Every 2024-25 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, Southeast, West, Northwest, Pacific and Southwest. Final standings, from a season that ran October 22, 2024 to April 13, 2025.
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East standings, 2024-25
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)e
64
18
.780
-
6-4
L1
Boston Celtics (BOS)x
61
21
.744
3
8-2
W2
New York Knicks (NYK)x
51
31
.622
13
6-4
W1
Indiana Pacers (IND)x
50
32
.610
14
8-2
W1
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)x
48
34
.585
16
8-2
W8
Detroit Pistons (DET)x
44
38
.537
20
4-6
L2
Orlando Magic (ORL)x
41
41
.500
23
7-3
L1
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)pi
40
42
.488
24
5-5
W3
Chicago Bulls (CHI)pi
39
43
.476
25
7-3
W3
Miami Heat (MIA)x
37
45
.451
27
6-4
L1
Toronto Raptors (TOR)
30
52
.366
34
5-5
L2
Brooklyn Nets (BKN)
26
56
.317
38
3-7
L3
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)
24
58
.293
40
1-9
L2
Charlotte Hornets (CHA)
19
63
.232
45
1-9
L7
Washington Wizards (WAS)
18
64
.220
46
2-8
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 once.
The Cleveland Cavaliers trailed by as many as half a game on October 22, 2024.
The Cleveland Cavaliers took first place for good on October 30, 2024.
The Cleveland Cavaliers won 16 games in a row from February 5, 2025 to March 14, 2025, the longest run of the race.
The Cleveland Cavaliers led by as many as 8.5 games on March 12, 2025.
The Cleveland Cavaliers went 16-1 from November 30, 2024 to January 10, 2025, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 6.5 games.
Seven teams held first place.
The Cleveland Cavaliers spent 172 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.