Matchup Index

East

NBA conference. 15 current members.

Members over time

Each bar is a run of seasons as a member. Bold names are current members.
 
  1. Atlanta Hawks since 1970-71
  2. Boston Celtics since 1970-71
  3. Cleveland Cavaliers since 1970-71
  4. Los Angeles Clippers 1970-71 to 1977-78
  5. New York Knicks since 1970-71
  6. Philadelphia 76ers since 1970-71
  7. Sacramento Kings 1970-71 to 1971-72
  8. Washington Wizards since 1970-71
  9. Houston Rockets 1972-73 to 1979-80
  10. Utah Jazz 1974-75 to 1978-79
  11. Brooklyn Nets since 1976-77
  12. San Antonio Spurs 1976-77 to 1979-80
  13. Detroit Pistons since 1978-79
  14. Indiana Pacers since 1979-80
  15. Chicago Bulls since 1980-81
  16. Milwaukee Bucks since 1980-81
  17. Charlotte Hornets 1988-89, since 1990-91
  18. Miami Heat since 1989-90
  19. Orlando Magic 1989-90, since 1991-92
  20. Toronto Raptors since 1995-96
  21. New Orleans Pelicans 2002-03 to 2003-04

Members

All-time conference records

TeamRecordWin %GamesSeasons as a member
Boston Celtics2010-136859.5%3378Since 1970-71
Philadelphia 76ers1615-159450.3%3209Since 1970-71
New York Knicks1606-159650.2%3202Since 1970-71
Atlanta Hawks1544-161448.9%3158Since 1970-71
Cleveland Cavaliers1534-161348.7%3147Since 1970-71
Chicago Bulls1441-127153.1%2712Since 1980-81
Detroit Pistons1432-137950.9%2811Since 1978-79
Indiana Pacers1401-137850.4%2779Since 1979-80
Milwaukee Bucks1400-128552.1%2685Since 1980-81
Washington Wizards1357-172844.0%3085Since 1970-71
Brooklyn Nets1214-157743.5%2791Since 1976-77
Miami Heat1204-98854.9%2192Since 1989-90
Orlando Magic985-103048.9%20151989-90, since 1991-92
Toronto Raptors841-88148.8%1722Since 1995-96
Charlotte Hornets841-104844.5%18891988-89, since 1990-91
Houston Rockets189-20448.1%3931972-73 to 1979-80
Los Angeles Clippers156-20842.9%3641970-71 to 1977-78
San Antonio Spurs112-9354.6%2051976-77 to 1979-80
Utah Jazz85-12740.1%2121974-75 to 1978-79
New Orleans Pelicans67-5455.4%1212002-03 to 2003-04
Sacramento Kings41-3951.2%801970-71 to 1971-72

Games against fellow members only, counting both teams' conference in the season each game was played. Current members are in bold.

Most played conference rivalries

SeriesRecordAs membersAll meetings
Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers344-254329598
Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks348-228316576
New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers234-291288525
Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics184-293286477
Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers170-114284284
Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards215-140275355
Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards186-170271356
New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards212-149270361
Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards223-128270351
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards142-127269269
Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers135-128263263
Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks211-208254419

"As members" counts the meetings played while both teams were in the conference; the record is every NBA meeting.

Against every other conference

OpponentRecordGamesSeriesMost played
West10102-1146021562346Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers (160 meetings)

Counts each game by both teams' conference in the season it was played. "Series" is how many different pairs of teams met; "Most played" is the pair that met most often while in these two conferences, with how many of those meetings count here; its bar is the whole series.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.