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	28	9	37	42	40	38	38	36	34	33	31	30	28	0
Knicks	24	13	37	DNCD	44	43	42	40	38	37	35	34	32	0
Celtics	23	13	36	DNCD	45	44	43	41	40	38	36	35	33	0
Raptors	23	15	38	DNCD	44	43	42	41	39	38	36	35	33	0
Magic	21	17	38	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	43	41	40	38	37	35	0
Cavaliers	21	18	39	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	42	41	40	38	37	35	0
Sixers	20	15	35	DNCD	DNCD	47	46	44	43	41	39	38	36	0
Heat	20	17	37	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	45	44	42	41	39	38	36	0
Hawks	18	21	39	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	43	41	40	38	0
Bulls	17	20	37	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	45	44	42	41	39	0

Bucks	16	21	37	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	45	43	42	40	0
Hornets	13	25	38	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	43	0
Nets	11	23	34	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	47	45	0
Wizards	10	26	36	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
Pacers	7	31	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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