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2012 NBA standings: Heat and Magic off to very different starts

Miami (10-3) owns first place, while Orlando (5-9) sits in fourth in the Southeast division.

By Jakob Engelke
Sam Greenwood

The Miami Heat and Orlando Magic are off to very different starts this season. While the Heat have posted a record of 10-3 and sit in first place in the Southeast division, the Magic have stumbled to 5-9 and are in fourth place above only the one-win Washington Wizards.

The Heat, who are on a four-game winning streak and host the San Antonio Spurs tonight, boast the best record in the Eastern Conference with a .769 winning percentage. The only team in the NBA with a better record is the Spurs, who are 13-3 with a winning percentage of .813.

The Magic, meanwhile, have lost two straight games and host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Orlando is 5.5 games back of Miami and boasts a better winning percentage than only four other teams in the Eastern Conference.

The full NBA standings can be found here. Here are the complete Southeast standings:

Southeast Standings

W L PCT GB STRK
Miami 10 3 .769 0 Won 4
Atlanta 9 4 .692 1 Won 6
Charlotte 7 7 .500 3.5 Lost 2
Orlando 5 9 .357 5.5 Lost 2
Washington 1 12 .076 9 Won 1

(updated 11.29.2012 at 10:59 AM EST)

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