NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 2005-2006 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 78.1 82 64 18 7941 7394 96.8 90.2 6.6 73.0
2 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 76.8 82 63 19 7837 7278 95.6 88.8 6.8 73.7
3 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 73.2 82 60 22 8130 7632 99.1 93.1 6.0 70.7
4 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 65.9 82 54 28 8886 8431 108.4 102.8 5.6 67.5
5 Miami Heat Miami Heat 63.4 82 52 30 8191 7873 99.9 96.0 3.9 63.4
6 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 61.0 82 50 32 8002 7819 97.6 95.4 2.2 58.0
7 Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies 59.8 82 49 33 7558 7255 92.2 88.5 3.7 63.9
8 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 59.8 82 49 33 7691 7579 93.8 92.4 1.4 55.1
9 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 57.3 82 47 35 7970 7841 97.2 95.6 1.6 55.7
10 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 54.9 82 45 37 8154 7949 99.4 96.9 2.5 58.8
11 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 53.7 82 44 38 8106 7980 98.9 97.3 1.6 55.4
12 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 53.7 82 44 38 8227 8208 100.3 100.1 0.2 50.8
13 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 51.2 82 42 40 8336 8184 101.7 99.8 1.9 56.4
14 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 50.0 82 41 41 7699 7544 93.9 92.0 1.9 57.0
15 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 50.0 82 41 41 8020 7968 97.8 97.2 0.6 52.3
16 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 50.0 82 41 41 7573 7789 92.4 95.0 -2.6 40.3
17 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 48.8 82 40 42 8020 8105 97.8 98.8 -1.0 46.3
18 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 46.3 82 38 44 8147 8305 99.4 101.3 -1.9 43.4
19 New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans 46.3 82 38 44 7611 7842 92.8 95.6 -2.8 39.7
20 Orlando Magic Orlando Magic 43.9 82 36 46 7784 7872 94.9 96.0 -1.1 46.1
21 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 42.7 82 35 47 8411 8659 102.6 105.6 -3.0 40.0
22 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 41.5 82 34 48 8076 8187 98.5 99.8 -1.3 45.3
23 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 41.5 82 34 48 7387 7517 90.1 91.7 -1.6 44.0
24 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 40.2 82 33 49 8032 8159 98.0 99.5 -1.5 44.6
25 Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 40.2 82 33 49 7522 7676 91.7 93.6 -1.9 43.0
26 Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors 32.9 82 27 55 8286 8532 101.0 104.0 -3.0 40.0
27 Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets 31.7 82 26 56 7941 8270 96.8 100.9 -4.1 36.2
28 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 31.7 82 26 56 7972 8362 97.2 102.0 -4.8 34.0
29 New York Knicks New York Knicks 28.1 82 23 59 7842 8367 95.6 102.0 -6.4 28.9
30 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 25.6 82 21 61 7285 8060 88.8 98.3 -9.5 19.7

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.