MOVING UP TO 4?
CAN WE MOVE ON UP THE LADDER? TAKE OUT THE MAGIC & HAWKS? CAN WE OVERTAKE THE BULLS?
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | W-L | PCT | DIV | CONF | HOME | AWAY | GB | >=.500 (H/A)* | <.500 (H/A)* | TIE BREAK BASIS | |||
| 1 | Boston | 41-14 | 0.745 | 10-1 | 29-7 | 25-5 | 16-9 | 0.0 | 11 (3-8) | 16 (8-8) | - | |||
| 2 | Miami | 42-15 | 0.737 | 8-2 | 28-8 | 21-5 | 21-10 | 0.0 | 14 (10-4) | 11 (5-6) | - | |||
| 3 | Chicago | 38-17 | 0.691 | 11-0 | 21-10 | 25-4 | 13-13 | 3.0 | 13 (7-6) | 14 (5-9) | - | |||
| 4 | Orlando | 36-22 | 0.621 | 7-4 | 24-11 | 21-9 | 15-13 | 6.5 | 12 (6-6) | 12 (5-7) | - | |||
| 5 | Atlanta | 34-23 | 0.596 | 8-3 | 24-12 | 17-9 | 17-14 | 8.0 | 15 (12-3) | 10 (3-7) | - | |||
| 6 | New York | 29-26 | 0.527 | 6-4 | 19-11 | 16-12 | 13-14 | 12.0 | 13 (7-6) | 14 (6-8) | - | |||
| 7 | Philadelphia | 28-29 | 0.491 | 6-5 | 17-20 | 18-9 | 10-20 | 14.0 | 11 (6-5) | 14 (8-6) | - | |||
| 8 | Indiana | 26-30 | 0.464 | 6-6 | 18-18 | 16-12 | 10-18 | 15.5 | 14 (7-7) | 12 (6-6) | - | |||
