Every 2022-23 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, Southeast, West, Northwest, Pacific and Southwest. Final standings, from a season that ran October 18, 2022 to April 9, 2023.
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East standings, 2022-23
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)e
58
24
.707
-
6-4
L2
Boston Celtics (BOS)x
57
25
.695
1
8-2
W3
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)x
54
28
.659
4
5-5
W2
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)x
51
31
.622
7
7-3
L1
New York Knicks (NYK)x
47
35
.573
11
5-5
L2
Brooklyn Nets (BKN)x
45
37
.549
13
6-4
L1
Miami Heat (MIA)x
44
38
.537
14
6-4
W1
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)x
41
41
.500
17
5-5
L2
Toronto Raptors (TOR)pi
41
41
.500
17
6-4
W1
Chicago Bulls (CHI)pi
40
42
.488
18
6-4
W2
Indiana Pacers (IND)
35
47
.427
23
3-7
W1
Washington Wizards (WAS)
35
47
.427
23
3-7
L1
Orlando Magic (ORL)
34
48
.415
24
5-5
L4
Charlotte Hornets (CHA)
27
55
.329
31
5-5
W1
Detroit Pistons (DET)
17
65
.207
41
1-9
L1
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 5 times.
The Milwaukee Bucks trailed by as many as 5.5 games on January 21, 2023.
The Milwaukee Bucks took first place for good on February 27, 2023.
The Milwaukee Bucks won 16 games in a row from January 23, 2023 to March 1, 2023, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Celtics led by 4.5 games as late as January 22, 2023.
The Milwaukee Bucks led by as many as 3 games on March 14, 2023.
The Milwaukee Bucks went 18-1 from January 22, 2023 to March 7, 2023, turning a deficit of 5.5 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 67 of the 163 days played.
The Milwaukee Bucks spent 69 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.