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2016-17 NBA Atlantic standings
The Boston Celtics won the 2016-17 NBA Atlantic division race at 53-29, 2 games ahead of the Toronto Raptors.
🏆The 2016-17 playoffs, series by series
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Atlantic standings, 2016-17
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Celtics (BOS) e | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | 7-3 | W3 |
| Toronto Raptors (TOR) x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2 | 8-2 | W4 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25 | 1-9 | L8 |
| Brooklyn Nets (BKN) | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33 | 5-5 | L2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- e
- clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 5 games on December 14, 2016.
- The Boston Celtics took first place for good on January 29, 2017.
- The Toronto Raptors led by 4.5 games as late as December 26, 2016.
- The Boston Celtics went 16-5 from January 2, 2017 to February 14, 2017, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 33 of the 150 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Toronto Raptors held first place for 90 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The Boston Celtics spent 87 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.