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1981-82 NBA Atlantic standings
The Boston Celtics won the 1981-82 NBA Atlantic division race at 63-19, 5 games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers.
🏆The 1981-82 playoffs, series by series
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Atlantic standings, 1981-82
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Celtics (BOS) e | 63 | 19 | .768 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) x | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | 8-2 | W4 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 | 8-2 | W5 |
| Washington Bullets (WAS) x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 | 6-4 | W1 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 | 2-8 | L5 |
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 2 games on February 23, 1982.
- The Boston Celtics took first place for good on February 27, 1982.
- The Boston Celtics won 18 games in a row from February 24, 1982 to March 26, 1982, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia 76ers led by 2 games as late as February 23, 1982.
- The Boston Celtics led by as many as 7 games on April 11, 1982.
- The Boston Celtics went 17-0 from February 23, 1982 to March 25, 1982, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 6.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 65 of the 133 days played.
- The Boston Celtics spent 108 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.