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2005-06 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Detroit Pistons won the 2005-06 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 64-18, 12 games ahead of the Miami Heat.
🏆The 2005-06 playoffs, series by series
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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.