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 Detroit 49 19 14 0.721 0.0 Boston 45 23 14 0.662 4.0 New York 45 25 12 0.643 5.0 Cleveland 42 27 13 0.609 7.5 Toronto 38 29 15 0.567 10.5 Orlando 38 30 14 0.559 11.0 Miami 38 31 13 0.551 11.5 Atlanta 37 31 14 0.544 12.0 Philadelphia 37 32 13 0.536 12.5 Charlotte 35 34 13 0.507 14.5 Chicago 28 40 14 0.412 21.0 Milwaukee 28 40 14 0.412 21.0 Brooklyn 17 51 14 0.250 32.0 Washington 16 52 14 0.235 33.0 Indiana 15 54 13 0.217 34.5 Total 508 518 204 Charlotte can finish the season with at most 35 + 13 = 48 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: Detroit has already won 49 games.