NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1954-1955 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 59.7 72 43 29 6652 6480 92.4 90.0 2.4 59.0
2 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 59.7 72 43 29 6557 6457 91.1 89.7 1.4 55.3
3 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 55.6 72 40 32 6885 6801 95.6 94.5 1.1 54.3
4 New York Knicks New York Knicks 52.8 72 38 34 6671 6665 92.7 92.6 0.1 50.3
5 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 50.0 72 36 36 7303 7309 101.4 101.5 -0.1 49.7
6 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 45.8 72 33 39 6712 6731 93.2 93.5 -0.3 49.0
7 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 40.3 72 29 43 6535 6652 90.8 92.4 -1.6 43.9
8 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 36.1 72 26 46 6290 6510 87.4 90.4 -3.0 38.3

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.