Every 2010-11 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, Southeast, West, Northwest, Pacific and Southwest. Final standings, from a season that ran October 26, 2010 to April 13, 2011.
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East standings, 2010-11
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Chicago Bulls (CHI)e
62
20
.756
-
9-1
W9
Miami Heat (MIA)x
58
24
.707
4
8-2
W4
Boston Celtics (BOS)x
56
26
.683
6
5-5
W1
Orlando Magic (ORL)x
52
30
.634
10
6-4
W2
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)x
44
38
.537
18
4-6
L6
New York Knicks (NYK)x
42
40
.512
20
7-3
L2
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)x
41
41
.500
21
4-6
L2
Indiana Pacers (IND)x
37
45
.451
25
5-5
L2
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)
35
47
.427
27
6-4
W3
Charlotte Bobcats (CHA)
34
48
.415
28
4-6
W2
Detroit Pistons (DET)
30
52
.366
32
5-5
W1
New Jersey Nets (NJN)
24
58
.293
38
1-9
L5
Washington Wizards (WAS)
23
59
.280
39
6-4
L1
Toronto Raptors (TOR)
22
60
.268
40
2-8
L2
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)
19
63
.232
43
5-5
W2
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 10 times.
The Chicago Bulls trailed by as many as 5.5 games on December 19, 2010.
The Chicago Bulls took first place for good on March 22, 2011.
The Boston Celtics won 14 games in a row from November 22, 2010 to December 22, 2010, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Celtics led by 4 games as late as January 27, 2011.
The Chicago Bulls went 15-2 from March 6, 2011 to April 7, 2011, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 4 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 85 of the 161 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
The Chicago Bulls spent 31 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.