1998 WNBA Eastern Conference standings
The Cleveland Rockers won the 1998 WNBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 20-10, 2 games ahead of the Charlotte Sting.
🏆How the 1998 playoffs went
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East standings, 1998
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cleveland Rockers (CLE) | 20 | 10 | .667 | - | 8-2 | W4 |
| Charlotte Sting (CHA) | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2 | 4-6 | W1 |
| New York Liberty (NYL) | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2 | 7-3 | L2 |
| Detroit Shock (DET) | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 3 | 27 | .100 | 17 | 1-9 | L5 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The Cleveland Rockers trailed by as many as 5 games on July 18, 1998.
- The Cleveland Rockers took first place for good on August 14, 1998.
- The New York Liberty won 6 games in a row from July 18, 1998 to August 2, 1998, the longest run of the race.
- The Charlotte Sting led by 5 games as late as July 18, 1998.
- The Cleveland Rockers went 6-1 from August 5, 1998 to August 19, 1998, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 2 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 21 of the 61 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Cleveland Rockers spent 15 of the season's 70 charted days in first place.