mjw@aluxp.UUCP (WEBER) (02/18/86)
The following chart contains the current standings of the National Basketball Association and the team pairings if the playoffs were held today. Use this information as a reference to track the progress of your favorite team. This chart will be updated weekly until the regular season ends. Games Through Monday February 17, 1986 Eastern Conference Team W L PCT GP GB GOP Current Pairings: Boston 41 10 .804 51 - - Boston vs. Cleveland Milwaukee 37 18 .673 55 6.0 - Atlanta vs. Detroit Philadelphia 34 20 .630 54 8.5 - Milwaukee vs. Washington Atlanta 30 23 .566 53 12.0 - Philadelphia vs. New Jersey Detroit 30 25 .545 55 13.0 - New Jersey 29 26 .527 55 14.0 - Playoff Format: Washington 25 28 .472 53 17.0 - Cleveland 21 32 .396 53 21.0 - 1 vs. 8______ Indiana 19 35 .352 54 23.5 2.5 4 vs. 5______|______ New York 18 36 .333 54 24.5 3.5 2 vs. 7______ ______|______ Chicago 17 38 .309 55 26.0 5.0 3 vs. 6______| Western Conference Team W L PCT GP GB GOP Current Pairings: L.A. Lakers 39 13 .750 52 - - L.A. Lakers vs. Phoenix Houston 35 18 .660 53 4.5 - Dallas vs. San Antonio Denver 31 23 .574 54 9.0 - Houston vs. Utah Dallas 29 23 .558 52 10.0 - Denver vs. Portland San Antonio 29 26 .527 55 11.5 - Portland 29 28 .509 57 12.5 - Utah 26 30 .464 56 15.0 - Playoff Format: Phoenix 22 30 .423 52 17.0 - Sacramento 21 32 .396 53 18.5 1.5 1 vs. 8______ L.A. Clippers 21 33 .389 54 19.0 2.0 4 vs. 5______|______ Seattle 20 34 .370 54 20.0 3.0 2 vs. 7______ ______|______ Golden State 17 39 .304 56 24.0 7.0 3 vs. 6______| W - wins, L - losses, PCT - percentage, GP - games played, GB - games behind conference leader, GOP - games out of playoffs (games behind eighth place team) -- Regards, AT&T Bell Laboratories Michael Weber 1255 South Cedar Crest Boulevard ihnp4!aluxp!mjw Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103