NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1971-1972 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 84.2 82 69 13 9920 8913 121.0 108.7 12.3 81.6
2 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 76.8 82 63 19 9400 8485 114.6 103.5 11.1 80.6
3 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 69.5 82 57 25 9117 8440 111.2 102.9 8.3 74.5
4 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 68.3 82 56 26 9477 9085 115.6 110.8 4.8 64.3
5 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 62.2 82 51 31 8871 8808 108.2 107.4 0.8 52.5
6 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 59.8 82 49 33 9534 9083 116.3 110.8 5.5 66.2
7 New York Knicks New York Knicks 58.5 82 48 34 8785 8584 107.1 104.7 2.4 58.0
8 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 57.3 82 47 35 8957 8919 109.2 108.8 0.4 51.5
9 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 46.3 82 38 44 8784 8880 107.1 108.3 -1.2 46.2
10 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 43.9 82 36 46 8982 9127 109.5 111.3 -1.8 44.5
11 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 41.5 82 34 48 8993 9121 109.7 111.2 -1.5 45.1
12 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 36.6 82 30 52 9203 9504 112.2 115.9 -3.7 39.0
13 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 36.6 82 30 52 8836 9167 107.8 111.8 -4.0 37.5
14 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 31.7 82 26 56 8945 9506 109.1 115.9 -6.8 30.0
15 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 28.1 82 23 59 8674 9300 105.8 113.4 -7.6 27.5
16 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 26.8 82 22 60 8367 9125 102.0 111.3 -9.3 23.0
17 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 22.0 82 18 64 8759 9557 106.8 116.5 -9.7 22.9

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.