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2009-2010 Conference Regular Season Standings
Eastern Conference
Eastern W L PCT GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD L 10 STREAK
Cleveland1 31 11 0.738 0.0 17-6 5-1 14-3 17-8 7-3 W 1
Boston2 27 11 0.711 2.0 19-7 8-1 11-6 16-5 4-6 L 1
Orlando3 26 14 0.650 4.0 17-9 4-3 14-4 12-10 4-6 L 2
Atlanta4 26 14 0.650 4.0 15-10 3-4 16-5 10-9 5-5 L 1
Charlotte5 20 19 0.513 9.5 14-14 3-2 17-4 3-15 8-2 W 5
Miami6 20 19 0.513 9.5 12-7 5-3 11-10 9-9 4-6 L 1
Toronto7 21 20 0.512 9.5 14-13 3-3 13-6 8-14 7-3 W 2
Chicago8 18 21 0.462 11.5 13-12 6-3 14-7 4-14 6-4 L 1
New York 17 24 0.415 13.5 12-16 3-4 10-11 7-13 5-5 W 1
Milwaukee 16 23 0.410 13.5 9-11 4-4 11-7 5-16 4-6 L 2
Detroit 14 26 0.350 16.0 10-13 1-5 10-9 4-17 3-7 L 1
Indiana 14 26 0.350 16.0 10-13 0-3 10-10 4-16 5-5 L 1
Washington 14 26 0.350 16.0 10-15 2-5 8-11 6-15 4-6 W 2
Philadelphia 13 27 0.325 17.0 7-15 4-4 6-13 7-14 5-5 L 1
New Jersey 3 37 0.075 27.0 3-21 1-7 2-17 1-20 1-9 L 8
Western Conference
Western W L PCT GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD L 10 STREAK
L.A. Lakers1 31 9 0.775 0.0 20-8 8-2 22-3 9-6 7-3 W 2
Dallas2 26 14 0.650 5.0 16-10 6-5 13-7 13-7 5-5 L 1
Denver3 26 14 0.650 5.0 14-8 7-2 18-3 8-11 6-4 W 3
San Antonio4 25 15 0.625 6.0 13-11 4-3 17-6 8-9 6-4 W 1
Portland5 25 17 0.595 7.0 17-7 5-2 16-7 9-10 5-5 L 1
Phoenix6 24 17 0.585 7.5 13-9 6-3 15-4 9-13 5-5 L 3
Houston7 23 18 0.561 8.5 17-12 4-4 13-5 10-13 5-5 W 1
Oklahoma City8 23 18 0.561 8.5 8-14 2-2 12-9 11-9 6-4 W 2
Utah 23 18 0.561 8.5 10-13 2-7 16-6 7-12 5-5 L 1
Memphis 21 18 0.538 9.5 14-13 2-2 14-5 7-13 8-2 W 3
New Orleans 21 19 0.525 10.0 14-9 2-4 15-4 6-15 7-3 L 1
L.A. Clippers 18 22 0.450 13.0 10-17 2-4 13-9 5-13 5-5 W 1
Sacramento 15 25 0.375 16.0 9-16 1-5 12-9 3-16 1-9 L 4
Golden State 12 27 0.308 18.5 7-15 2-5 8-10 4-17 4-6 W 1
Minnesota 9 33 0.214 23.0 4-24 3-6 6-15 3-18 2-8 W 1
TIEBREAKER BASIS:
(-) Tie breaker not needed (better overall winning percentage)
(1) Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division
(2) Head-to-head won-lost percentage
(3) Division won-lost percentage
(4) Conference won-lost percentage
(5) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, own conference
(6) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, other conference
(7) Net Points, all games

Playoff Tie-Break Procedures

Teams 1 to 4 in each conference are the three division winners and the team with the next best regular-season record, with the seeding of these four teams determined by regular-season record. The playoffs seedings of Teams 5 to 8 are based upon regular-season record. Ties are broken pursuant to the rules set forth below.

Ties for playoff positions (including division winners) will be broken utilizing the criteria set forth in subparagraph a. below (in the case of ties involving two teams) and subparagraph b. below (in the case of ties involving more than two teams), and the guidelines set forth in subparagraph c. below.

a. Two Teams Tied b. More Than Two Teams Tied
(1) Better winning percentage in games against each other. (1) Better winning percentage in all games among the tied teams.
(2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if tied teams are in same division). (2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if all tied teams are in the same division).
(3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference. (3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference.
(4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position). (4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position).
(5) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in opposite conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position). (5) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents ("point differential").
(6) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents ("point differential").

c. Guidelines For Applying Tie-Break Criteria. The following guidelines shall be used when applying the above criteria to break ties for playoff positions:

(1) (a) Since the three division winners are guaranteed a spot in the top four, ties to determine the division winners must be broken before any other ties.
(b) When a tie must be broken to determine a division winner, the results of the tie-break shall be used to determine only the division winner and its playoff position, not any other playoff position(s).

(2) If a tie involves more than two teams, the tie-break criteria in subparagraph b. shall be applied in the order set forth therein until the first to occur of the following:
(a) Each of the tied teams has a different winning percentage or point differential under the applicable tiebreak criterion (a "complete" breaking of the tie). In this circumstance, the team with the best winning percentage or point differential under the criterion will be awarded the best playoff position, the team with the next-best winning percentage or point differential will be awarded the next-best playoff position, and so on, and no further application of the tie-break criteria will be required.
~OR~
(b) One or more (but not all) of the tied teams has a different winning percentage or point differential under the applicable tie-break criterion (a "partial" breaking of the tie). In this circumstance: (x) any team(s) that performed better under the applicable criterion than any other team(s) will be awarded a higher playoff position than such other team(s); and (y) teams that had equivalent performance under the applicable criterion will remain tied, and such remaining tie(s) will be broken by applying, from the beginning, the criteria in subparagraph a.(1)-(6) above (for any remaining tie involving only two teams) or subparagraph b.(1)-(5) above (for any remaining tie involving more than two teams) and the guidelines set forth in this subparagraph c.

(3) If application of the criteria in subparagraph a. or b. does not result in the breaking of a tie, the playoff positions of the tied teams will be determined by a random drawing.

d. Home Court Advantage:For purposes of home court advantage, ties will be broken pursuant to the procedures used for breaking two-team ties for playoff position.

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