Detroit is eliminated from first place. To show that Detroit 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 Detroit can finish the season with at most 44 + 0 = 44 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: Cleveland has already won 64 games. Boston has already won 61 games. New York has already won 51 games. Indiana has already won 50 games. Milwaukee has already won 48 games.