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1979-80 NBA Atlantic standings
The Boston Celtics won the 1979-80 NBA Atlantic division race at 61-21, 2 games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers.
🏆The 1979-80 playoffs, series by series
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Atlantic standings, 1979-80
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Celtics (BOS) e | 61 | 21 | .744 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) x | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 | 6-4 | W1 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Washington Bullets (WAS) x | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 5-5 | W2 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27 | 3-7 | L1 |
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 games on October 26, 1979.
- The Boston Celtics took first place for good on January 27, 1980.
- The Boston Celtics won 9 games in a row from February 20, 1980 to March 7, 1980, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia 76ers led by 2 games as late as October 30, 1979.
- The Boston Celtics led by as many as 4 games on March 20, 1980.
- The Boston Celtics went 8-1 from January 21, 1980 to February 8, 1980, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 3 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 65 of the 137 days played.
- The Boston Celtics spent 139 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.