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Bucks playoff picture: where Milwaukee stands

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

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

Milwaukee is fifth in the Central Division at 0-0, half a game behind the Pistons. 80 games are left, four 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
Central Division
Pistons 1-0 · Bulls 0-0
Cavaliers 0-0 · Pacers 0-0 · Bucks 0-0
What is left
80 games, 4 against winning teams
The Bucks schedule

Questions

Would the Bucks 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 Bucks have left?

80, starting at the Wizards on Wednesday.