Every 2006-07 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, Southeast, West, Northwest, Pacific and Southwest. Final standings, from a season that ran October 31, 2006 to April 18, 2007.
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East standings, 2006-07
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Detroit Pistons (DET)e
53
29
.646
-
7-3
W2
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)x
50
32
.610
3
7-3
W4
Chicago Bulls (CHI)x
49
33
.598
4
7-3
L1
Toronto Raptors (TOR)x
47
35
.573
6
7-3
L2
Miami Heat (MIA)x
44
38
.537
9
5-5
L2
New Jersey Nets (NJN)x
41
41
.500
12
8-2
W4
Washington Wizards (WAS)x
41
41
.500
12
2-8
W1
Orlando Magic (ORL)x
40
42
.488
13
7-3
W4
Indiana Pacers (IND)
35
47
.427
18
4-6
L4
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)
35
47
.427
18
6-4
W1
Charlotte Bobcats (CHA)
33
49
.402
20
6-4
L1
New York Knicks (NYK)
33
49
.402
20
2-8
W1
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)
30
52
.366
23
3-7
W1
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)
28
54
.341
25
3-7
L1
Boston Celtics (BOS)
24
58
.293
29
2-8
L1
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 13 times.
The Detroit Pistons trailed by as many as 3 games on November 15, 2006.
The Detroit Pistons took first place for good on February 3, 2007.
The Miami Heat won 9 games in a row from February 28, 2007 to March 16, 2007, the longest run of the race.
The Orlando Magic led by 2.5 games as late as December 5, 2006.
The Detroit Pistons went 15-4 from January 15, 2007 to February 25, 2007, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 75 of the 161 days played.
Eleven teams held first place.
The Detroit Pistons spent 101 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.