Every 2009-10 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, Southeast, West, Northwest, Pacific and Southwest. Final standings, from a season that ran October 27, 2009 to April 14, 2010.
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East standings, 2009-10
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)
61
21
.744
-
4-6
L4
Orlando Magic (ORL)
59
23
.720
2
9-1
W6
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)
53
29
.646
8
7-3
W4
Boston Celtics (BOS)
50
32
.610
11
3-7
L2
Miami Heat (MIA)
47
35
.573
14
9-1
W3
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)
46
36
.561
15
6-4
W1
Charlotte Bobcats (CHA)
44
38
.537
17
6-4
L1
Chicago Bulls (CHI)
41
41
.500
20
7-3
W3
Toronto Raptors (TOR)
40
42
.488
21
5-5
W2
Indiana Pacers (IND)
32
50
.390
29
6-4
L2
New York Knicks (NYK)
29
53
.354
32
3-7
L1
Detroit Pistons (DET)
27
55
.329
34
4-6
W1
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)
27
55
.329
34
2-8
L2
Washington Wizards (WAS)
26
56
.317
35
5-5
W1
New Jersey Nets (NJN)
12
70
.146
49
3-7
L3
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 6 times.
The Cleveland Cavaliers trailed by as many as 3 games on November 5, 2009.
The Cleveland Cavaliers took first place for good on January 8, 2010.
The Cleveland Cavaliers won 13 games in a row from January 16, 2010 to February 11, 2010, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Celtics led by 2 games as late as December 17, 2009.
The Cleveland Cavaliers went 18-3 from December 26, 2009 to February 6, 2010, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 7 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 57 of the 164 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The Cleveland Cavaliers spent 104 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.