Name: 1999-00 NBA Eastern Conference standings
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The Indiana Pacers won the 1999-00 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 56-26, 4 games ahead of the Miami Heat.

East standings, 1999-00

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Indiana Pacers (IND) e	56	26	.683	-	8-2	W5
Miami Heat (MIA) x	52	30	.634	4	6-4	L1
New York Knicks (NYK) x	50	32	.610	6	5-5	L1
Charlotte Hornets (CHH) x	49	33	.598	7	8-2	W7
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) x	49	33	.598	7	7-3	W1
Toronto Raptors (TOR) x	45	37	.549	11	5-5	L2
Detroit Pistons (DET) x	42	40	.512	14	5-5	W1
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) x	42	40	.512	14	8-2	W3
Orlando Magic (ORL)	41	41	.500	15	5-5	W1
Boston Celtics (BOS)	35	47	.427	21	5-5	W2
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)	32	50	.390	24	3-7	W1
New Jersey Nets (NJN)	31	51	.378	25	0-10	L11
Washington Wizards (WAS)	29	53	.354	27	4-6	L3
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)	28	54	.341	28	2-8	L1
Chicago Bulls (CHI)	17	65	.207	39	3-7	L5

The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.

Clinch key

Turning points

The lead changed hands 11 times.
The Indiana Pacers trailed by as many as 3.5 games on November 28, 1999.
The Indiana Pacers took first place for good on January 28, 2000.
The Charlotte Hornets won 8 games in a row from December 3, 1999 to December 18, 1999, the longest run of the race.
The Miami Heat led by 3 games as late as December 10, 1999.
The Indiana Pacers went 12-2 from December 2, 1999 to January 4, 2000, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 1 game.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 69 of the 159 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
The Indiana Pacers spent 112 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.