1998-99 NBA Atlantic standings

Name: 1998-99 NBA Atlantic standings
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The Miami Heat and Orlando Magic finished tied atop the 1998-99 NBA Atlantic division race, both at 33-17. The Miami Heat won the division on an NBA tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1998-99 playoffs, series by series

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Atlantic standings, 1998-99

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Miami Heat (MIA) e	33	17	.660	-	6-4	L1
Orlando Magic (ORL) x	33	17	.660	-	5-5	W4
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) x	28	22	.560	5	7-3	W1
New York Knicks (NYK) x	27	23	.540	6	6-4	W2
Boston Celtics (BOS)	19	31	.380	14	3-7	L3
Washington Wizards (WAS)	18	32	.360	15	2-8	L1
New Jersey Nets (NJN)	16	34	.320	17	4-6	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 5 times.
The Miami Heat trailed by as many as 3.5 games on April 9, 1999.
The Orlando Magic led by 3.5 games as late as April 9, 1999.
The Miami Heat went 8-3 from April 9, 1999 to April 26, 1999, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 2 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 51 of the 87 days played.
Three teams held first place.
The Orlando Magic held first place for 26 straight days, the season's longest run.
The Miami Heat spent 34 of the season's 90 charted days in first place.