NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1961-1962 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 71.8 78 56 22 9207 9063 118.0 116.2 1.8 55.5
2 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 70.5 78 55 23 9405 8795 120.6 112.8 7.8 71.8
3 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 60.0 80 48 32 10102 9804 126.3 122.6 3.7 60.3
4 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 59.2 76 45 31 9343 9175 122.9 120.7 2.2 56.3
5 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 50.0 82 41 41 9816 9670 119.7 117.9 1.8 55.2
6 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 44.1 84 37 47 9700 9823 115.5 116.9 -1.4 45.6
7 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 41.5 82 34 48 9772 9932 119.2 121.1 -1.9 44.4
8 New York Knicks New York Knicks 36.4 77 28 49 8772 9135 113.9 118.6 -4.7 36.3
9 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 17.7 79 14 65 8561 9281 108.4 117.5 -9.1 24.5

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.