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2004-05 NBA Central standings
The Detroit Pistons won the 2004-05 NBA Central division race at 54-28, 7 games ahead of the Chicago Bulls.
🏆How the 2004-05 playoffs went
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Central standings, 2004-05
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Pistons (DET) | 54 | 28 | .659 | - | 9-1 | L1 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 10 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 3-7 | L2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Detroit Pistons trailed by as many as 4 games on November 27, 2004.
- The Detroit Pistons took first place for good on February 10, 2005.
- The Detroit Pistons won 11 games in a row from March 30, 2005 to April 19, 2005, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers led by 2.5 games as late as December 15, 2004.
- The Detroit Pistons went 14-4 from February 9, 2005 to March 20, 2005, turning a level race into a lead of 7.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 55 of the 152 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Detroit Pistons spent 85 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.