NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1959-1960 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 78.7 75 59 16 9337 8713 124.5 116.2 8.3 72.4
2 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 65.3 75 49 26 8895 8698 118.6 116.0 2.6 57.7
3 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 61.3 75 46 29 8506 8303 113.4 110.7 2.7 58.3
4 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 60.0 75 45 30 8917 8720 118.9 116.3 2.6 57.7
5 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 40.0 75 30 45 8367 8624 111.6 115.0 -3.4 39.6
6 New York Knicks New York Knicks 36.0 75 27 48 8800 8973 117.3 119.6 -2.3 43.3
7 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 33.3 75 25 50 8045 8362 107.3 111.5 -4.2 36.9
8 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 25.3 75 19 56 8333 8807 111.1 117.4 -6.3 31.7

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.