Every 2017-18 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, Southeast, West, Northwest, Pacific and Southwest. Final standings, from a season that ran October 17, 2017 to April 11, 2018.
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East standings, 2017-18
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Toronto Raptors (TOR)
59
23
.720
-
6-4
L1
Boston Celtics (BOS)
55
27
.671
4
6-4
W1
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)
52
30
.634
7
10-0
W16
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)
50
32
.610
9
7-3
L1
Indiana Pacers (IND)
48
34
.585
11
7-3
L1
Miami Heat (MIA)
44
38
.537
15
5-5
W1
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)
44
38
.537
15
6-4
L1
Washington Wizards (WAS)
43
39
.524
16
3-7
L1
Detroit Pistons (DET)
39
43
.476
20
7-3
W1
Charlotte Hornets (CHA)
36
46
.439
23
5-5
W1
New York Knicks (NYK)
29
53
.354
30
3-7
W1
Brooklyn Nets (BKN)
28
54
.341
31
5-5
L1
Chicago Bulls (CHI)
27
55
.329
32
3-7
L4
Orlando Magic (ORL)
25
57
.305
34
4-6
W1
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)
24
58
.293
35
3-7
L1
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 8 times.
The Toronto Raptors trailed by as many as 5 games on November 24, 2017.
The Toronto Raptors took first place for good on February 9, 2018.
The Boston Celtics won 16 games in a row from October 20, 2017 to November 20, 2017, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Celtics led by 4.5 games as late as November 26, 2017.
The Toronto Raptors went 15-1 from February 5, 2018 to March 15, 2018, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 38 of the 166 days played.
Nine teams held first place.
The Toronto Raptors spent 66 of the season's 177 charted days in first place.