NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1956-1957 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 61.1 72 44 28 7599 7213 105.5 100.2 5.3 67.4
2 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 52.8 72 38 34 7175 7277 99.7 101.1 -1.4 45.1
3 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 51.4 72 37 35 7230 7116 100.4 98.8 1.6 55.5
4 New York Knicks New York Knicks 50.0 72 36 36 7255 7265 100.8 100.9 -0.1 49.5
5 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 47.2 72 34 38 7091 7097 98.5 98.6 -0.1 49.7
6 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 47.2 72 34 38 7363 7421 102.3 103.1 -0.8 47.3
7 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 47.2 72 34 38 6938 7104 96.4 98.7 -2.3 41.9
8 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 43.1 72 31 41 6728 6886 93.4 95.6 -2.2 42.0

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.