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2003-04 NBA Atlantic standings
The New Jersey Nets won the 2003-04 NBA Atlantic division race at 47-35, 5 games ahead of the Miami Heat.
🏆How the 2003-04 playoffs went
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Atlantic standings, 2003-04
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) | 47 | 35 | .573 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Miami Heat (MIA) | 42 | 40 | .512 | 5 | 7-3 | W2 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 8 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 36 | 46 | .439 | 11 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) | 33 | 49 | .402 | 14 | 3-7 | L4 |
| Washington Wizards (WAS) | 25 | 57 | .305 | 22 | 2-8 | L3 |
| Orlando Magic (ORL) | 21 | 61 | .256 | 26 | 2-8 | W2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 5 times.
- The New Jersey Nets trailed by as many as 2 games on December 4, 2003.
- The New Jersey Nets took first place for good on December 23, 2003.
- The New Jersey Nets won 14 games in a row from January 25, 2004 to February 24, 2004, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia 76ers led by 2 games as late as December 5, 2003.
- The New Jersey Nets went 16-2 from January 24, 2004 to March 2, 2004, turning a lead of 1 game into a lead of 12 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 50 of the 156 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The New Jersey Nets spent 125 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.