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Hawks playoff picture: where Atlanta stands

The Eastern Conference field if the season ended today, where the Hawks fit, and the games left.

If the season ended today, the Hawks would be one of fourteen Eastern Conference teams level for the last five spots.

Atlanta is listed first in the Southeast Division at 0-0, level with the Heat. 80 games are left, three of them against teams with winning records. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Eastern playoff field today

Record
Spot
1
Pistons
1-0
In
2
Celtics
0-1
Tied for last spots
2
Nets
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Knicks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
76ers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Raptors
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Bulls
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Cavaliers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Pacers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Bucks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Hawks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Heat
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Magic
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Wizards
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Hornets
0-0
Tied for last spots

Ties are listed, not broken. The standings as they stand, not a forecast.

The full playoff picture
Southeast Division
Hawks 0-0 · Heat 0-0
Magic 0-0 · Wizards 0-0 · Hornets 0-0
What is left
80 games, 3 against winning teams
The Hawks schedule

Questions

Would the Hawks make the playoffs if the season ended today?

It is a tie. Fourteen Eastern Conference teams are level for the last five spots, and the league's tiebreakers would decide it.

How many games do the Hawks have left?

80, starting at the Magic on Wednesday.