NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1955-1956 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 62.5 72 45 27 7424 7117 103.1 98.8 4.3 64.3
2 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 54.2 72 39 33 7632 7585 106.0 105.3 0.7 52.1
3 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 51.4 72 37 35 6794 6743 94.4 93.7 0.7 52.6
4 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 48.6 72 35 37 6976 6975 96.9 96.9 0.0 50.0
5 New York Knicks New York Knicks 48.6 72 35 37 7212 7242 100.2 100.6 -0.4 48.6
6 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 45.8 72 33 39 7148 7212 99.3 100.2 -0.9 46.9
7 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 45.8 72 33 39 6953 7059 96.6 98.0 -1.4 44.8
8 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 43.1 72 31 41 6900 7106 95.8 98.7 -2.9 39.9

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.