NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1978-1979 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 65.9 82 54 28 9423 9014 114.9 109.9 5.0 65.0
2 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 63.4 82 52 30 8740 8517 106.6 103.9 2.7 58.9
3 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 61.0 82 50 32 9459 9156 115.4 111.7 3.7 61.1
4 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 58.5 82 48 34 9780 9355 119.3 114.1 5.2 65.0
5 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 58.5 82 48 34 9274 9038 113.1 110.2 2.9 58.9
6 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 57.3 82 47 35 9260 9009 112.9 109.9 3.0 59.4
7 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 57.3 82 47 35 8983 8831 109.5 107.7 1.8 55.9
8 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 57.3 82 47 35 9080 8975 110.7 109.5 1.2 54.0
9 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 57.3 82 47 35 9297 9217 113.4 112.4 1.0 53.0
10 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 56.1 82 46 36 8950 8779 109.1 107.1 2.0 56.7
11 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 54.9 82 45 37 8888 8785 108.4 107.1 1.3 54.0
12 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 52.4 82 43 39 9278 9424 113.1 114.9 -1.8 44.6
13 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 46.3 82 38 44 9353 9171 114.1 111.8 2.3 56.8
14 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 46.3 82 38 44 8621 8590 105.1 104.8 0.3 51.3
15 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 46.3 82 38 44 8909 9040 108.6 110.2 -1.6 44.9
16 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 45.1 82 37 45 8832 9174 107.7 111.9 -4.2 37.1
17 New York Knicks New York Knicks 37.8 82 31 51 8830 9107 107.7 111.1 -3.4 39.4
18 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 37.8 82 31 51 8588 8913 104.7 108.7 -4.0 37.4
19 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 36.6 82 30 52 9023 9242 110.0 112.7 -2.7 41.7
20 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 36.6 82 30 52 8732 9037 106.5 110.2 -3.7 38.3
21 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 35.4 82 29 53 8874 9288 108.2 113.3 -5.1 34.7
22 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 31.7 82 26 56 8882 9394 108.3 114.6 -6.3 31.4

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.