NBA Playoffs basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1997-1998 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 71.4 21 15 6 1956 1809 93.1 86.1 7.0 74.8
2 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 65.0 20 13 7 1779 1737 89.0 86.9 2.1 58.2
3 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 62.5 16 10 6 1468 1432 91.8 89.5 2.3 58.5
4 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 53.9 13 7 6 1303 1287 100.2 99.0 1.2 54.3
5 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 44.4 9 4 5 826 797 91.8 88.6 3.2 62.2
6 Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets 44.4 9 4 5 745 799 82.8 88.8 -6.0 27.4
7 New York Knicks New York Knicks 40.0 10 4 6 886 908 88.6 90.8 -2.2 41.6
8 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 40.0 10 4 6 952 976 95.2 97.6 -2.4 41.4
9 Miami Heat Miami Heat 40.0 5 2 3 437 448 87.4 89.6 -2.2 41.4
10 Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 40.0 5 2 3 451 480 90.2 96.0 -5.8 29.6
11 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 40.0 5 2 3 423 457 84.6 91.4 -6.8 25.4
12 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 25.0 4 1 3 350 344 87.5 86.0 1.5 56.0
13 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 25.0 4 1 3 399 416 99.8 104.0 -4.2 35.9
14 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 25.0 4 1 3 372 402 93.0 100.5 -7.5 25.4
15 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 25.0 4 1 3 323 355 80.8 88.8 -8.0 21.2
16 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 0.0 3 0 3 285 308 95.0 102.7 -7.7 25.4

Standings glossary

Stats abbreviations

  • Rk: rank
  • % Victory: number of win / number of games played
  • Gp: number of games played
  • Gw: number of games won
  • GL: number of games lost
  • Pts+: total number of points scored by the team
  • Pts-: total number of points scored by opposing teams
  • Pts+ /g: total number of points scored by the team per game
  • Pts- /g: total number of points scored by opposing teams per game
  • Diff: difference between points scored and received per game
  • Expected Winning %: through our basketball statistical database and the use of advanced stats, we are able to project a team’s win percentage which then allows us to project how many wins a team is expected to have. These projections are a unique way to understand whether a team has played better or worse than their record indicates.