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2021-22 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Miami Heat won the 2021-22 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 53-29, 2 games ahead of the Boston Celtics.
🏆How the 2021-22 playoffs went
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East standings, 2021-22
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Miami Heat (MIA) | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Toronto Raptors (TOR) | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5 | 8-2 | L1 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Brooklyn Nets (BKN) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9 | 6-4 | W4 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Charlotte Hornets (CHA) | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10 | 6-4 | W3 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Washington Wizards (WAS) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18 | 5-5 | L3 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) | 25 | 57 | .305 | 28 | 0-10 | L10 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) | 23 | 59 | .280 | 30 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Orlando Magic (ORL) | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | 3-7 | W1 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 18 times.
- The Miami Heat trailed by as many as 4 games on December 14, 2021.
- The Miami Heat took first place for good on March 28, 2022.
- The Boston Celtics won 9 games in a row from January 29, 2022 to February 15, 2022, the longest run of the race.
- The Brooklyn Nets led by 3 games as late as December 17, 2021.
- The Miami Heat went 15-5 from December 16, 2021 to January 28, 2022, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 1.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 98 of the 165 days played.
- Ten teams held first place.
- The Miami Heat spent 77 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.