NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1986-1987 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 79.3 82 65 17 9656 8893 117.8 108.5 9.3 75.9
2 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 72.0 82 59 23 9237 8692 112.6 106.0 6.6 70.0
3 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 69.5 82 57 25 9024 8431 110.0 102.8 7.2 72.0
4 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 67.1 82 55 27 9567 9050 116.7 110.4 6.3 68.4
5 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 63.4 82 52 30 9118 8836 111.2 107.8 3.4 60.8
6 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 61.0 82 50 32 9052 8731 110.4 106.5 3.9 62.3
7 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 59.8 82 49 33 9667 9410 117.9 114.8 3.1 59.3
8 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 54.9 82 45 37 8729 8745 106.5 106.6 -0.1 49.4
9 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 53.7 82 44 38 8844 8811 107.9 107.5 0.4 51.3
10 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 51.2 82 42 40 8765 8683 106.9 105.9 1.0 53.3
11 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 51.2 82 42 40 8690 8802 106.0 107.3 -1.3 45.6
12 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 51.2 82 42 40 9188 9380 112.0 114.4 -2.4 42.9
13 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 50.0 82 41 41 8698 8751 106.1 106.7 -0.6 47.9
14 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 48.8 82 40 42 8596 8523 104.8 103.9 0.9 53.0
15 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 47.6 82 39 43 9325 9287 113.7 113.3 0.4 51.4
16 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 45.1 82 37 45 9569 9640 116.7 117.6 -0.9 47.4
17 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 43.9 82 36 46 9111 9311 111.1 113.5 -2.4 42.5
18 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 37.8 82 31 51 8558 8871 104.4 108.2 -3.8 37.8
19 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 35.4 82 29 53 9095 9359 110.9 114.1 -3.2 40.2
20 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 34.2 82 28 54 8882 9300 108.3 113.4 -5.1 34.5
21 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 29.3 82 24 58 8893 9307 108.5 113.5 -5.0 34.7
22 New York Knicks New York Knicks 29.3 82 24 58 8508 9022 103.8 110.0 -6.2 30.7
23 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 14.6 82 12 70 8566 9503 104.5 115.9 -11.4 19.1

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.