Template:2008–09 NBA East standings

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—
2	y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	4
3	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	19
5	x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	23
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	25
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25
8	x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27
9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30
10	Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	31
11	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	32
12	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32
13	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	33
14	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	34
15	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	47

This is a template that was created to easily update every article with the 2008–09 NBA Eastern Conference standings. To use the update on any article, insert:

{{2008–09 NBA East standings}}

To highlight the Cleveland Cavaliers, insert:

{{2008–09 NBA East standings|team=CLE}}

For the other teams, use:

• Atlanta Hawks – ATL
• Boston Celtics – BOS
• Charlotte Bobcats – CHA
• Chicago Bulls – CHI
• Detroit Pistons – DET
• Indiana Pacers – IND
• Miami Heat – MIA
• Milwaukee Bucks – MIL
• New Jersey Nets – NJN
• New York Knicks – NYK
• Orlando Magic – ORL
• Philadelphia 76ers – PHI
• Toronto Raptors – TOR
• Washington Wizards – WAS