Brooklyn is eliminated from first place. To show that Brooklyn is eliminated from first place, we start with the current conference standings: Team W L GL PCT GB Detroit 49 19 14 0.721 0.0 Boston 46 23 13 0.667 3.5 New York 45 25 12 0.643 5.0 Cleveland 42 27 13 0.609 7.5 Toronto 39 29 14 0.574 10.0 Orlando 38 30 14 0.559 11.0 Atlanta 38 31 13 0.551 11.5 Miami 38 31 13 0.551 11.5 Philadelphia 37 32 13 0.536 12.5 Charlotte 35 34 13 0.507 14.5 Milwaukee 28 40 14 0.412 21.0 Chicago 28 41 13 0.406 21.5 Brooklyn 17 52 13 0.246 32.5 Washington 16 52 14 0.235 33.0 Indiana 15 55 12 0.214 35.0 Total 511 521 198 Brooklyn can finish the season with at most 17 + 13 = 30 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: Detroit has already won 49 games. Boston has already won 46 games. New York has already won 45 games. Cleveland has already won 42 games. Toronto has already won 39 games. Orlando has already won 38 games. Atlanta has already won 38 games. Miami has already won 38 games. Philadelphia has already won 37 games. Charlotte has already won 35 games.