Every 2007-08 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, Southeast, West, Northwest, Pacific and Southwest. Final standings, from a season that ran October 30, 2007 to April 16, 2008.
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East standings, 2007-08
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Boston Celtics (BOS)
66
16
.805
-
9-1
W4
Detroit Pistons (DET)
59
23
.720
7
8-2
W4
Orlando Magic (ORL)
52
30
.634
14
6-4
W3
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)
45
37
.549
21
5-5
L1
Washington Wizards (WAS)
43
39
.524
23
5-5
L1
Toronto Raptors (TOR)
41
41
.500
25
4-6
L1
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)
40
42
.488
26
3-7
L4
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)
37
45
.451
29
5-5
L3
Indiana Pacers (IND)
36
46
.439
30
7-3
W1
New Jersey Nets (NJN)
34
48
.415
32
3-7
L1
Chicago Bulls (CHI)
33
49
.402
33
5-5
W2
Charlotte Bobcats (CHA)
32
50
.390
34
5-5
W1
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)
26
56
.317
40
2-8
L8
New York Knicks (NYK)
23
59
.280
43
3-7
L3
Miami Heat (MIA)
15
67
.183
51
2-8
W1
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 4 times.
The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 1 game on November 3, 2007.
The Boston Celtics took first place for good on November 8, 2007.
The Detroit Pistons won 11 games in a row from December 14, 2007 to January 4, 2008, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Celtics went 8-0 from November 28, 2007 to December 15, 2007, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 4 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 35 of the 158 days played.
15 teams held first place.
The Boston Celtics spent 163 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.