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2010-11 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Chicago Bulls won the 2010-11 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 62-20, 4 games ahead of the Miami Heat.
🏆How the 2010-11 playoffs went
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East standings, 2010-11
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | 9-1 | W9 |
| Miami Heat (MIA) | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4 | 8-2 | W4 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Orlando Magic (ORL) | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 | 4-6 | L6 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 | 7-3 | L2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Charlotte Bobcats (CHA) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 | 5-5 | W1 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 | 1-9 | L5 |
| Washington Wizards (WAS) | 23 | 59 | .280 | 39 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Toronto Raptors (TOR) | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 | 2-8 | L2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 | 5-5 | W2 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- The Chicago Bulls trailed by as many as 5.5 games on December 19, 2010.
- The Chicago Bulls took first place for good on March 22, 2011.
- The Boston Celtics won 14 games in a row from November 22, 2010 to December 22, 2010, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Celtics led by 4 games as late as January 27, 2011.
- The Chicago Bulls went 15-2 from March 6, 2011 to April 7, 2011, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 4 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 85 of the 161 days played.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The Chicago Bulls spent 31 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.