We have tracked back-to-backs each month of the NBA season. Here are the facts and figures for the Eastern Conference in the post-All-Star break portion of February and the whole month of March:
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Reference Guide:
B2B = back-to-back
45 = a “4 in 5” game sequence, referring to four games in five nights
W = win
L = loss
Labels applied to each date in the listed B2B or 45
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ATLANTA HAWKS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
March 16-17 — road, home (W, W)
March 25-26 — home, road (W, W)
Road B2Bs:
March 4-5 — road, road (W, W)
Home B2Bs:
Feb. 19-20 — home, home (L, L)
March 12-13 — home, home (W, W)
5 B2Bs
Overall record: 8-2
Road split: 4-0
Home split: 4-2
Front ends of B2Bs: 4-1
Back ends of B2Bs: 4-1
BOSTON CELTICS
Split B2Bs:
March 4-5 — home, road (W, L)
March 15-16 — road, home (L, L)
March 20-21 — road, home (W, W)
3 B2Bs
Overall record: 3-3
Road split: 1-2
Home split: 2-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 2-1
Back ends of B2Bs: 1-2
BROOKLYN NETS
Road B2Bs:
Feb. 29-March 1 — road, road (L, L)
March 4-5 — road, road (W, L)
March 28-29 — road, road (L, L)
3 B2Bs
Overall record: 1-5
Road split: 1-5
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-2
Back ends of B2Bs: 0-3
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
March 1-2 — home, road (W, W)
March 16-17 — home, road (W, W)
March 21-22 — home, road (W, W)
Home B2Bs:
March 11-12 — home, home (W, W)
Road B2Bs:
March 25-26 — road, road (L, W)
5 B2Bs
Overall record: 9-1
Road split: 4-1
Home split: 5-0
Front ends of B2Bs: 4-1
Back ends of B2Bs: 5-0
CHICAGO BULLS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Feb. 18-19 — road, home (L, W)
Feb. 26-27 — road, home (L, L)
March 10-11 — road home (L, L)
March 16-17 — road, home (L, W)
March 23-24 — home, road (L, L)
March 28-29 — home, road (L, W)
Road B2Bs:
March 1-2 — road, road (L, L)
7 B2Bs
Overall record: 3-11
Road split: 1-7
Home split: 2-4
Front ends of B2Bs: 0-7
Back ends of B2Bs: 3-4
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Feb. 21-22 — road, home (W, L)
Feb. 28-29 — road, home (L, W)
March 23-24 — home, road (W, L)
Road B2Bs:
March 9-10 — road, road (W, W)
March 13-14 — road, road (W, L)
March 18-19 — road, road (W, L)
Home B2Bs:
March 4-5 — home, home (W, W)
7 B2Bs
Overall record: 9-5
Road split: 5-4
Home split: 4-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 6-1
Back ends of B2Bs: 3-4
DETROIT PISTONS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Feb. 21-22 — home, road (L, W)
Feb. 27-28 — road, home (W, W)
March 5-6 — road, home (L, W)
Road B2Bs:
March 11-12 — road, road (L, W)
Home B2Bs:
March 18-19 — home, home (W, W)
March 25-26 — home, home (W, L)
6 B2Bs
Overall record: 8-4
Road split: 3-2
Home split: 5-2
Front ends of B2Bs: 3-3
Back ends of B2Bs: 5-1
INDIANA PACERS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Feb. 28-29 — home, road (L, L)
March 26-27 — road, home (L, W)
Road B2Bs:
Feb. 21-22 — road, road (W, L)
March 4-5 — road, road (L, W)
March 12-13 — road, road (W, L)
5 B2Bs
Overall record: 4-6
Road split: 3-5
Home split: 1-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 2-3
Back ends of B2Bs: 2-3
MIAMI HEAT
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Feb. 19-20 — road, home (W, W)
March 3-4 — home, road (W, W)
Road B2Bs:
Feb. 27-28 — road, road (L, W)
March 11-12 — road, road (W, L)
March 22-23 — road, road (W, L)
5 B2Bs
Overall record: 7-3
Road split: 5-3
Home split: 2-0
Front ends of B2Bs: 4-1
Back ends of B2Bs: 3-2
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Feb. 19-20 — home, road (L, W)
March 6-7 — home, road (L, L)
March 12-13 — home, road (W, W)
March 20-21 — home, road (L, L)
March 25-26 — road, home (L, L)
5 B2Bs
Overall record: 3-7
Road split: 2-3
Home split: 1-4
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-4
Back ends of B2Bs: 2-3
NEW YORK KNICKS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
March 4-5 — road, home (L, W)
March 19-20 — road, home (L, L)
March 23-24 — road, home (W, W)
Road B2Bs:
Feb. 19-20 — road, road (L, W)
March 8-9 — road, road (L, W)
5 B2Bs
Overall record: 5-5
Road split: 3-4
Home split: 2-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-4
Back ends of B2Bs: 4-1
ORLANDO MAGIC
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Feb. 25-26 — home, road (L, L)
March 1-2 — road, home (L, W)
March 15-16 — home, road (W, L)
March 25-26 — road, home (L, W)
Road B2Bs:
March 7-8 — road, road (L, L)
March 11-12 — road, road, (W, L)
March 20-21 — road, road (L, L)
7 B2Bs
Overall record: 4-10
Road split: 1-8
Home split: 3-2
Front ends of B2Bs: 2-5
Back ends of B2Bs: 2-5
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Feb. 23-24 — home, road (L, L)
March 20-21 — home, road; 45 (L, L)
Road B2Bs:
Feb. 28-29 — road, road (L, L)
March 26-27 — road, road (L, L)
Home B2Bs:
March 11-12 — home, home (W, L)
March 17-18 — home, home; 45 (L, L)
6 B2Bs
Overall record: 1-11
Road split: 0-6
Home split: 1-5
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-5
Back ends of B2Bs: 0-6
45s: 0-4
Road record: 0-1
Home record: 0-3
TORONTO RAPTORS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Feb. 21-22 — home, road (W, W)
March 14-15 — home, road; 45 (L, W)
March 17-18 — road, home; 45 (W, W)
Road B2Bs:
March 25-26 — road, road (L, W)
4 B2Bs
Overall record: 6-2
Road split: 4-1
Home split: 2-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 2-2
Back ends of B2Bs: 4-0
45s: 3-1
Road record: 2-0
Home record: 1-1
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Feb. 19-20 — home, road (W, L)
Feb. 23-24 — home, road (W, L)
March 4-5 — road, home (L, L)
March 16-17 — home, road (W, W)
Road B2Bs:
March 11-12 — road, road (L, L)
March 29-30 — road, road (L, L)
Home B2Bs:
Feb. 18-19 — home, home (W, W)
Feb. 28-29 — home, home (W, W)
8 B2Bs
Overall record: 8-8
Road split: 1-7
Home split: 7-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 5-3
Back ends of B2Bs: 3-5
