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2008-09 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2008-09 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 66-16, 4 games ahead of the Boston Celtics.
🏆The 2008-09 playoffs, series by series
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East standings, 2008-09
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) e | 66 | 16 | .805 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 4 | 8-2 | W2 |
| Orlando Magic (ORL) x | 59 | 23 | .720 | 7 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 19 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Miami Heat (MIA) x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) x | 39 | 43 | .476 | 27 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Charlotte Bobcats (CHA) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 31 | 3-7 | L4 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 | 3-7 | L1 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Toronto Raptors (TOR) | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 | 6-4 | W3 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Washington Wizards (WAS) | 19 | 63 | .232 | 47 | 3-7 | L2 |
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 12 times.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers trailed by as many as 2.5 games on December 15, 2008.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers took first place for good on February 19, 2009.
- The Boston Celtics won 19 games in a row from November 15, 2008 to December 23, 2008, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Celtics led by 2.5 games as late as December 24, 2008.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers went 20-2 from February 17, 2009 to March 29, 2009, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 5.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 79 of the 160 days played.
- Nine teams held first place.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers spent 80 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.