1947-48 NBA East standings

East standings, 1947-48

Final standings.

Turning points

• The lead changed hands 7 times.
• The Philadelphia Warriors trailed by as many as 5 games on February 18, 1948.
• The Philadelphia Warriors took first place for good on March 16, 1948.
• The New York Knicks won 8 games in a row from January 28, 1948 to February 11, 1948, the longest run of the race.
• The New York Knicks led by 5 games as late as February 18, 1948.
• The Philadelphia Warriors went 9-2 from February 18, 1948 to March 20, 1948, turning a deficit of 5 games into a lead of 1 game.
• The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 56 of the 93 days played.
• Four teams held first place.
• The Philadelphia Warriors spent 39 of the season's 131 charted days in first place.