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