Australia - NBL basketball (AUS-1)

Standings for 2008-2009 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 South Dragons South Dragons 73.3 30 22 8 2968 2692 98.9 89.7 9.2 79.5
2 Melbourne United Melbourne United 66.7 30 20 10 3030 2846 101.0 94.9 6.1 70.5
3 New Zealand Breakers New Zealand Breakers 60.0 30 18 12 3087 2910 102.9 97.0 5.9 69.5
4 Perth Wildcats Perth Wildcats 56.7 30 17 13 2880 2822 96.0 94.1 1.9 57.0
5 Townsville Crocodiles Townsville Crocodiles 56.7 30 17 13 2956 2978 98.5 99.3 -0.8 47.4
6 Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers 50.0 30 15 15 2956 2929 98.5 97.6 0.9 53.2
7 Illawarra Hawks Illawarra Hawks 36.7 30 11 19 2924 3077 97.5 102.6 -5.1 33.0
8 Sydney Spirit Sydney Spirit 36.7 30 11 19 2823 2987 94.1 99.6 -5.5 31.3
9 Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans 36.7 30 11 19 2589 2767 86.3 92.2 -5.9 28.4
10 Gold Coast Blaze Gold Coast Blaze 26.7 30 8 22 2927 3132 97.6 104.4 -6.8 28.1

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.