NBA Playoffs 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 71.4 14 10 4 1366 1247 97.6 89.1 8.5 78.0
2 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 69.6 23 16 7 2355 2189 102.4 95.2 7.2 73.4
3 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 62.5 16 10 6 1727 1589 107.9 99.3 8.6 76.1
4 Orlando Magic Orlando Magic 54.2 24 13 11 2327 2283 97.0 95.1 1.9 56.6
5 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 53.9 13 7 6 1189 1208 91.5 92.9 -1.4 44.5
6 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 50.0 14 7 7 1430 1430 102.1 102.1 0.0 50.0
7 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 50.0 10 5 5 1016 1025 101.6 102.5 -0.9 46.9
8 Miami Heat Miami Heat 42.9 7 3 4 617 611 88.1 87.3 0.8 53.4
9 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 42.9 7 3 4 758 788 108.3 112.6 -4.3 36.8
10 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 36.4 11 4 7 924 1002 84.0 91.1 -7.1 24.5
11 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 33.3 6 2 4 523 555 87.2 92.5 -5.3 30.4
12 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 33.3 6 2 4 531 577 88.5 96.2 -7.7 23.9
13 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 20.0 5 1 4 452 482 90.4 96.4 -6.0 29.0
14 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 20.0 5 1 4 487 533 97.4 106.6 -9.2 22.2
15 New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans 20.0 5 1 4 421 542 84.2 108.4 -24.2 2.9
16 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 0.0 4 0 4 312 374 78.0 93.5 -15.5 7.4

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.