Name: 2022-23 NBA Eastern Conference standings
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The Milwaukee Bucks won the 2022-23 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 58-24, 1 game ahead of the Boston Celtics.

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

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.