West | 52.1 | <0.1 | 30.8 | |||||||||||||||
DEN | West | 49.8 | <0.1 | 10.1 | |||||||||||||||
MIN | West | 49.7 | <0.1 | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||
GSW | West | 48.1 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||
PHX | West | 46.9 | <0.1 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||
LAL | West | 44.2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
MEM | West | 40.2 | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
LAC | West | 40.2 | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
POR | West | 39.9 | |||||||||||||||||
DAL | West | 31.1 | |||||||||||||||||
UTA | West | 25.6 | |||||||||||||||||
SAC | West | 24.4 | |||||||||||||||||
NOP | West | 22.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Conf | Wins | Wins Low | Wins High | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | 5 Seed | 6 Seed | 7 Seed | 8 Seed | 9 Seed | 10 Seed | 11 Seed | 12 Seed | 13 Seed | 14 Seed | 15 Seed |
"Wins" is the average regular season win total across all simulations, with lows and highs representing 10th and 90th percentiles respectively.
Click on multiple table cells to sum probabilities (see top right of table).
Click on multiple table cells to sum probabilities (see top right of table).
Each stat that goes into the EPM model is predicted for each player and game given the player's history and context of the game, including opponent strength, home-court, etc. However, game context is not fully taken into account if the official playoff schedule has not yet been set for a given series.
Injured players and estimated return date.
ATL
N'Faly Dante - Jan 1, 2027
Kristaps Porzingis - Jan 26, 2026
Jacob Toppin - Oct 1, 2026
Dyson Daniels - Jan 19, 2026
Zaccharie Risacher - Jan 26, 2026
Eli John Ndiaye - Jul 2, 2026
BKN
Ziaire Williams - Jan 19, 2026
Drake Powell - Jan 19, 2026
Michael Porter Jr. - Jan 19, 2026
Haywood Highsmith - Jan 27, 2026
BOS
Jayson Tatum - Apr 1, 2026
Josh Minott - Jan 21, 2026
Chris Boucher - Jan 19, 2026
Payton Pritchard - Jan 19, 2026
CHA
Mason Plumlee - Feb 11, 2026
Grant Williams - Jan 21, 2026
CHI
Zach Collins - Feb 19, 2026
Josh Giddey - Jan 20, 2026
Patrick Williams - Jan 20, 2026
Noa Essengue - Oct 1, 2026
CLE
Dean Wade - Jan 19, 2026
Darius Garland - Jan 28, 2026
Max Strus - Feb 11, 2026
Sam Merrill - Jan 21, 2026
Chris Livingston - Jan 21, 2026
DAL
Cooper Flagg - Jan 19, 2026
Kyrie Irving - Feb 12, 2026
Anthony Davis - Mar 1, 2026
Daniel Gafford - Jan 22, 2026
P.J. Washington - Jan 22, 2026
Dante Exum - Oct 1, 2026
Dereck Lively II - Oct 1, 2026
D'Angelo Russell - Jan 22, 2026
DEN
Nikola Jokic - Feb 1, 2026
Cameron Johnson - Jan 22, 2026
Tamar Bates - Apr 1, 2026
Jonas Valanciunas - Feb 1, 2026
Christian Braun - Jan 20, 2026
Aaron Gordon - Jan 20, 2026
DET
Wendell Moore Jr. - Jan 19, 2026
GSW
HOU
Tari Eason - Jan 20, 2026
Fred VanVleet - Jun 1, 2026
IND
Aaron Nesmith - Jan 19, 2026
Bennedict Mathurin - Jan 21, 2026
Andrew Nembhard - Jan 19, 2026
Pascal Siakam - Jan 19, 2026
T.J. McConnell - Jan 19, 2026
Obi Toppin - Feb 2, 2026
Tyrese Haliburton - Oct 1, 2026
LAC
Derrick Jones Jr. - Feb 19, 2026
Bogdan Bogdanovic - Jan 22, 2026
Kawhi Leonard - Jan 22, 2026
Bradley Beal - Oct 1, 2026
LAL
Adou Thiero - Feb 2, 2026
Austin Reaves - Jan 26, 2026
MEM
Scotty Pippen Jr. - Feb 20, 2026
Zach Edey - Mar 4, 2026
Brandon Clarke - Feb 20, 2026
Ty Jerome - Jan 21, 2026
MIA
Jaime Jaquez Jr. - Jan 19, 2026
Tyler Herro - Jan 20, 2026
Davion Mitchell - Jan 19, 2026
Terry Rozier - Feb 20, 2026
MIL
Taurean Prince - Feb 20, 2026
MIN
Terrence Shannon Jr. - Jan 20, 2026
Rudy Gobert - Jan 20, 2026
NOP
NYK
Jalen Brunson - Jan 19, 2026
Josh Hart - Jan 19, 2026
OKC
Jalen Williams - Feb 3, 2026
Thomas Sorber - Oct 1, 2026
Nikola Topic - Feb 20, 2026
Isaiah Hartenstein - Jan 21, 2026
ORL
Moritz Wagner - Jan 22, 2026
Jett Howard - Jan 22, 2026
Colin Castleton - Jan 22, 2026
Jalen Suggs - Jan 22, 2026
PHX
Jalen Green - Jan 19, 2026
Jamaree Bouyea - Jan 19, 2026
POR
Jerami Grant - Jan 22, 2026
Robert Williams III - Jan 22, 2026
Scoot Henderson - Jan 22, 2026
Matisse Thybulle - Jan 26, 2026
Damian Lillard - Oct 1, 2026
Blake Wesley - Jan 30, 2026
Kris Murray - Jan 22, 2026
Jrue Holiday - Jan 22, 2026
SAC
SAS
Devin Vassell - Jan 20, 2026
TOR
Chucky Hepburn - Feb 19, 2026
Jakob Poeltl - Jan 20, 2026
Ja'Kobe Walter - Jan 20, 2026
RJ Barrett - Jan 20, 2026
UTA
Walker Kessler - Oct 1, 2026
Georges Niang - Jan 20, 2026
Elijah Harkless - Jan 20, 2026
Lauri Markkanen - Jan 20, 2026
WAS
Trae Young - Feb 19, 2026
Tristan Vukcevic - Jan 22, 2026
Bilal Coulibaly - Jan 22, 2026
Cam Whitmore - Oct 1, 2026