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 Friday, January 16, 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 | 12.9 | 21.7 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 70.6 | |||||||||||||||
BOS | East | 99.9 | 19.1 | 27.3 | 19.5 | 15.6 | 81.5 | |||||||||||||||
NYK | East | 98.6 | 8.4 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 57.0 | |||||||||||||||
CLE | East | 97.7 | 11.9 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 16.1 | 66.5 | |||||||||||||||
ORL | East | 90.7 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 36.6 | |||||||||||||||
TOR | East | 88.5 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 27.0 | |||||||||||||||
PHI | East | 82.7 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 23.9 | |||||||||||||||
MIA | East | 78.1 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 23.8 | |||||||||||||||
ATL | East | 44.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10.6 | |||||||||||||||
CHI | East | 9.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||
MIL | East | 5.8 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||
CHA | East | 4.2 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||
BKN | East | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
IND | East | <0.1 | <0.1 | <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 | 34.9 | 33.8 | 16.7 | 9.2 | 94.6 | |||||||||||||||
SAS | West | 99.1 | 7.9 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 55.1 | |||||||||||||||
HOU | West | 99.1 | 10.9 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 16.8 | 65.3 | |||||||||||||||
DEN | West | 98.6 | 6.9 | 14.3 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 52.6 | |||||||||||||||
MIN | West | 96.9 | 5.9 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 46.4 | |||||||||||||||
GSW | West | 92.1 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 45.6 | |||||||||||||||
PHX | West | 82.0 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 21.3 | |||||||||||||||
LAL | West | 64.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 10.4 | |||||||||||||||
LAC | West | 26.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||
MEM | West | 24.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||||
POR | West | 16.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||
DAL | West | 0.2 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <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 Friday, January 16, 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 | 54.4 | 67.2 | 21.3 | |||||||||||||||
BOS | East | 51.7 | 22.3 | 42.1 | |||||||||||||||
NYK | East | 49.0 | 6.0 | 18.5 | |||||||||||||||
CLE | East | 48.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||
ORL | East | 45.7 | 0.6 | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||
TOR | East | 45.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||
PHI | East | 44.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||
MIA | East | 43.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||
ATL | East | 40.2 | <0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||
CHI | East | 35.6 | |||||||||||||||||
MIL | East | 34.4 | |||||||||||||||||
CHA | East | 33.5 | |||||||||||||||||
BKN | East | 27.5 | |||||||||||||||||
IND | East | 24.7 | |||||||||||||||||
WAS | East | 20.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 65.9 | 99.9 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||
SAS | West | 52.1 | <0.1 | 35.1 | |||||||||||||||
HOU | West | 51.4 | <0.1 | 25.8 | |||||||||||||||
DEN | West | 51.0 | <0.1 | 20.4 | |||||||||||||||
MIN | West | 50.1 | <0.1 | 13.4 | |||||||||||||||
GSW | West | 47.6 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||
PHX | West | 46.0 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
LAL | West | 44.2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
LAC | West | 39.7 | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
MEM | West | 39.2 | |||||||||||||||||
POR | West | 38.9 | |||||||||||||||||
DAL | West | 30.8 | |||||||||||||||||
UTA | West | 26.5 | |||||||||||||||||
SAC | West | 24.9 | |||||||||||||||||
NOP | West | 23.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
Eli John Ndiaye - Jul 2, 2026
Kristaps Porzingis - Jan 17, 2026
Jacob Toppin - Oct 1, 2026
Zaccharie Risacher - Jan 17, 2026
N'Faly Dante - Jan 1, 2027
BKN
Haywood Highsmith - Jan 19, 2026
Ziaire Williams - Jan 18, 2026
BOS
Jayson Tatum - Apr 1, 2026
Josh Minott - Jan 17, 2026
CHA
Mason Plumlee - Feb 11, 2026
CHI
Josh Giddey - Jan 22, 2026
Zach Collins - Feb 19, 2026
Yuki Kawamura - Jan 18, 2026
Noa Essengue - Oct 1, 2026
Julian Phillips - Jan 16, 2026
CLE
Chris Livingston - Jan 19, 2026
Max Strus - Feb 11, 2026
Darius Garland - Jan 19, 2026
Dean Wade - Jan 19, 2026
Sam Merrill - Jan 19, 2026
DAL
Kyrie Irving - Feb 12, 2026
Max Christie - Jan 17, 2026
Daniel Gafford - Jan 17, 2026
Dereck Lively II - Oct 1, 2026
P.J. Washington - Jan 17, 2026
Cooper Flagg - Jan 17, 2026
Dante Exum - Oct 1, 2026
Anthony Davis - Mar 1, 2026
DEN
Christian Braun - Jan 17, 2026
Tamar Bates - Apr 1, 2026
Nikola Jokic - Feb 1, 2026
Cameron Johnson - Jan 22, 2026
Jonas Valanciunas - Feb 1, 2026
DET
Paul Reed - Jan 17, 2026
Wendell Moore Jr. - Jan 17, 2026
GSW
Seth Curry - Jan 26, 2026
HOU
IND
Isaiah Jackson - Jan 17, 2026
Bennedict Mathurin - Jan 17, 2026
Obi Toppin - Feb 2, 2026
Tyrese Haliburton - Oct 1, 2026
LAC
Bradley Beal - Oct 1, 2026
Bogdan Bogdanovic - Jan 22, 2026
Ivica Zubac - Jan 16, 2026
John Collins - Jan 16, 2026
Derrick Jones Jr. - Feb 19, 2026
LAL
MEM
Brandon Clarke - Feb 20, 2026
Ja Morant - Jan 18, 2026
Scotty Pippen Jr. - Feb 20, 2026
Zach Edey - Mar 4, 2026
Ty Jerome - Jan 21, 2026
MIA
MIL
Taurean Prince - Feb 20, 2026
MIN
Terrence Shannon Jr. - Jan 20, 2026
Anthony Edwards - Jan 17, 2026
NOP
NYK
Mitchell Robinson - Jan 17, 2026
Jalen Brunson - Jan 17, 2026
OKC
ORL
PHX
POR
Damian Lillard - Oct 1, 2026
Matisse Thybulle - Jan 17, 2026
Kris Murray - Jan 18, 2026
Scoot Henderson - Jan 17, 2026
Deni Avdija - Jan 17, 2026
Blake Wesley - Jan 30, 2026
SAC
Domantas Sabonis - Jan 16, 2026
Isaiah Stevens - Jan 18, 2026
Dennis Schröder - Jan 16, 2026
Keegan Murray - Feb 4, 2026
SAS
Devin Vassell - Jan 17, 2026
TOR
Garrett Temple - Jan 16, 2026
Sandro Mamukelashvili - Jan 16, 2026
RJ Barrett - Jan 18, 2026
Ja'Kobe Walter - Jan 18, 2026
Jakob Poeltl - Jan 18, 2026
Chucky Hepburn - Feb 19, 2026
Immanuel Quickley - Jan 16, 2026
UTA
Georges Niang - Jan 19, 2026
Lauri Markkanen - Jan 17, 2026
Walker Kessler - Oct 1, 2026
Elijah Harkless - Jan 19, 2026
WAS
Trae Young - Feb 19, 2026
Tristan Vukcevic - Jan 17, 2026
Khris Middleton - Jan 17, 2026
Bilal Coulibaly - Jan 17, 2026
Cam Whitmore - May 1, 2026