The Atlantic Division is one of three divisions of the Eastern Conference in the North American basketball league NBA and comprises five teams.
The division into divisions is based on the geographical location of the teams. In the Atlantic Division , the teams that are located near the east coast of the United States, i.e. near the Atlantic, play . The Atlantic Division has existed since 1970 with the introduction of the Conferences .
The teams
The following teams play in the Atlantic Division :
Former teams
winner
year
Surname
1971
New York Knicks
1972
Boston Celtics
1973
Boston Celtics
1974
Boston Celtics
1975
Boston Celtics
1976
Boston Celtics
1977
Philadelphia 76ers
1978
Philadelphia 76ers
1979
Philadelphia 76ers
1980
Boston Celtics
1981
Boston Celtics
1982
Boston Celtics
year
Surname
1983
Philadelphia 76ers
1984
Boston Celtics
1985
Boston Celtics
1986
Boston Celtics
1987
Boston Celtics
1988
Boston Celtics
1989
New York Knicks
1990
Philadelphia 76ers
1991
Boston Celtics
1992
Boston Celtics
1993
New York Knicks
1994
New York Knicks
year
Surname
1995
Orlando Magic
1996
Orlando Magic
1997
Miami Heat
1998
Miami Heat
1999
Miami Heat
2000
Miami Heat
2001
Philadelphia 76ers
2002
New Jersey Nets
2003
New Jersey Nets
2004
New Jersey Nets
2005
Boston Celtics
2006
New Jersey Nets
year
Surname
2007
Toronto Raptors
2008
Boston Celtics
2009
Boston Celtics
2010
Boston Celtics
2011
Boston Celtics
2012
Boston Celtics
2013
New York Knicks
2014
Toronto Raptors
2015
Toronto Raptors
2016
Toronto Raptors
2017
Boston Celtics
2018
Toronto Raptors
year
Surname
2019
Toronto Raptors
Conferences and Divisions in the
NBA
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