NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1988-1989 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 76.8 82 63 19 8740 8264 106.6 100.8 5.8 68.5
2 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 69.5 82 57 25 8923 8300 108.8 101.2 7.6 73.2
3 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 69.5 82 57 25 9406 8818 114.7 107.5 7.2 71.1
4 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 67.1 82 55 27 9727 9096 118.6 110.9 7.7 71.8
5 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 63.4 82 52 30 9102 8699 111.0 106.1 4.9 65.2
6 New York Knicks New York Knicks 63.4 82 52 30 9567 9258 116.7 112.9 3.8 61.2
7 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 62.2 82 51 31 8588 8176 104.7 99.7 5.0 66.5
8 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 59.8 82 49 33 8932 8636 108.9 105.3 3.6 61.5
9 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 57.3 82 47 35 9196 8958 112.1 109.2 2.9 59.0
10 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 57.3 82 47 35 8726 8608 106.4 105.0 1.4 54.7
11 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 56.1 82 46 36 9174 9051 111.9 110.4 1.5 54.7
12 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 54.9 82 45 37 8897 8819 108.5 107.5 1.0 53.1
13 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 53.7 82 44 38 9675 9536 118.0 116.3 1.7 55.0
14 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 52.4 82 43 39 9558 9583 116.6 116.9 -0.3 49.1
15 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 51.2 82 42 40 8958 8863 109.2 108.1 1.1 53.7
16 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 48.8 82 40 42 8879 9056 108.3 110.4 -2.1 43.2
17 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 47.6 82 39 43 9395 9275 114.6 113.1 1.5 54.5
18 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 46.3 82 38 44 8484 8583 103.5 104.7 -1.2 46.0
19 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 34.2 82 28 54 8767 9109 106.9 111.1 -4.2 37.0
20 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 32.9 82 27 55 8651 9106 105.5 111.0 -5.5 32.9
21 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 31.7 82 26 56 8506 9027 103.7 110.1 -6.4 30.4
22 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 25.6 82 21 61 8652 9249 105.5 112.8 -7.3 28.3
23 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 25.6 82 21 61 8712 9525 106.2 116.2 -10.0 22.4
24 Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets 24.4 82 20 62 8566 9265 104.5 113.0 -8.5 25.1
25 Miami Heat Miami Heat 18.3 82 15 67 8016 8937 97.8 109.0 -11.2 18.1

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.