NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1987-1988 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 75.6 82 62 20 9250 8771 112.8 107.0 5.8 67.7
2 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 69.5 82 57 25 9315 8828 113.6 107.7 5.9 67.9
3 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 65.9 82 54 28 8957 8533 109.2 104.1 5.1 66.3
4 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 65.9 82 54 28 9573 9239 116.7 112.7 4.0 62.1
5 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 64.6 82 53 29 8960 8602 109.3 104.9 4.4 63.8
6 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 64.6 82 53 29 9518 9147 116.1 111.5 4.6 63.5
7 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 61.0 82 50 32 8844 8549 107.9 104.3 3.6 61.6
8 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 61.0 82 50 32 8609 8330 105.0 101.6 3.4 61.3
9 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 57.3 82 47 35 8899 8597 108.5 104.8 3.7 61.8
10 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 56.1 82 46 36 8935 8821 109.0 107.6 1.4 54.5
11 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 53.7 82 44 38 9135 8966 111.4 109.3 2.1 56.5
12 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 51.2 82 42 40 8566 8504 104.5 103.7 0.8 52.5
13 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 51.2 82 42 40 8697 8653 106.1 105.5 0.6 51.8
14 New York Knicks New York Knicks 46.3 82 38 44 8655 8695 105.5 106.0 -0.5 48.4
15 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 46.3 82 38 44 8653 8716 105.5 106.3 -0.8 47.5
16 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 46.3 82 38 44 8581 8646 104.6 105.4 -0.8 47.4
17 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 43.9 82 36 46 8667 8785 105.7 107.1 -1.4 45.3
18 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 37.8 82 31 51 9314 9714 113.6 118.5 -4.9 35.8
19 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 34.2 82 28 54 8901 9268 108.5 113.0 -4.5 36.3
20 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 29.3 82 24 58 8855 9327 108.0 113.7 -5.7 32.7
21 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 24.4 82 20 62 8771 9453 107.0 115.3 -8.3 26.1
22 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 23.2 82 19 63 8235 8900 100.4 108.5 -8.1 25.3
23 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 20.7 82 17 65 8103 8949 98.8 109.1 -10.3 20.1

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.