games above .500 · through Friday, October 23

NBA standings

Race charts for every NBA season from 1946-47 to 2026-27, 81 seasons in all: every division race, conference race, and playoff chase, each a day by day graph of games above .500 on one scale. Pick any season from the menu above.

The 2025-26 playoffs, series by series · A standings race and the playoffs that followed it

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East standings, 2026-27

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)	2	0	1.000	-	2-0	W2
Detroit Pistons (DET)	2	0	1.000	-	2-0	W2
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI)	2	0	1.000	-	2-0	W2
Toronto Raptors (TOR)	2	0	1.000	-	2-0	W2
Boston Celtics (BOS)	1	1	.500	1	1-1	W1
Charlotte Hornets (CHA)	1	1	.500	1	1-1	L1
Chicago Bulls (CHI)	1	1	.500	1	1-1	W1
Indiana Pacers (IND)	1	1	.500	1	1-1	L1
Washington Wizards (WAS)	1	1	.500	1	1-1	L1
Brooklyn Nets (BKN)	0	1	.000	1.5	0-1	L1
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)	0	1	.000	1.5	0-1	L1
Miami Heat (MIA)	0	2	.000	2	0-2	L2
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)	0	2	.000	2	0-2	L2
New York Knicks (NYK)	0	2	.000	2	0-2	L2
Orlando Magic (ORL)	0	2	.000	2	0-2	L2

The dashed line on the chart is the pace of eighth place. Since 2020-21 the play-in decides the last two playoff spots.

Turning points

The Philadelphia 76ers have held first place on every charted day so far.
Seven teams have held or shared first place this season.