NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1997-1998 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 75.6 82 62 20 7931 7348 96.7 89.6 7.1 74.3
2 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 75.6 82 62 20 8279 7743 101.0 94.4 6.6 71.7
3 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 74.4 82 61 21 8652 8017 105.5 97.8 7.7 74.3
4 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 74.4 82 61 21 8246 7658 100.6 93.4 7.2 73.7
5 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 70.7 82 58 24 7874 7375 96.0 89.9 6.1 71.3
6 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 68.3 82 56 26 8166 7741 99.6 94.4 5.2 67.8
7 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 68.3 82 56 26 7587 7260 92.5 88.5 4.0 64.9
8 Miami Heat Miami Heat 67.1 82 55 27 7787 7383 95.0 90.0 5.0 67.7
9 Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets 62.2 82 51 31 7923 7759 96.6 94.6 2.0 57.2
10 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 61.0 82 50 32 7860 7572 95.9 92.3 3.6 62.7
11 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 57.3 82 47 35 7585 7361 92.5 89.8 2.7 60.3
12 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 56.1 82 46 36 7734 7619 94.3 92.9 1.4 55.2
13 Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 54.9 82 45 37 8290 8232 101.1 100.4 0.7 52.4
14 New York Knicks New York Knicks 52.4 82 43 39 7509 7307 91.6 89.1 2.5 59.4
15 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 52.4 82 43 39 8170 8041 99.6 98.1 1.5 55.5
16 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 51.2 82 42 40 7969 7921 97.2 96.6 0.6 52.1
17 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 50.0 82 41 41 8099 8161 98.8 99.5 -0.7 47.4
18 Orlando Magic Orlando Magic 50.0 82 41 41 7387 7475 90.1 91.2 -1.1 45.9
19 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 45.1 82 37 45 7721 7592 94.2 92.6 1.6 55.8
20 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 43.9 82 36 46 7748 7905 94.5 96.4 -1.9 43.1
21 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 43.9 82 36 46 7864 8079 95.9 98.5 -2.6 40.7
22 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 37.8 82 31 51 7651 7847 93.3 95.7 -2.4 41.3
23 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 32.9 82 27 55 7637 8095 93.1 98.7 -5.6 30.8
24 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 24.4 82 20 62 7494 7995 91.4 97.5 -6.1 28.9
25 Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies 23.2 82 19 63 7923 8522 96.6 103.9 -7.3 26.6
26 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 23.2 82 19 63 7237 7985 88.3 97.4 -9.1 20.3
27 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 20.7 82 17 65 7865 8469 95.9 103.3 -7.4 26.3
28 Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors 19.5 82 16 66 7781 8541 94.9 104.2 -9.3 21.5
29 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 13.4 82 11 71 7300 8266 89.0 100.8 -11.8 15.1

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.