The Atlanta Hawks were unable to regain the lead in the final seconds versus the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon, falling 113-112 at the Phillips Arena. With the loss, the Hawks now hold just a one-game lead over the Boston Celtics as the two will look to face one another in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Celtics won the season series versus the Hawks 2-1.
Here are the updated Eastern Conference standings as of the Hawks game going final.
| EASTERN | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | STRK | L10 | |
| 1 | y - Chicago | 48 | 16 | .750 | - | 25-7 | 23-9 | 11-1 | 36-10 | 96.3 | 88.4 | +7.9 | Won 1 | 6-4 |
| 2 | y - Miami | 45 | 18 | .714 | 2 ½ | 27-5 | 18-13 | 9-4 | 35-11 | 99.5 | 92.6 | +6.9 | Lost 1 | 6-4 |
| 3 | x - Indiana | 41 | 23 | .641 | 7 | 22-9 | 19-14 | 8-3 | 28-18 | 97.8 | 94.4 | +3.4 | Lost 1 | 8-2 |
| 4 | y - Boston | 37 | 27 | .578 | 11 | 22-9 | 15-18 | 8-6 | 30-16 | 92.1 | 89.9 | +2.2 | Lost 1 | 7-3 |
| 5 | x - Atlanta | 38 | 26 | .594 | 10 | 21-10 | 17-16 | 11-3 | 31-17 | 96.3 | 93.1 | +3.2 | Lost 1 | 7-3 |
| 6 | x - Orlando | 36 | 27 | .571 | 11 ½ | 20-12 | 16-15 | 7-7 | 29-18 | 94.7 | 93.3 | +1.3 | Lost 2 | 4-6 |
| 7 | x - New York | 34 | 30 | .531 | 14 | 21-11 | 13-19 | 8-6 | 27-20 | 97.7 | 94.8 | +2.9 | Won 1 | 7-3 |
| 8 | Philadelphia | 33 | 30 | .524 | 14 ½ | 19-14 | 14-16 | 6-6 | 26-19 | 93.6 | 89.2 | +4.4 | Won 2 | 4-6 |
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