| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | c-Miami Heat | 59 | 23 | .720 | – |
| 2 | y-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 5 |
| 3 | y-Boston Celtics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 |
| 4 | x-Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 12 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 |
| 6 | x-Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 |
| 7 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 |
| 8 | x-New Jersey Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
| 10 | Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 |
| 13 | Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 29 |
| 14 | Charlotte Bobcats | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 |
| 15 | Atlanta Hawks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 46 |
This is a template that was created to easily update every article with the 2004–05 NBA Eastern Conference standings. To use the update on any article, insert:
{{2004–05 NBA East standings}}
To highlight the Chicago Bulls, insert:
{{2004–05 NBA East standings|team=CHI}}
For the other teams, use:
- Atlanta Hawks – ATL
- Boston Celtics – BOS
- Charlotte Bobcats – CHA
- Cleveland Cavaliers – CLE
- 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