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 Thursday, January 22, 10:14 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 | 14.6 | 23.7 | 19.3 | 17.1 | 74.7 | |||||||||||||||
BOS | East | 99.9 | 19.6 | 27.9 | 19.7 | 15.4 | 82.6 | |||||||||||||||
CLE | East | 98.9 | 12.8 | 20.9 | 19.3 | 16.9 | 69.9 | |||||||||||||||
NYK | East | 97.4 | 7.3 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 52.1 | |||||||||||||||
TOR | East | 89.8 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 27.9 | |||||||||||||||
ORL | East | 87.2 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 31.9 | |||||||||||||||
MIA | East | 84.7 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 27.0 | |||||||||||||||
PHI | East | 82.8 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 24.2 | |||||||||||||||
ATL | East | 33.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 6.4 | |||||||||||||||
CHI | East | 16.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||
MIL | East | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||
CHA | East | 3.0 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||
BKN | East | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
IND | East | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 35.5 | 34.4 | 16.3 | 8.9 | 95.1 | |||||||||||||||
SAS | West | 99.6 | 9.7 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 62.7 | |||||||||||||||
HOU | West | 99.5 | 12.7 | 21.7 | 19.2 | 17.0 | 70.6 | |||||||||||||||
DEN | West | 96.3 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 48.1 | |||||||||||||||
MIN | West | 94.6 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 45.9 | |||||||||||||||
PHX | West | 91.1 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 28.8 | |||||||||||||||
GSW | West | 77.8 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 26.0 | |||||||||||||||
LAL | West | 72.9 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 14.3 | |||||||||||||||
POR | West | 21.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||
LAC | West | 22.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||
MEM | West | 24.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||||
DAL | West | 0.5 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
UTA | West | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Thursday, January 22, 10:14 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 | 56.2 | 82.9 | 13.1 | |||||||||||||||
BOS | East | 52.3 | 13.2 | 59.4 | |||||||||||||||
CLE | East | 48.9 | 2.2 | 12.7 | |||||||||||||||
NYK | East | 47.7 | 1.2 | 9.6 | |||||||||||||||
TOR | East | 45.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||
ORL | East | 44.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||
MIA | East | 44.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||
PHI | East | 44.2 | <0.1 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||
ATL | East | 39.4 | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
CHI | East | 37.1 | |||||||||||||||||
MIL | East | 34.8 | |||||||||||||||||
CHA | East | 33.3 | |||||||||||||||||
BKN | East | 25.3 | |||||||||||||||||
IND | East | 23.8 | |||||||||||||||||
WAS | East | 20.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 52.9 | <0.1 | 47.0 | |||||||||||||||
HOU | West | 52.2 | <0.1 | 34.1 | |||||||||||||||
DEN | West | 49.3 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||
MIN | West | 48.8 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||||
PHX | West | 47.7 | <0.1 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||
GSW | West | 45.3 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
LAL | West | 45.2 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
POR | West | 40.0 | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
LAC | West | 39.7 | |||||||||||||||||
MEM | West | 39.5 | <0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
DAL | West | 32.6 | |||||||||||||||||
UTA | West | 27.0 | |||||||||||||||||
SAC | West | 23.6 | |||||||||||||||||
NOP | West | 22.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 26, 2026
Jacob Toppin - Oct 1, 2026
N'Faly Dante - Jan 1, 2027
Zaccharie Risacher - Jan 26, 2026
BKN
Haywood Highsmith - Jan 27, 2026
BOS
Jayson Tatum - Apr 1, 2026
Josh Minott - Jan 23, 2026
CHA
KJ Simpson - Jan 22, 2026
Mason Plumlee - Feb 11, 2026
CHI
Zach Collins - Feb 19, 2026
Noa Essengue - Oct 1, 2026
Josh Giddey - Jan 22, 2026
Patrick Williams - Jan 22, 2026
CLE
DAL
Anthony Davis - Mar 1, 2026
P.J. Washington - Jan 22, 2026
D'Angelo Russell - Jan 22, 2026
Daniel Gafford - Jan 22, 2026
Dante Exum - Oct 1, 2026
Kyrie Irving - Feb 12, 2026
Dereck Lively II - Oct 1, 2026
DEN
Tamar Bates - Apr 1, 2026
Christian Braun - Jan 23, 2026
Cameron Johnson - Jan 27, 2026
Jonas Valanciunas - Jan 22, 2026
Nikola Jokic - Feb 1, 2026
DET
Cade Cunningham - Jan 23, 2026
Caris LeVert - Jan 23, 2026
GSW
HOU
Fred VanVleet - Jun 1, 2026
Steven Adams - Mar 13, 2026
IND
LAC
Bogdan Bogdanovic - Jan 25, 2026
Bradley Beal - Oct 1, 2026
Kawhi Leonard - Jan 22, 2026
Derrick Jones Jr. - Feb 19, 2026
LAL
Adou Thiero - Feb 2, 2026
Austin Reaves - Jan 24, 2026
MEM
Zach Edey - Mar 4, 2026
Brandon Clarke - Feb 20, 2026
Ty Jerome - Jan 23, 2026
Scotty Pippen Jr. - Feb 20, 2026
Santi Aldama - Jan 23, 2026
MIA
Terry Rozier - Feb 20, 2026
Tyler Herro - Jan 28, 2026
MIL
MIN
Terrence Shannon Jr. - Jan 26, 2026
NOP
OKC
Aaron Wiggins - Jan 23, 2026
Thomas Sorber - Oct 1, 2026
Jalen Williams - Feb 3, 2026
Nikola Topic - Feb 20, 2026
Jaylin Williams - Jan 23, 2026
Alex Caruso - Jan 23, 2026
Isaiah Hartenstein - Jan 23, 2026
ORL
Colin Castleton - Jan 24, 2026
Jalen Suggs - Jan 22, 2026
Jett Howard - Jan 22, 2026
Moritz Wagner - Jan 22, 2026
PHI
Joel Embiid - Jan 22, 2026
Paul George - Jan 22, 2026
POR
Matisse Thybulle - Jan 26, 2026
Scoot Henderson - Jan 23, 2026
Blake Wesley - Jan 30, 2026
Jrue Holiday - Jan 22, 2026
Jerami Grant - Jan 22, 2026
Damian Lillard - Oct 1, 2026
Kris Murray - Jan 22, 2026
Robert Williams III - Jan 22, 2026
SAC
Keegan Murray - Feb 4, 2026
Domantas Sabonis - Jan 23, 2026
SAS
Devin Vassell - Jan 25, 2026
TOR
Jakob Poeltl - Jan 23, 2026
Ja'Kobe Walter - Jan 23, 2026
Chucky Hepburn - Feb 19, 2026
RJ Barrett - Jan 23, 2026
Collin Murray-Boyles - Jan 23, 2026
UTA
Kevin Love - Jan 22, 2026
Elijah Harkless - Jan 24, 2026
Brice Sensabaugh - Jan 22, 2026
Georges Niang - Jan 27, 2026
Lauri Markkanen - Jan 24, 2026
Walker Kessler - Oct 1, 2026
WAS
Bilal Coulibaly - Jan 22, 2026
Trae Young - Feb 19, 2026
Cam Whitmore - Oct 1, 2026
Tristan Vukcevic - Jan 24, 2026