League Seasons

Here are the 1976–77 NBA Regular Season Standings. This was the first season after the ABA-NBA merger, bringing four ABA teams into the league. Each team’s head coach and playoff outcome are included. EASTERN CONFERENCE (1976–77) Division Team W L Pct Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Philadelphia 76ers 50 32 […]

Here are the 1977–78 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1977–78 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Philadelphia 76ers 55 27 .671 — Billy Cunningham Lost Conf. Finals   New York Knicks 43 39 .524 12 Willis Reed Lost First Round […]

Here are the 1978–79 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1978–79 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Washington Bullets 54 28 .659 — Dick Motta Lost NBA Finals   San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 6 Doug Moe Lost Conf. Finals […]

Here are the 1979–80 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1979–80 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Boston Celtics 61 21 .744 — Bill Fitch Lost Conf. Semifinals   Philadelphia 76ers 59 23 .720 2 Billy Cunningham Lost Conf. Finals   […]

Here are the 1980–81 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1980–81 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 .756 — Billy Cunningham Lost Conf. Finals   Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 — Bill Fitch NBA Champions   Washington […]

Here are the 1981–82 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1981–82 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Boston Celtics 63 19 .768 — Bill Fitch Lost Conf. Finals   Philadelphia 76ers 58 24 .707 5 Billy Cunningham Lost NBA Finals   […]

Here are the 1982–83 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1982–83 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Philadelphia 76ers 65 17 .793 — Billy Cunningham NBA Champions   Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 9 Bill Fitch Lost Conf. Semifinals   New […]

Here are the 1983–84 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1983–84 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 — K.C. Jones Lost Conf. Finals   Philadelphia 76ers 52 30 .634 10 Billy Cunningham Lost Conf. Semifinals   […]

Here are the 1984–85 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1984–85 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Boston Celtics 63 19 .768 — K.C. Jones Lost NBA Finals   Philadelphia 76ers 58 24 .707 5 Billy Cunningham Lost Conf. Finals   […]

Here are the 1985–86 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1985–86 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Boston Celtics 67 15 .817 — K.C. Jones NBA Champions   Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 .659 13 Matt Guokas Lost Conf. Semifinals   Washington […]

Here are the 1986–87 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1986–87 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Boston Celtics 59 23 .720 — K.C. Jones Lost NBA Finals   Philadelphia 76ers 45 37 .549 14 Matt Guokas Lost Conf. 1st Round […]

Here are the 1987–88 NBA regular season standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1987–88 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Central Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 — Chuck Daly Lost NBA Finals   Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 4 Mike Fratello Lost Conf. Semifinals   […]

Here are the 1988–89 NBA regular season standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1988–89 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Central Detroit Pistons 63 19 .768 — Chuck Daly NBA Champions   Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 6 Lenny Wilkens Lost Conf. 1st Round   […]

Here are the 1989–90 NBA regular season standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1989–90 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Central Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720 — Chuck Daly NBA Champions   Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4 Phil Jackson Lost Conf. Finals   Milwaukee […]

Here are the 1990–91 NBA regular season standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1990–91 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Central Chicago Bulls 61 21 .744 — Phil Jackson NBA Champions   Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 11 Chuck Daly Lost Conf. Finals   Atlanta […]

Here are the 1991–92 NBA regular season standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1991–92 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Central Chicago Bulls 67 15 .817 — Phil Jackson NBA Champions   Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 10 Lenny Wilkens Lost Conf. Finals   Detroit […]

Here are the 1992–93 NBA regular season standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1992–93 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Central Chicago Bulls 57 25 .695 — Phil Jackson NBA Champions   Cleveland Cavaliers 54 28 .659 3 Lenny Wilkens Lost Conf. Semifinals   Charlotte […]

Here are the 1993–94 NBA regular season standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1993–94 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Central Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 — Lenny Wilkens Lost Conf. Semifinals   Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 2 Phil Jackson Lost Conf. Semifinals   […]

Here are the 1994–95 NBA regular season standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1994–95 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Central Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 — Larry Brown Lost Conf. Finals   Charlotte Hornets 50 32 .610 2 Allan Bristow Lost Conf. 1st Round […]

Here are the 1995–96 NBA regular season standings. Eastern Conference Standings – 1995–96 NBA Season Division Team W L Pct GB Head Coach Playoff Result Central Chicago Bulls 72 10 .878 — Phil Jackson NBA Champions   Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 20 Larry Brown Lost Conf. 1st Round   […]

Here are the 1996–97 NBA regular season standings. The Chicago Bulls won the NBA Championship, defeating the Utah Jazz 4–2 in the Finals. Eastern Conference Division Team W L PCT GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Miami Heat 61 21 .744 — Pat Riley Lost East Finals (vs. CHI, 1–4) […]

Here are the 1997–98 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Division Team W L PCT GB Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Miami Heat 55 27 .671 — Pat Riley Lost East 1st Round (vs. NYK, 2–3) Atlantic New York Knicks 43 39 .524 12 Jeff Van Gundy Lost East Semis […]

Here are the 1998–99 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Division Team W L Win% Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Miami Heat 33 17 .660 Pat Riley East 1st Round (lost to Knicks 3–2) Atlantic Orlando Magic 33 17 .660 Chuck Daly East 1st Round (lost to 76ers 3–1) Atlantic […]

Here are the 1999–2000 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Division Team W L Win% Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Miami Heat 52 30 .634 Pat Riley East Semifinals (lost to Knicks 4–3) Atlantic New York Knicks 50 32 .610 Jeff Van Gundy East Finals (lost to Pacers 4–2) Atlantic […]

Here are the 2000–01 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Division Team W L Win% Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Philadelphia 76ers 56 26 .683 Larry Brown NBA Finals (lost to Lakers 4–1) Atlantic Miami Heat 50 32 .610 Pat Riley East 1st Round (lost to Hornets 3–0) Atlantic New […]

Here are the 2001–02 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Division Team W L Win% Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634 Byron Scott NBA Finals (lost to Lakers 4–0) Atlantic Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 Jim O’Brien East Finals (lost to Nets 4–2) Atlantic Orlando […]

Here are the 2002–03 NBA Regular Season Standings. Eastern Conference Division Team W L Win% Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 Byron Scott NBA Finals (lost to SAS 4–2) Atlantic Philadelphia 76ers 48 34 .585 Larry Brown East Semifinals (lost to DET 4–2) Atlantic Boston […]

Here are the 2003–04 NBA Regular Season Standings. Playoff teams are marked with bold and playoff progress is noted in the “Playoff Result” column. 2003–04 Eastern Conference Standings & Playoffs Division Team W L PCT Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic New Jersey Nets 47 35 .573 Byron Scott / Lawrence […]

Here is the full 2004–05 NBA Regular Season Standings. Each team’s playoff outcome is noted directly in the same row. 2004–05 Eastern Conference Standings & Playoffs Division Team W L PCT Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic Boston Celtics 45 37 .549 Doc Rivers Lost 1st Rd (vs IND, 3–4)   […]

Here are the 2005–06 NBA Regular Season Standings. 2005–06 Eastern Conference Standings & Playoffs Division Team W L PCT Head Coach Playoff Result Atlantic New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 Lawrence Frank Lost ECSF (vs MIA, 1–4)   Philadelphia 76ers 38 44 .463 Maurice Cheeks Missed playoffs   Boston Celtics […]