Every 1974-75 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, West, Midwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran October 17, 1974 to April 6, 1975.
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East standings, 1974-75
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Boston Celtics (BOS)e
60
22
.732
-
9-1
W3
Washington Bullets (WAS)x
60
22
.732
-
8-2
W2
Buffalo Braves (BUF)x
49
33
.598
11
6-4
L1
Houston Rockets (HOU)x
41
41
.500
19
4-6
L1
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)
40
42
.488
20
5-5
L1
New York Knicks (NYK)x
40
42
.488
20
5-5
W1
Philadelphia 76ers (PHL)
34
48
.415
26
1-9
L7
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)
31
51
.378
29
3-7
L3
New Orleans Jazz (NOJ)
23
59
.280
37
3-7
L3
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
e
clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
The lead changed hands 11 times.
The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 5.5 games on November 23, 1974.
The Boston Celtics won 11 games in a row from January 17, 1975 to February 5, 1975, the longest run of the race.
The Washington Bullets led by 4 games as late as December 31, 1974.
The Boston Celtics went 18-1 from December 27, 1974 to February 5, 1975, turning a deficit of 5 games into a lead of 1 game.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 64 of the 148 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The Washington Bullets held first place for 66 straight days, the season's longest run.
The Boston Celtics spent 21 of the season's 172 charted days in first place.