Every 2014-15 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, Southeast, West, Northwest, Pacific and Southwest. Final standings, from a season that ran October 28, 2014 to April 15, 2015.
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East standings, 2014-15
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)
60
22
.732
-
5-5
L3
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)
53
29
.646
7
7-3
W2
Chicago Bulls (CHI)
50
32
.610
10
7-3
W4
Toronto Raptors (TOR)
49
33
.598
11
7-3
W1
Washington Wizards (WAS)
46
36
.561
14
6-4
L2
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)
41
41
.500
19
5-5
L1
Boston Celtics (BOS)
40
42
.488
20
8-2
W6
Brooklyn Nets (BKN)
38
44
.463
22
6-4
W1
Indiana Pacers (IND)
38
44
.463
22
7-3
L1
Miami Heat (MIA)
37
45
.451
23
4-6
W2
Charlotte Hornets (CHA)
33
49
.402
27
2-8
L6
Detroit Pistons (DET)
32
50
.390
28
4-6
W1
Orlando Magic (ORL)
25
57
.305
35
3-7
L4
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)
18
64
.220
42
0-10
L10
New York Knicks (NYK)
17
65
.207
43
3-7
L1
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 6 times.
The Atlanta Hawks trailed by as many as 5 games on November 26, 2014.
The Atlanta Hawks took first place for good on January 2, 2015.
The Atlanta Hawks won 19 games in a row from December 27, 2014 to January 31, 2015, the longest run of the race.
The Toronto Raptors led by 3.5 games as late as November 27, 2014.
The Atlanta Hawks led by as many as 11 games on March 6, 2015.
The Atlanta Hawks went 19-1 from December 29, 2014 to February 4, 2015, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 8 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 46 of the 160 days played.
The Atlanta Hawks spent 105 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.