NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1981-1982 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 76.8 82 63 19 9180 8657 112.0 105.6 6.4 69.3
2 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 70.7 82 58 24 9119 8649 111.2 105.5 5.7 67.6
3 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 69.5 82 57 25 9400 9001 114.6 109.8 4.8 64.6
4 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 67.1 82 55 27 8890 8441 108.4 102.9 5.5 67.3
5 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 63.4 82 52 30 8795 8456 107.3 103.1 4.2 63.3
6 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 58.5 82 48 34 9272 9083 113.1 110.8 2.3 57.1
7 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 56.1 82 46 36 8705 8422 106.2 102.7 3.5 61.3
8 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 56.1 82 46 36 10371 10328 126.5 126.0 0.5 51.4
9 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 56.1 82 46 36 8680 8683 105.9 105.9 0.0 49.9
10 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 54.9 82 45 37 9092 9007 110.9 109.8 1.1 53.3
11 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 53.7 82 44 38 8746 8690 106.7 106.0 0.7 52.2
12 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 52.4 82 43 39 8485 8413 103.5 102.6 0.9 53.0
13 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 51.2 82 42 40 9006 8957 109.8 109.2 0.6 51.9
14 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 51.2 82 42 40 8281 8237 101.0 100.5 0.5 51.9
15 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 47.6 82 39 43 9112 9187 111.1 112.0 -0.9 47.2
16 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 42.7 82 35 47 8379 8532 102.2 104.0 -1.8 43.7
17 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 41.5 82 34 48 8743 8909 106.6 108.6 -2.0 43.5
18 New York Knicks New York Knicks 40.2 82 33 49 8707 8926 106.2 108.9 -2.7 41.4
19 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 36.6 82 30 52 8785 9039 107.1 110.2 -3.1 40.2
20 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 34.2 82 28 54 8575 8938 104.6 109.0 -4.4 36.0
21 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 30.5 82 25 57 9094 9558 110.9 116.6 -5.7 33.4
22 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 20.7 82 17 65 8896 9502 108.5 115.9 -7.4 28.6
23 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 18.3 82 15 67 8463 9161 103.2 111.7 -8.5 24.9

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.