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 Tournament Participant	8^** Play-in Tournament Participant	9^** Play-in Tournament Participant	10^** Play-in Tournament Participant	11
Pistons	40	13	53	23	22	21	20	19	18	16	14	13	12	0
Celtics	35	19	54	DNCD	28	27	24	24	23	21	19	18	17	0
Knicks	35	20	55	DNCD	27	26	25	24	23	21	19	18	17	0
Cavaliers	34	21	55	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	26	25	24	22	20	19	18	0
Raptors	32	23	55	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	27	26	24	22	21	20	0
Sixers	30	24	54	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	28	26	24	23	22	0
Heat	29	27	56	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	25	24	23	0
Magic	28	25	53	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	27	26	25	24	0
Hornets	26	29	55	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	27	26	0
Hawks	26	30	56	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	26	0

Bulls	24	31	55	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
Bucks	23	30	53	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	29	29	0
Nets	15	38	53	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
Pacers	15	40	55	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
Wizards	14	39	53	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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