NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1960-1961 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 72.2 79 57 22 9460 9013 119.7 114.1 5.6 66.2
2 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 64.6 79 51 28 9383 9102 118.8 115.2 3.6 60.4
3 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 58.2 79 46 33 9558 9484 121.0 120.1 0.9 52.7
4 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 48.1 79 38 41 9586 9416 121.3 119.2 2.1 56.2
5 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 45.6 79 36 43 9006 9010 114.0 114.1 -0.1 49.8
6 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 43.0 79 34 45 9370 9558 118.6 121.0 -2.4 43.1
7 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 41.8 79 33 46 9312 9585 117.9 121.3 -3.4 40.1
8 New York Knicks New York Knicks 26.6 79 21 58 8979 9486 113.7 120.1 -6.4 31.8

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.