Here's how the OKC Thunder's 2023-24 season is projected to play out
The wild, wild Western Conference isn't for the faint of heart.
With less than one month left in the regular season, teams are still jostling for position in the conference standings. Among the heavyweights is OKC (49-20), which remains in first place after a 123-103 win Friday night in Toronto.
Basketball Reference has a playoff probabilities report that has done 10,000 simulations of the remainder of the season, including the play-in round. It also projects each team's chance of winning the conference and NBA finals.
Here's how the rest of the Thunder's season is projected to play out. This article will be updated daily.
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OKC Thunder projections for 2023-24 NBA playoffs
Eastern Conference
RK | TEAM | W/L record | Win Conference Finals | Win Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boston Celtics | 65.5-16.5 | 78.1% | 61.9% |
2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 51.6-30.4 | 4.6% | 1.4% |
3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 50.6-31.4 | 5.4% | 1.7% |
4 | Orlando Magic | 48.7-33.3 | 1.8% | 0.3% |
5 | New York Knicks | 49-33 | 5.6% | 2.2% |
6 | Indiana Pacers | 46.1-35.9 | 2.2% | 0.5% |
7 | Miami Heat | 44.5-37.5 | 0.6% | 0.1% |
8 | Philadelphia 76ers | 44.7-37.3 | 1.6% | 0.5% |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 39.4-42.6 | ||
10 | Atlanta Hawks | 35.8-46.2 | ||
11 | Brooklyn Nets | 31.6-50.4 | ||
12 | Toronto Raptors | 27.6-54.4 | ||
13 | Charlotte Hornets | 19.5-62.5 | ||
14 | Detroit Pistons | 15.5-66.5 | ||
15 | Washington Wizards | 15.5-66.5 |
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Western Conference
RK | TEAM | W/L record | Win Conference Finals | Win Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 57.5-24.5 | 35.2% | 13.3% |
2 | Denver Nuggets | 57.1-24.9 | 13.5% | 3.3% |
3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 56.4-25.6 | 26.3% | 8.6% |
4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 51.9-30.1 | 7.4% | 1.9% |
5 | New Orleans Pelicans | 50.5-31.5 | 11.3% | 3.4% |
6 | Dallas Mavericks | 47.6-34.4 | 1.7% | 0.3% |
7 | Sacramento Kings | 46.5-35.5 | 1.4% | 0.2% |
8 | Phoenix Suns | 46.6-35.4 | 2.1% | 0.4% |
9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 44.2-37.8 | 0.3% | |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 43.3-38.7 | 0.8% | 0.2% |
11 | Houston Rockets | 41-41 | 0.1% | |
12 | Utah Jazz | 33.3-48.7 | ||
13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 27.9-54.1 | ||
14 | Portland Trail Blazers | 22.4-59.6 | ||
15 | San Antonio Spurs | 18.5-63.5 |
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OKC Thunder 2023-24 playoff projections: Seeding, championship odds
