Template:2016–17 NBA East standings

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Boston Celtics *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	x – Toronto Raptors	51	31	.622	2.0	82
4	y – Washington Wizards *	49	33	.598	4.0	82
5	x – Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	10.0	82
6	x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	11.0	82
7	x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	11.0	82
8	x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	12.0	82
9	Miami Heat	41	41	.500	12.0	82
10	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	16.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	17.0	82
12	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	22.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	29	53	.354	24.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	28	54	.341	25.0	82
15	Brooklyn Nets	20	62	.244	33.0	82

This is a template that was created to easily update every article with the 2016–17 NBA Eastern Conference standings. To use the update on any article, insert:

{{2016–17 NBA East standings}}

To highlight the Cleveland Cavaliers, insert:

{{2016–17 NBA East standings|team=CLE}}

For the other teams, use:

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