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Eastern Conference
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Record Record
No Team Division Total CWS
1 Chicago Bulls 53 - 16 77 - 26 1 1404
2 Indiana Pacers 51 - 19 68 - 30 2 1154
3 Miami Heat 38 - 21 57 - 30 3 593
4 Atlanta Hawks 35 - 23 51 - 35 4 505
5 Charlotte Hornets 35 - 28 55 - 36 5 304
6 New York Knicks 31 - 33 47 - 45 6 166
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 - 29 48 - 38 7 38
8 New Jersey Nets 27 - 30 43 - 42 8 -55
9 Washington Wizards 24 - 30 42 - 40 9 -175
10 Detroit Pistons 25 - 29 37 - 45 10 -198
11 Orlando Magic 24 - 30 41 - 41 11 -261
12 Boston Celtics 23 - 31 36 - 46 12 -327
13 Milwaukee Bucks 20 - 34 36 - 46 13 -528
14 Philadelphia 76ers 16 - 38 31 - 51 14 -953
15 Toronto Raptors 7 - 47 16 - 66 15 -1669
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Western Conference
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Record Record
No Team Division Total CWS
1 Utah Jazz 49 - 17 75 - 27 1 1350
2 Los Angeles Lakers 49 - 16 68 - 27 2 1347
3 Seattle SuperSonics 43 - 19 65 - 27 3 1003
4 Phoenix Suns 38 - 18 57 - 29 4 858
5 Portland Trail Blazers 34 - 22 47 - 39 5 677
6 San Antonio Spurs 37 - 24 60 - 31 6 653
7 Minnesota Timberwolves 32 - 25 47 - 40 7 336
8 Houston Rockets 31 - 26 43 - 44 8 275
9 Sacramento Kings 18 - 34 27 - 55 9 -769
10 Golden State Warriors 15 - 37 19 - 63 10 -957
11 Vancouver Grizzlies 14 - 38 19 - 63 11 -1032
12 Los Angeles Clippers 14 - 38 17 - 65 12 -1104
13 Dallas Mavericks 13 - 39 20 - 62 13 -1145
14 Denver Nuggets 9 - 43 11 - 71 14 -1494