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1975-76 NBA Atlantic standings
The Boston Celtics won the 1975-76 NBA Atlantic division race at 54-28, 8 games ahead of the Buffalo Braves.
🏆The 1975-76 playoffs, series by series
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Atlantic standings, 1975-76
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Celtics (BOS) e | 54 | 28 | .659 | - | 5-5 | W1 |
| Buffalo Braves (BUF) x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 6-4 | L1 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 5-5 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- e
- clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 2.5 games on December 9, 1975.
- The Boston Celtics took first place for good on December 14, 1975.
- The Boston Celtics won 9 games in a row from December 5, 1975 to December 20, 1975, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia 76ers led by 2.5 games as late as December 11, 1975.
- The Boston Celtics went 13-5 from February 24, 1976 to March 28, 1976, turning a lead of 4 games into a lead of 10 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 50 of the 132 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Boston Celtics spent 133 of the season's 172 charted days in first place.