Every 2005-06 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, Southeast, West, Northwest, Pacific and Southwest. Final standings, from a season that ran November 1, 2005 to April 19, 2006.
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East standings, 2005-06
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Detroit Pistons (DET)e
64
18
.780
-
6-4
L2
Miami Heat (MIA)x
52
30
.634
12
4-6
L3
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)x
50
32
.610
14
7-3
W2
New Jersey Nets (NJN)x
49
33
.598
15
5-5
L2
Washington Wizards (WAS)x
42
40
.512
22
5-5
W3
Chicago Bulls (CHI)x
41
41
.500
23
9-1
W6
Indiana Pacers (IND)x
41
41
.500
23
6-4
W2
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)x
40
42
.488
24
4-6
L1
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)
38
44
.463
26
4-6
L1
Orlando Magic (ORL)
36
46
.439
28
8-2
L2
Boston Celtics (BOS)
33
49
.402
31
3-7
W1
Toronto Raptors (TOR)
27
55
.329
37
1-9
L2
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)
26
56
.317
38
4-6
L1
Charlotte Bobcats (CHA)
26
56
.317
38
6-4
W4
New York Knicks (NYK)
23
59
.280
41
4-6
W1
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
e
clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
The lead changed hands once.
The Detroit Pistons trailed by as many as half a game on November 1, 2005.
The Detroit Pistons took first place for good on November 8, 2005.
The New Jersey Nets won 14 games in a row from March 12, 2006 to April 6, 2006, the longest run of the race.
The Detroit Pistons went 19-3 from December 8, 2005 to January 20, 2006, turning a lead of 3 games into a lead of 10.5 games.
Four teams held first place.
The Detroit Pistons spent 167 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.