Cleveland is eliminated from first place. To show that Cleveland is eliminated from first place, we start with the current conference standings: Team W L GL PCT GB Detroit 57 22 3 0.722 0.0 Boston 53 25 4 0.679 3.5 New York 51 28 3 0.646 6.0 Cleveland 50 29 3 0.633 7.0 Atlanta 45 34 3 0.570 12.0 Toronto 43 35 4 0.551 13.5 Charlotte 43 36 3 0.544 14.0 Orlando 43 36 3 0.544 14.0 Philadelphia 43 36 3 0.544 14.0 Miami 41 37 4 0.526 15.5 Milwaukee 31 47 4 0.397 25.5 Chicago 29 49 4 0.372 27.5 Brooklyn 19 59 4 0.244 37.5 Indiana 18 60 4 0.231 38.5 Washington 17 61 4 0.218 39.5 Total 583 594 53 Cleveland can finish the season with at most 50 + 3 = 53 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: Detroit has already won 57 games.