2020-21 NBA Southeast standings

Name: 2020-21 NBA Southeast standings
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The Atlanta Hawks won the 2020-21 NBA Southeast division race at 41-31, 1 game ahead of the Miami Heat. It came down to the final days: the Atlanta Hawks did not lead for good until May 12, 2021.

The 2020-21 playoffs, series by series

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Southeast standings, 2020-21

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Atlanta Hawks (ATL) x	41	31	.569	-	7-3	W4
Miami Heat (MIA) x	40	32	.556	1	8-2	W1
Washington Wizards (WAS) x	34	38	.472	7	6-4	W2
Charlotte Hornets (CHA) pi	33	39	.458	8	3-7	L5
Orlando Magic (ORL)	21	51	.292	20	2-8	L7

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
pi: clinched a play-in place

Turning points

The lead changed hands 9 times.
The Atlanta Hawks trailed by as many as 3 games on February 28, 2021.
The Atlanta Hawks took first place for good on May 12, 2021.
The Atlanta Hawks won 8 games in a row from March 2, 2021 to March 20, 2021, the longest run of the race.
The Orlando Magic led by 2 games as late as January 7, 2021.
The Atlanta Hawks went 13-5 from March 12, 2021 to April 14, 2021, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 2 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 101 of the 131 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The Atlanta Hawks spent 73 of the season's 146 charted days in first place.