Every 2021-22 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, Southeast, West, Northwest, Pacific and Southwest. Final standings, from a season that ran October 19, 2021 to April 10, 2022.
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East standings, 2021-22
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Miami Heat (MIA)e
53
29
.646
-
6-4
L1
Boston Celtics (BOS)x
51
31
.622
2
7-3
W1
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)x
51
31
.622
2
6-4
W2
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)x
51
31
.622
2
6-4
L1
Toronto Raptors (TOR)x
48
34
.585
5
8-2
L1
Chicago Bulls (CHI)x
46
36
.561
7
4-6
W1
Brooklyn Nets (BKN)x
44
38
.537
9
6-4
W4
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)pi
44
38
.537
9
3-7
W1
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)x
43
39
.524
10
7-3
W1
Charlotte Hornets (CHA)pi
43
39
.524
10
6-4
W3
New York Knicks (NYK)
37
45
.451
16
7-3
W2
Washington Wizards (WAS)
35
47
.427
18
5-5
L3
Indiana Pacers (IND)
25
57
.305
28
0-10
L10
Detroit Pistons (DET)
23
59
.280
30
4-6
L3
Orlando Magic (ORL)
22
60
.268
31
3-7
W1
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
pi
clinched a play-in place
e
clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
The lead changed hands 18 times.
The Miami Heat trailed by as many as 4 games on December 14, 2021.
The Miami Heat took first place for good on March 28, 2022.
The Boston Celtics won 9 games in a row from January 29, 2022 to February 15, 2022, the longest run of the race.
The Brooklyn Nets led by 3 games as late as December 17, 2021.
The Miami Heat went 15-5 from December 16, 2021 to January 28, 2022, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 1.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 98 of the 165 days played.
Ten teams held first place.
The Miami Heat spent 77 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.