NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1953-1954 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 63.9 72 46 26 5880 5660 81.7 78.6 3.1 63.0
2 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 61.1 72 44 28 5742 5567 79.8 77.3 2.5 60.6
3 New York Knicks New York Knicks 61.1 72 44 28 5687 5697 79.0 79.1 -0.1 49.4
4 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 58.3 72 42 30 6013 5660 83.5 78.6 4.9 69.9
5 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 58.3 72 42 30 6312 6147 87.7 85.4 2.3 59.1
6 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 55.6 72 40 32 5593 5476 77.7 76.1 1.6 57.3
7 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 40.3 72 29 43 5634 5786 78.3 80.4 -2.1 40.8
8 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 29.2 72 21 51 5038 5419 70.0 75.3 -5.3 26.6
9 Baltimore Bullets Baltimore Bullets 22.2 72 16 56 5638 6125 78.3 85.1 -6.8 24.0

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.