NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1952-1953 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 68.6 70 48 22 5973 5544 85.3 79.2 6.1 73.8
2 New York Knicks New York Knicks 67.1 70 47 23 5985 5619 85.5 80.3 5.2 70.6
3 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 65.7 70 46 24 6009 5707 85.8 81.5 4.3 67.2
4 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 65.7 70 46 24 6190 6018 88.4 86.0 2.4 59.7
5 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 62.9 70 44 26 6043 5847 86.3 83.5 2.8 61.3
6 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 52.2 69 36 33 5591 5599 81.0 81.1 -0.1 49.5
7 Indiana Olympians Indiana Olympians 38.6 70 27 43 5221 5424 74.6 77.5 -2.9 37.0
8 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 38.6 70 27 43 5214 5422 74.5 77.5 -3.0 36.7
9 Baltimore Bullets Baltimore Bullets 22.9 70 16 54 5911 6360 84.4 90.9 -6.5 26.5
10 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 17.4 69 12 57 5434 6031 78.8 87.4 -8.6 19.0

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.