Every 1999-00 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, West, Midwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran November 2, 1999 to April 19, 2000.
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East standings, 1999-00
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Indiana Pacers (IND)
56
26
.683
-
8-2
W5
Miami Heat (MIA)
52
30
.634
4
6-4
L1
New York Knicks (NYK)
50
32
.610
6
5-5
L1
Charlotte Hornets (CHH)
49
33
.598
7
8-2
W7
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)
49
33
.598
7
7-3
W1
Toronto Raptors (TOR)
45
37
.549
11
5-5
L2
Detroit Pistons (DET)
42
40
.512
14
5-5
W1
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)
42
40
.512
14
8-2
W3
Orlando Magic (ORL)
41
41
.500
15
5-5
W1
Boston Celtics (BOS)
35
47
.427
21
5-5
W2
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)
32
50
.390
24
3-7
W1
New Jersey Nets (NJN)
31
51
.378
25
0-10
L11
Washington Wizards (WAS)
29
53
.354
27
4-6
L3
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)
28
54
.341
28
2-8
L1
Chicago Bulls (CHI)
17
65
.207
39
3-7
L5
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 11 times.
The Indiana Pacers trailed by as many as 3.5 games on November 28, 1999.
The Indiana Pacers took first place for good on January 28, 2000.
The Charlotte Hornets won 8 games in a row from December 3, 1999 to December 18, 1999, the longest run of the race.
The Miami Heat led by 3 games as late as December 10, 1999.
The Indiana Pacers went 12-2 from December 2, 1999 to January 4, 2000, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 1 game.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 69 of the 159 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
The Indiana Pacers spent 112 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.