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2007-08 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Boston Celtics won the 2007-08 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 66-16, 7 games ahead of the Detroit Pistons.
🏆How the 2007-08 playoffs went
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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.