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2017-18 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Toronto Raptors won the 2017-18 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 59-23, 4 games ahead of the Boston Celtics.
🏆How the 2017-18 playoffs went
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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.