Atlantic

NBA division in the East. 5 current members.

Members over time

Each bar is a run of seasons as a member. Bold names are current members.
 
  1. Boston Celtics since 1970-71
  2. Los Angeles Clippers 1970-71 to 1977-78
  3. New York Knicks since 1970-71
  4. Philadelphia 76ers since 1970-71
  5. Brooklyn Nets since 1976-77
  6. Washington Wizards 1978-79 to 2003-04
  7. Charlotte Hornets 1988-89
  8. Miami Heat 1989-90 to 2003-04
  9. Orlando Magic 1991-92 to 2003-04
  10. Toronto Raptors since 2004-05

Members

All-time division records

TeamRecordWin %GamesSeasons as a member
Boston Celtics805-50361.5%1308Since 1970-71
Philadelphia 76ers643-63250.4%1275Since 1970-71
New York Knicks621-62749.8%1248Since 1970-71
Brooklyn Nets467-61543.2%1082Since 1976-77
Washington Wizards254-40738.4%6611978-79 to 2003-04
Toronto Raptors200-18152.5%381Since 2004-05
Miami Heat197-21148.3%4081989-90 to 2003-04
Orlando Magic184-15354.6%3371991-92 to 2003-04
Los Angeles Clippers70-9841.7%1681970-71 to 1977-78
Charlotte Hornets8-2226.7%301988-89

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

Most played division rivalries

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

Against every other division

OpponentRecordGamesSeriesMost played
Central4106-41908296109Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers (284 meetings)
Midwest1353-13342687105Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets (61 meetings)
Northwest492-578107025Boston Celtics vs Oklahoma City Thunder (44 meetings)
Pacific1860-2116397670Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers (160 meetings)
Southeast1137-998213525Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics (119 meetings)
Southwest480-602108225New York Knicks vs San Antonio Spurs (49 meetings)

Counts each game by both teams' division 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 divisions, 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.