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1962-63 NBA East standings
The Boston Celtics won the 1962-63 NBA East division race at 58-22, 10 games ahead of the Syracuse Nationals.
🏆The 1962-63 playoffs, series by series
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East standings, 1962-63
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Celtics (BOS) x | 58 | 22 | .725 | - | 8-2 | W4 |
| Syracuse Nationals (SYR) x | 48 | 32 | .600 | 10 | 7-3 | L3 |
| Cincinnati Royals (CIN) x | 42 | 38 | .525 | 16 | 6-4 | W4 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 21 | 59 | .263 | 37 | 1-9 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 11 times.
- The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 1 game on October 19, 1962.
- The Boston Celtics took first place for good on November 27, 1962.
- The Syracuse Nationals won 9 games in a row from February 24, 1963 to March 12, 1963, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Knicks led by 1 game as late as October 19, 1962.
- The Boston Celtics went 20-5 from January 10, 1963 to February 16, 1963, turning a lead of 3 games into a lead of 9 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 25 of the 122 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Boston Celtics spent 135 of the season's 153 charted days in first place.