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1999-00 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Indiana Pacers won the 1999-00 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 56-26, 4 games ahead of the Miami Heat.
🏆How the 1999-00 playoffs went
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East standings, 1999-00
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| 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.