NBA
Standings
NBA 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 | 75.6 | 82 | 62 | 20 | 7931 | 7348 | 96.7 | 89.6 | 7.1 | 74.3 |
2 | Utah Jazz | 75.6 | 82 | 62 | 20 | 8279 | 7743 | 101.0 | 94.4 | 6.6 | 71.7 |
3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 74.4 | 82 | 61 | 21 | 8652 | 8017 | 105.5 | 97.8 | 7.7 | 74.3 |
4 | Seattle SuperSonics | 74.4 | 82 | 61 | 21 | 8246 | 7658 | 100.6 | 93.4 | 7.2 | 73.7 |
5 | Indiana Pacers | 70.7 | 82 | 58 | 24 | 7874 | 7375 | 96.0 | 89.9 | 6.1 | 71.3 |
6 | Phoenix Suns | 68.3 | 82 | 56 | 26 | 8166 | 7741 | 99.6 | 94.4 | 5.2 | 67.8 |
7 | San Antonio Spurs | 68.3 | 82 | 56 | 26 | 7587 | 7260 | 92.5 | 88.5 | 4.0 | 64.9 |
8 | Miami Heat | 67.1 | 82 | 55 | 27 | 7787 | 7383 | 95.0 | 90.0 | 5.0 | 67.7 |
9 | Charlotte Hornets | 62.2 | 82 | 51 | 31 | 7923 | 7759 | 96.6 | 94.6 | 2.0 | 57.2 |
10 | Atlanta Hawks | 61.0 | 82 | 50 | 32 | 7860 | 7572 | 95.9 | 92.3 | 3.6 | 62.7 |
11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 57.3 | 82 | 47 | 35 | 7585 | 7361 | 92.5 | 89.8 | 2.7 | 60.3 |
12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 56.1 | 82 | 46 | 36 | 7734 | 7619 | 94.3 | 92.9 | 1.4 | 55.2 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 54.9 | 82 | 45 | 37 | 8290 | 8232 | 101.1 | 100.4 | 0.7 | 52.4 |
14 | New York Knicks | 52.4 | 82 | 43 | 39 | 7509 | 7307 | 91.6 | 89.1 | 2.5 | 59.4 |
15 | Brooklyn Nets | 52.4 | 82 | 43 | 39 | 8170 | 8041 | 99.6 | 98.1 | 1.5 | 55.5 |
16 | Washington Wizards | 51.2 | 82 | 42 | 40 | 7969 | 7921 | 97.2 | 96.6 | 0.6 | 52.1 |
17 | Houston Rockets | 50.0 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 8099 | 8161 | 98.8 | 99.5 | -0.7 | 47.4 |
18 | Orlando Magic | 50.0 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 7387 | 7475 | 90.1 | 91.2 | -1.1 | 45.9 |
19 | Detroit Pistons | 45.1 | 82 | 37 | 45 | 7721 | 7592 | 94.2 | 92.6 | 1.6 | 55.8 |
20 | Milwaukee Bucks | 43.9 | 82 | 36 | 46 | 7748 | 7905 | 94.5 | 96.4 | -1.9 | 43.1 |
21 | Boston Celtics | 43.9 | 82 | 36 | 46 | 7864 | 8079 | 95.9 | 98.5 | -2.6 | 40.7 |
22 | Philadelphia 76ers | 37.8 | 82 | 31 | 51 | 7651 | 7847 | 93.3 | 95.7 | -2.4 | 41.3 |
23 | Sacramento Kings | 32.9 | 82 | 27 | 55 | 7637 | 8095 | 93.1 | 98.7 | -5.6 | 30.8 |
24 | Dallas Mavericks | 24.4 | 82 | 20 | 62 | 7494 | 7995 | 91.4 | 97.5 | -6.1 | 28.9 |
25 | Memphis Grizzlies | 23.2 | 82 | 19 | 63 | 7923 | 8522 | 96.6 | 103.9 | -7.3 | 26.6 |
26 | Golden State Warriors | 23.2 | 82 | 19 | 63 | 7237 | 7985 | 88.3 | 97.4 | -9.1 | 20.3 |
27 | Los Angeles Clippers | 20.7 | 82 | 17 | 65 | 7865 | 8469 | 95.9 | 103.3 | -7.4 | 26.3 |
28 | Toronto Raptors | 19.5 | 82 | 16 | 66 | 7781 | 8541 | 94.9 | 104.2 | -9.3 | 21.5 |
29 | Denver Nuggets | 13.4 | 82 | 11 | 71 | 7300 | 8266 | 89.0 | 100.8 | -11.8 | 15.1 |
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.