Charlotte is eliminated from first place. To show that Charlotte is eliminated from first place, we start with the current conference standings: Team W L GL PCT GB Boston 57 15 10 0.792 0.0 Milwaukee 46 26 10 0.639 11.0 Cleveland 44 28 10 0.611 13.0 New York 43 28 11 0.606 13.5 Orlando 42 29 11 0.592 14.5 Indiana 41 32 9 0.562 16.5 Miami 39 33 10 0.542 18.0 Philadelphia 39 33 10 0.542 18.0 Chicago 34 38 10 0.472 23.0 Atlanta 32 39 11 0.451 24.5 Brooklyn 27 45 10 0.375 30.0 Toronto 23 49 10 0.319 34.0 Charlotte 17 54 11 0.239 39.5 Washington 14 58 10 0.194 43.0 Detroit 12 60 10 0.167 45.0 Total 510 567 153 Charlotte can finish the season with at most 17 + 11 = 28 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: Boston has already won 57 games. Milwaukee has already won 46 games. Cleveland has already won 44 games. New York has already won 43 games. Orlando has already won 42 games. Indiana has already won 41 games. Miami has already won 39 games. Philadelphia has already won 39 games. Chicago has already won 34 games. Atlanta has already won 32 games.