Name: 2020-21 NBA Eastern Conference standings
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The Philadelphia 76ers won the 2020-21 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 49-23, 1 game ahead of the Brooklyn Nets.

East standings, 2020-21

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) e	49	23	.681	-	8-2	W2
Brooklyn Nets (BKN) x	48	24	.667	1	6-4	W5
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) x	46	26	.639	3	8-2	L1
Atlanta Hawks (ATL) x	41	31	.569	8	7-3	W4
New York Knicks (NYK) x	41	31	.569	8	7-3	W3
Miami Heat (MIA) x	40	32	.556	9	8-2	W1
Boston Celtics (BOS) x	36	36	.500	13	4-6	L1
Indiana Pacers (IND) pi	34	38	.472	15	5-5	W1
Washington Wizards (WAS) x	34	38	.472	15	6-4	W2
Charlotte Hornets (CHA) pi	33	39	.458	16	3-7	L5
Chicago Bulls (CHI)	31	41	.431	18	5-5	W1
Toronto Raptors (TOR)	27	45	.375	22	1-9	L7
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)	22	50	.306	27	1-9	L2
Orlando Magic (ORL)	21	51	.292	28	2-8	L7
Detroit Pistons (DET)	20	52	.278	29	1-9	L5

The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.

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Turning points

The lead changed hands 11 times.
The Philadelphia 76ers trailed by as many as 1.5 games on April 25, 2021.
The Philadelphia 76ers took first place for good on May 2, 2021.
The New York Knicks won 9 games in a row from April 9, 2021 to April 24, 2021, the longest run of the race.
The Brooklyn Nets led by 1.5 games as late as April 29, 2021.
The Philadelphia 76ers led by as many as 3 games on May 7, 2021.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 99 of the 139 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
The Philadelphia 76ers spent 115 of the season's 146 charted days in first place.