Boston is eliminated from first place. To show that Boston is eliminated from first place, we start with the current conference standings: Team W L GL PCT GB Cleveland 64 18 0 0.780 0.0 Boston 61 21 0 0.744 3.0 New York 51 31 0 0.622 13.0 Indiana 50 32 0 0.610 14.0 Milwaukee 48 34 0 0.585 16.0 Detroit 44 38 0 0.537 20.0 Orlando 41 41 0 0.500 23.0 Atlanta 40 42 0 0.488 24.0 Chicago 39 43 0 0.476 25.0 Miami 37 45 0 0.451 27.0 Toronto 30 52 0 0.366 34.0 Brooklyn 26 56 0 0.317 38.0 Philadelphia 24 58 0 0.293 40.0 Charlotte 19 63 0 0.232 45.0 Washington 18 64 0 0.220 46.0 Total 592 638 0 Boston can finish the season with at most 61 + 0 = 61 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: Cleveland has already won 64 games.