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2025-26 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Detroit Pistons won the 2025-26 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 60-22, 4 games ahead of the Boston Celtics.
🏆The 2025-26 playoffs, series by series
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East standings, 2025-26
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Pistons (DET) e | 60 | 22 | .732 | - | 8-2 | W3 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 | 8-2 | W2 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Toronto Raptors (TOR) x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Orlando Magic (ORL) x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Charlotte Hornets (CHA) pi | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Miami Heat (MIA) pi | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | 2-8 | L2 |
| Brooklyn Nets (BKN) | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Washington Wizards (WAS) | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43 | 0-10 | L10 |
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 4 times.
- The Detroit Pistons trailed by as many as 2 games on October 28, 2025.
- The Detroit Pistons took first place for good on November 7, 2025.
- The Detroit Pistons won 13 games in a row from October 29, 2025 to November 24, 2025, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Bulls led by 1 game as late as November 4, 2025.
- The Detroit Pistons led by as many as 6 games on January 28, 2026.
- The Detroit Pistons went 10-0 from October 31, 2025 to November 18, 2025, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 3 games.
- 15 teams held first place.
- The Detroit Pistons spent 158 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.