which nba teams play in the central division

The Detroit Pistons are 1st in the Central Division with a record of 57-21. They have clinched the top seed in the conference.

Interpreted as:

Which NBA teams play in the central division this season?

Eastern

Western

Atlantic Division

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L10	STRK
1	x-Celtics	52	25	.675	33-15	9-5	26-11	26-14	8-2	W2
2	x-Knicks	50	28	.641	32-16	12-3	28-9	21-19	7-3	W2
3	Raptors	43	34	.558	30-17	4-10	21-17	22-17	5-5	W1
4	76ers	43	35	.551	25-25	9-7	22-18	21-17	6-4	L1
5	e-Nets	18	59	.234	12-34	3-12	10-28	8-31	1-9	L2

Central Division

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L10	STRK
1	z-Pistons	57	21	.731	36-12	10-4	30-9	26-12	8-2	W3
2	x-Cavaliers	48	29	.623	30-18	10-5	24-14	24-15	7-3	W1
3	e-Bucks	30	47	.390	20-28	9-6	17-22	13-25	2-8	L2
4	e-Bulls	29	48	.377	17-31	4-12	18-21	11-27	2-8	L6
5	e-Pacers	18	59	.234	14-34	4-10	11-27	7-32	3-7	L1

Southeast Division

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L10	STRK
1	Hawks	45	33	.577	26-22	9-6	23-16	22-17	8-2	W4
2	Hornets	42	36	.538	25-24	11-5	21-19	21-17	8-2	W3
3	Magic	41	36	.532	24-25	9-8	23-15	17-19	3-7	W1
4	Heat	41	37	.526	25-23	8-7	25-15	16-22	3-7	W1
5	e-Wizards	17	60	.221	11-36	2-13	11-27	6-33	1-9	L5

Northwest Division

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L10	STRK
1	x-Thunder	61	16	.792	38-9	11-3	33-6	28-9	9-1	W4
2	x-Nuggets	50	28	.641	32-16	9-5	25-13	25-15	9-1	W8
3	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	29-21	9-7	25-14	21-17	5-5	L2
4	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	27-21	7-8	22-17	18-21	8-2	W3
5	e-Jazz	21	57	.269	11-37	1-14	13-27	8-30	1-9	L8

Pacific Division

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L10	STRK
1	x-Lakers	50	27	.649	30-17	8-7	26-12	24-15	8-2	L1
2	Suns	42	35	.545	27-21	10-6	24-15	18-20	3-7	L2
3	Clippers	39	38	.506	22-25	8-6	21-17	18-21	5-5	L2
4	Warriors	36	41	.468	23-24	6-6	21-17	15-24	4-6	L3
5	e-Kings	21	57	.269	13-35	3-10	14-25	7-32	4-6	W2

Southwest Division

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L10	STRK
1	x-Spurs	59	19	.756	34-15	12-3	29-7	29-12	9-1	L1
2	x-Rockets	48	29	.623	26-22	9-6	28-10	20-19	7-3	W5
3	e-Grizzlies	25	52	.325	19-30	6-9	13-26	11-25	2-8	L3
4	e-Pelicans	25	53	.321	16-33	7-9	16-23	9-30	3-7	L7
5	e-Mavericks	24	53	.312	13-34	4-11	14-25	10-27	2-8	L3

z - clinched conference

y - clinched division

x - clinched playoff berth

e - eliminated from playoff

More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.5

Cunningham

RPG

10.6

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.6

10th

DRTG

109.5

2nd

NETRTG

8.1

3rd

3P%

35.4

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	57	21	.731
2	Celtics	52	25	.675	4.5
3	Knicks	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers	48	29	.623	8.5
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/6	DET	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 4/8	MIL	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 4/10	DET	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	DET	@	IND	6:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

57 - 21

116

Final

76ers

43 - 35

Sat 4 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.8

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.5

111.1

112.8

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.3

8.1

7.9

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-60

18-59

21-57

24-53

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,864.1

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,117

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

49-29

46-30-1

45-32

44-34

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

33-45

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	21	.731
2	Celtics - x	52	25	.675	4.5
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.5
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0
6	Raptors	43	34	.558	13.5
7	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	15.0
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.5
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0
11	Bucks - e	30	47	.390	26.5
12	Bulls - e	29	48	.377	27.5
13	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.5
14	Nets - e	18	59	.234	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	60	.221	39.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	2.5
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	11.5
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	42	35	.545	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5