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1983-84 NBA Atlantic standings
The Boston Celtics won the 1983-84 NBA Atlantic division race at 62-20, 10 games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers.
🏆How the 1983-84 playoffs went
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Atlantic standings, 1983-84
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | 9-1 | W1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | 6-4 | W2 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 | 4-6 | L1 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Washington Bullets (WAS) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 | 4-6 | L2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 5 times.
- The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 1.5 games on November 1, 1983.
- The Boston Celtics took first place for good on January 3, 1984.
- The Boston Celtics won 9 games in a row from October 29, 1983 to November 15, 1983, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia 76ers led by 1.5 games as late as December 5, 1983.
- The Boston Celtics went 15-1 from December 29, 1983 to February 5, 1984, turning a level race into a lead of 7.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 37 of the 140 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Boston Celtics spent 121 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.