NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 2008-2009 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 80.5 82 66 16 8223 7491 100.3 91.4 8.9 78.5
2 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 79.3 82 65 17 8768 8140 106.9 99.3 7.6 73.8
3 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 75.6 82 62 20 8275 7659 100.9 93.4 7.5 74.6
4 Orlando Magic Orlando Magic 72.0 82 59 23 8286 7737 101.0 94.4 6.6 72.2
5 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 65.9 82 54 28 8153 7715 99.4 94.1 5.3 68.3
6 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 65.9 82 54 28 7958 7650 97.0 93.3 3.7 63.4
7 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 65.9 82 54 28 8555 8275 104.3 100.9 3.4 61.4
8 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 64.6 82 53 29 8070 7742 98.4 94.4 4.0 64.0
9 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 61.0 82 50 32 8343 8181 101.7 99.8 1.9 56.8
10 New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans 59.8 82 49 33 7857 7730 95.8 94.3 1.5 55.6
11 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 58.5 82 48 34 8492 8275 103.6 100.9 2.7 58.9
12 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 57.3 82 47 35 8046 7917 98.1 96.5 1.6 55.6
13 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 56.1 82 46 36 8974 8816 109.4 107.5 1.9 56.1
14 Miami Heat Miami Heat 52.4 82 43 39 8061 8040 98.3 98.0 0.3 50.9
15 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 50.0 82 41 41 7987 7981 97.4 97.3 0.1 50.3
16 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 50.0 82 41 41 8378 8401 102.2 102.5 -0.3 49.0
17 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 47.6 82 39 43 7727 7767 94.2 94.7 -0.5 48.2
18 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 43.9 82 36 46 8617 8708 105.1 106.2 -1.1 46.4
19 Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets 42.7 82 35 47 7677 7781 93.6 94.9 -1.3 45.3
20 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 41.5 82 34 48 8142 8231 99.3 100.4 -1.1 46.2
21 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 41.5 82 34 48 8044 8244 98.1 100.5 -2.4 41.5
22 Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors 40.2 82 33 49 8121 8352 99.0 101.9 -2.9 40.4
23 New York Knicks New York Knicks 39.0 82 32 50 8627 8841 105.2 107.8 -2.6 41.6
24 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 35.4 82 29 53 8905 9212 108.6 112.3 -3.7 38.4
25 Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 29.3 82 24 58 8019 8422 97.8 102.7 -4.9 33.6
26 Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies 29.3 82 24 58 7698 8146 93.9 99.3 -5.4 31.3
27 Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder 28.1 82 23 59 7952 8452 97.0 103.1 -6.1 30.0
28 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 23.2 82 19 63 7877 8489 96.1 103.5 -7.4 26.1
29 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 23.2 82 19 63 7799 8518 95.1 103.9 -8.8 22.7
30 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 20.7 82 17 65 8248 8966 100.6 109.3 -8.7 23.8

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.