| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Detroit Pistons | 64 | 18 | .780 | - |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12 |
| 3 | y-New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 |
| 4 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 |
| 6 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 |
| 7 | x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 |
| 8 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 |
| 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 26 |
| 10 | Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28 |
| 11 | Boston Celtics | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37 |
| 13 | Charlotte Bobcats | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 41 |
This is a template that was created to easily update every article with the 2005–06 NBA Eastern Conference standings. To use the update on any article, insert:
{{2005–06 NBA East standings}}
To highlight the Chicago Bulls, insert:
{{2005–06 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