Name: 1980-81 NBA Eastern Conference standings
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The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers finished tied atop the 1980-81 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race, both at 62-20. The Boston Celtics finished first on an NBA tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

East standings, 1980-81

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Boston Celtics (BOS) e	62	20	.756	-	6-4	W1
Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) x	62	20	.756	-	5-5	L1
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) x	60	22	.732	2	8-2	W5
New York Knicks (NYK) x	50	32	.610	12	8-2	W2
Chicago Bulls (CHI) x	45	37	.549	17	9-1	W8
Indiana Pacers (IND) x	44	38	.537	18	5-5	L1
Washington Bullets (WAS)	39	43	.476	23	4-6	W2
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)	31	51	.378	31	3-7	L3
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)	28	54	.341	34	3-7	L7
New Jersey Nets (NJN)	24	58	.293	38	3-7	L5
Detroit Pistons (DET)	21	61	.256	41	4-6	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 12 times.
The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 6 games on November 30, 1980.
The Boston Celtics won 13 games in a row from January 4, 1981 to January 28, 1981, the longest run of the race.
The Philadelphia 76ers led by 6 games as late as December 19, 1980.
The Boston Celtics went 19-1 from December 19, 1980 to January 28, 1981, turning a deficit of 6 games into a level race.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 65 of the 148 days played.
Seven teams held first place.
The Philadelphia 76ers held first place for 85 straight days, the season's longest run.
The Boston Celtics spent 11 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.