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1984-85 NBA Atlantic standings
The Boston Celtics won the 1984-85 NBA Atlantic division race at 63-19, 5 games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers.
🏆The 1984-85 playoffs, series by series
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Atlantic standings, 1984-85
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Celtics (BOS) e | 63 | 19 | .768 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) x | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Washington Bullets (WAS) x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 | 5-5 | W1 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 24 | 58 | .293 | 39 | 0-10 | L12 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- e
- clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 1 game on October 30, 1984.
- The Boston Celtics took first place for good on February 14, 1985.
- The Philadelphia 76ers won 13 games in a row from December 22, 1984 to January 16, 1985, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia 76ers led by 1 game as late as October 30, 1984.
- The Boston Celtics went 12-1 from March 2, 1985 to March 29, 1985, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 6 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 63 of the 143 days played.
- The Boston Celtics spent 154 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.