NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1972-1973 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 82.9 82 68 14 9238 8566 112.7 104.5 8.2 74.1
2 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 73.2 82 60 22 8789 8115 107.2 99.0 8.2 75.2
3 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 73.2 82 60 22 9157 8459 111.7 103.2 8.5 75.1
4 New York Knicks New York Knicks 69.5 82 57 25 8610 8053 105.0 98.2 6.8 71.7
5 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 63.4 82 52 30 8606 8331 105.0 101.6 3.4 61.1
6 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 62.2 82 51 31 8534 8248 104.1 100.6 3.5 61.6
7 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 57.3 82 47 35 8923 8669 108.8 105.7 3.1 59.9
8 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 56.1 82 46 36 9219 9212 112.4 112.3 0.1 50.3
9 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 48.8 82 40 42 9042 9024 110.3 110.0 0.3 50.7
10 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 46.3 82 38 44 9155 9260 111.6 112.9 -1.3 46.0
11 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 43.9 82 36 46 8822 9059 107.6 110.5 -2.9 40.9
12 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 40.2 82 33 49 9250 9392 112.8 114.5 -1.7 44.7
13 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 39.0 82 32 50 8418 8637 102.7 105.3 -2.6 41.2
14 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 31.7 82 26 56 8500 8984 103.7 109.6 -5.9 31.6
15 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 25.6 82 21 61 8707 9218 106.2 112.4 -6.2 31.1
16 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 25.6 82 21 61 8471 9223 103.3 112.5 -9.2 23.5
17 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 11.0 82 9 73 8540 9531 104.1 116.2 -12.1 17.8

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.