NBA
Standings
NBA basketball (USA-1)
Standings for 1977-1978 season
Rk | Team | % Victory | Gp | Gw | GL | Pts+ | Pts- | Pts+ /g | Pts- /g | Diff | Expected Winning % |
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1 | Portland Trail Blazers | 70.7 | 82 | 58 | 24 | 8829 | 8325 | 107.7 | 101.5 | 6.2 | 69.4 |
2 | Philadelphia 76ers | 67.1 | 82 | 55 | 27 | 9409 | 8987 | 114.7 | 109.6 | 5.1 | 65.4 |
3 | San Antonio Spurs | 63.4 | 82 | 52 | 30 | 9385 | 9110 | 114.5 | 111.1 | 3.4 | 60.2 |
4 | Phoenix Suns | 59.8 | 82 | 49 | 33 | 9211 | 8905 | 112.3 | 108.6 | 3.7 | 61.5 |
5 | Denver Nuggets | 58.5 | 82 | 48 | 34 | 9164 | 9096 | 111.8 | 110.9 | 0.9 | 52.6 |
6 | Seattle SuperSonics | 57.3 | 82 | 47 | 35 | 8565 | 8438 | 104.5 | 102.9 | 1.6 | 55.2 |
7 | Los Angeles Lakers | 54.9 | 82 | 45 | 37 | 9044 | 8825 | 110.3 | 107.6 | 2.7 | 58.4 |
8 | Washington Wizards | 53.7 | 82 | 44 | 38 | 9047 | 8971 | 110.3 | 109.4 | 0.9 | 52.9 |
9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 53.7 | 82 | 44 | 38 | 9214 | 9262 | 112.4 | 113.0 | -0.6 | 48.2 |
10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 52.4 | 82 | 43 | 39 | 8561 | 8522 | 104.4 | 103.9 | 0.5 | 51.6 |
11 | Golden State Warriors | 52.4 | 82 | 43 | 39 | 8698 | 8670 | 106.1 | 105.7 | 0.4 | 51.1 |
12 | New York Knicks | 52.4 | 82 | 43 | 39 | 9300 | 9345 | 113.4 | 114.0 | -0.6 | 48.3 |
13 | Atlanta Hawks | 50.0 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 8506 | 8517 | 103.7 | 103.9 | -0.2 | 49.6 |
14 | Chicago Bulls | 48.8 | 82 | 40 | 42 | 8523 | 8596 | 103.9 | 104.8 | -0.9 | 47.0 |
15 | Utah Jazz | 47.6 | 82 | 39 | 43 | 8826 | 8979 | 107.6 | 109.5 | -1.9 | 44.1 |
16 | Detroit Pistons | 46.3 | 82 | 38 | 44 | 8936 | 9038 | 109.0 | 110.2 | -1.2 | 46.1 |
17 | Boston Celtics | 39.0 | 82 | 32 | 50 | 8670 | 8830 | 105.7 | 107.7 | -2.0 | 43.7 |
18 | Sacramento Kings | 37.8 | 82 | 31 | 51 | 8977 | 9132 | 109.5 | 111.4 | -1.9 | 44.1 |
19 | Indiana Pacers | 37.8 | 82 | 31 | 51 | 8904 | 9109 | 108.6 | 111.1 | -2.5 | 42.1 |
20 | Houston Rockets | 34.2 | 82 | 28 | 54 | 8513 | 8841 | 103.8 | 107.8 | -4.0 | 37.1 |
21 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32.9 | 82 | 27 | 55 | 8634 | 8941 | 105.3 | 109.0 | -3.7 | 38.1 |
22 | Brooklyn Nets | 29.3 | 82 | 24 | 58 | 8746 | 9223 | 106.7 | 112.5 | -5.8 | 32.3 |
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.