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2011-12 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Chicago Bulls won the 2011-12 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 50-16, 4 games ahead of the Miami Heat.
🏆How the 2011-12 playoffs went
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East standings, 2011-12
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 50 | 16 | .758 | - | 7-3 | W3 |
| Miami Heat (MIA) | 46 | 20 | .697 | 4 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8 | 8-2 | L1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 39 | 27 | .591 | 11 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Orlando Magic (ORL) | 37 | 29 | .561 | 13 | 4-6 | L1 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) | 35 | 31 | .530 | 15 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 31 | 35 | .470 | 19 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) | 25 | 41 | .379 | 25 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Toronto Raptors (TOR) | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27 | 3-7 | W1 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28 | 3-7 | L6 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29 | 2-8 | L4 |
| Washington Wizards (WAS) | 20 | 46 | .303 | 30 | 8-2 | W6 |
| Charlotte Bobcats (CHA) | 7 | 59 | .106 | 43 | 0-10 | L23 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The Chicago Bulls trailed by as many as 1.5 games on December 28, 2011.
- The Chicago Bulls took first place for good on March 2, 2012.
- The Miami Heat won 9 games in a row from February 10, 2012 to March 1, 2012, the longest run of the race.
- The Miami Heat led by 1 game as late as January 8, 2012.
- The Chicago Bulls went 15-2 from December 28, 2011 to January 23, 2012, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 3 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 42 of the 120 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Chicago Bulls spent 99 of the season's 124 charted days in first place.