NBA Eastern Conference Winning Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference Winning Magic Numbers
	Record Rcrd			Conference Playoff Spots										No Playoffs No POs
Team	W	L	GPi Games Played 82 game season	1^* First Round Home Field Advantage	2^* First Round Home Field Advantage	3^* First Round Home Field Advantage	4^* First Round Home Field Advantage	5	6	7^** Play-in	8^** Play-in	9^** Play-in	10^** Play-in	11
Cavaliers	33	5	38	39	35	32	31	30	29	27	26	24	23	0
Celtics	28	11	39	DNCD	40	37	35	35	34	32	31	29	28	0
Knicks	26	15	41	DNCD	DNCD	39	38	37	36	34	33	31	30	0
Magic	23	18	41	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	41	40	39	38	36	34	33	0
Pacers	22	18	40	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	42	41	40	39	37	35	34	0
Pistons	21	19	40	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	42	41	40	38	36	35	0
Bucks	20	17	37	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	44	43	42	41	39	37	36	0
Heat	20	18	38	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	44	43	42	41	39	37	36	0
Hawks	19	19	38	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	44	43	41	40	39	38	37	0
Bulls	18	21	39	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	42	41	39	38	0

Sixers	15	22	37	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	45	44	42	41	0
Nets	13	26	39	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
Raptors	9	31	40	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
Hornets	8	28	36	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
Wizards	6	32	38	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0

Notes
^ means the team will finish better than this spot
X means the team cannot win this spot
numeric numeric indicates the number of games that must be won to guarantee winning this spot
"DNCD" indicates the team Does Not Control its Destiny for this spot and thus, even after winning all remaining games, needs help from other teams to win
* denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs
** denotes Play-in Tournament Participant

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