NBA Standings: Where Your Team Ranks in 2004

The 2004 NBA season is in Full Swing and teams are jockeying for position in the standings. Check out where your favorite team ranks in this latest update.

nba standings Where Your Team Ranks in 2004

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional men’s Basketball League in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). It is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues. NBA players are the world’s best paid athletes by average annual salary per player.

The 2004 NBA season was the 58th regular season of the NBA. The regular season began on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, and ended on Wednesday, April 20, 2005. The playoffs began on Saturday, April 23, and ended with the 2005 NBA Finals on Thursday, June 16.

Eastern Conference

In the 2004 nba standings the Eastern Conference teams are, in order from first to last:
-Indiana Pacers
-Miami Heat
-New Jersey Nets
– Detroit Pistons
-Boston Celtics
-Philadelphia 76ers
-Milwaukee Bucks
-New York Knicks
-Washington Wizards
-Orlando Magic
-Toronto Raptors
-Cleveland Cavaliers
-Atlanta Hawks
-Charlotte Bobcats

Western Conference

The Western Conference is made up of the following teams:
1. Los Angeles Lakers
2. Sacramento Kings
3. Portland Trail Blazers
4. San Antonio Spurs
5. Dallas Mavericks
6. Houston Rockets
7. Memphis Grizzlies
8. Minnesota Timberwolves
9. Utah Jazz
10. Denver Nuggets
11. Phoenix Suns
12. Golden State Warriors
13. Seattle Supersonics
14. Los Angeles Clippers
15. New Orleans Hornets

Central Division

The Central Division is a division of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Eastern Conference The division consists of five teams, and each team plays four games against the other teams in the division.

As of February 2, 2004, the Central Division Standings are as follows:
1. Indiana Pacers 42-15 .737
2. Detroit Pistons 40-17 .702
3. Milwaukee Bucks 32-24 .571
4. Cleveland Cavaliers 26-29 .473
5. Chicago Bulls 15-40 .273

Southeast Division

The Southeast Division is composed of five teams in the southeastern United States These teams are the Miami Heat the Orlando Magic the Atlanta Hawks the Charlotte Bobcats and the Washington Wizards

Northwest Division

The Northwest Division is home to some of the most storied franchises in the NBA. The Seattle SuperSonics have been around since 1967, and the Portland Trail Blazers joined the league in 1970. The Utah Jazz came into the league in 1974, and the Denver Nuggets joined in 1976. All four of these teams have won at least one division title, and each has made at least one trip to the NBA Finals

The current standings for the 2004 season are as follows:

Seattle SuperSonics: 47-25, .653 W-L% (1st in Northwest)
Portland Trail Blazers 41-31, .569 W-L% (2nd in Northwest)
Utah Jazz 39-33, .542 W-L% (3rd in Northwest)
Minnesota Timberwolves 37-35, .514 W-L% (4th in Northwest)
Denver Nuggets 31-41, .431 W-L% (5th in Northwest)

Pacific Division

The Pacific Division is composed of the following teams:
--Los Angeles Lakers
-Sacramento Kings
-Phoenix Suns
--Golden State Warriors
-Seattle SuperSonics
--Los Angeles Clippers

The Lakers are currently in first place with a record of 47-14. The Kings are in second place with a record of 39-21. The Suns are in third place with a record of 33-28. The Warriors are in fourth place with a record of 32-29. The SuperSonics are in fifth place with a record of 31-30. The Clippers are in sixth place with a record of 22-39.

Atlantic Division

As the season draws to a close, we take a look at how the teams in the Atlantic Division have fared.

The Toronto Raptors currently lead the pack, followed closely by the New Jersey Nets The Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics are fighting for third place, while the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat round out the division.

The Raptors have had a great season, led by their star player Vince Carter They are currently first in the division with a record of 47-17. The Nets have also had a strong season, led by Jason Kidd They are currently second in the division with a record of 43-21.

The 76ers are third in the division with a record of 41-23. They are led by Allen Iverson who is having another great year. The Celtics are fourth in the division with a record of 39-25. They are led by Paul Pierce who is also having a great year.

The Magic are fifth in the division with a record of 28-36. The Heat are last in the division with a record of 25-39.

Southwest Division

1. San Antonio Spurs (58-24)
2. Dallas Mavericks (52-30)
3. Memphis Grizzlies (50-32)
4. Houston Rockets (45-37)
5. New Orleans Hornets (18-64)

Northeast Division

The Northeast Division is one of the six divisions in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It currently consists of five teams, all of which are located in the Northeastern United States The division was created at the start of the 2004–05 NBA season when the league expanded from 29 to 30 teams with the addition of the Charlotte Bobcats.

The divisional alignment was partially due to geography, as all five teams are located in close proximity to each other. The primary reasoning behind creating this division, however, was to balanced out the two Eastern Conference conferences, which each had 15 teams. With an odd number of teams in each conference, one conference would have had an uneven number of teams in each division (eight in one division and seven in the other).

In order for both conferences to have an equal number of teams in each division (16), it was necessary to create a new division with five teams. The NBA has not added any additional teams since then, so the Northeast Division remains the only division in the league with an odd number of teams.

The four most recent Northeast Division champions are:
--Boston Celtics (2017-18)
--Toronto Raptors (2016-17)
--Boston Celtics (2015-16)
--Cleveland Cavaliers (2014-15)