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1981-82 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Boston Celtics won the 1981-82 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 63-19, 5 games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers.
🏆How the 1981-82 playoffs went
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East standings, 1981-82
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 63 | 19 | .768 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | 8-2 | W4 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 | 6-4 | L1 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 | 8-2 | W5 |
| Washington Bullets (WAS) | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 24 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 28 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 | 5-5 | W4 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 | 2-8 | L5 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 15 | 67 | .183 | 48 | 0-10 | L19 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 2 games on February 23, 1982.
- The Boston Celtics took first place for good on February 28, 1982.
- The Boston Celtics won 18 games in a row from February 24, 1982 to March 26, 1982, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia 76ers led by 1.5 games as late as January 7, 1982.
- The Boston Celtics led by as many as 7 games on April 11, 1982.
- The Boston Celtics went 17-0 from February 23, 1982 to March 25, 1982, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 6.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 81 of the 144 days played.
- The Boston Celtics spent 107 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.