NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1996-1997 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 84.2 82 69 13 8458 7572 103.1 92.3 10.8 82.3
2 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 78.1 82 64 18 8454 7733 103.1 94.3 8.8 77.6
3 Miami Heat Miami Heat 74.4 82 61 21 7776 7326 94.8 89.3 5.5 69.6
4 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 69.5 82 57 25 8274 7644 100.9 93.2 7.7 75.1
5 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 69.5 82 57 25 8248 7881 100.6 96.1 4.5 65.3
6 New York Knicks New York Knicks 69.5 82 57 25 7819 7563 95.4 92.2 3.2 61.4
7 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 68.3 82 56 26 7774 7328 94.8 89.4 5.4 69.5
8 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 68.3 82 56 26 8200 7850 100.0 95.7 4.3 64.7
9 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 65.9 82 54 28 7723 7293 94.2 88.9 5.3 68.9
10 Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets 65.9 82 54 28 8108 7955 98.9 97.0 1.9 56.6
11 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 59.8 82 49 33 8114 7772 99.0 94.8 4.2 64.5
12 Orlando Magic Orlando Magic 54.9 82 45 37 7719 7748 94.1 94.5 -0.4 48.7
13 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 53.7 82 44 38 8147 8014 99.4 97.7 1.7 55.7
14 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 51.2 82 42 40 7173 7022 87.5 85.6 1.9 57.3
15 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 48.8 82 40 42 8431 8377 102.8 102.2 0.6 52.2
16 Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 48.8 82 40 42 7882 8003 96.1 97.6 -1.5 44.7
17 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 47.6 82 39 43 7819 7739 95.4 94.4 1.0 53.6
18 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 43.9 82 36 46 7969 8162 97.2 99.5 -2.3 41.8
19 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 41.5 82 34 48 7908 8185 96.4 99.8 -3.4 38.3
20 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 40.2 82 33 49 7818 7973 95.3 97.2 -1.9 43.2
21 Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors 36.6 82 30 52 7829 8085 95.5 98.6 -3.1 39.0
22 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 36.6 82 30 52 8171 8557 99.6 104.4 -4.8 34.5
23 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 31.7 82 26 56 7974 8348 97.2 101.8 -4.6 34.6
24 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 29.3 82 24 58 7431 7952 90.6 97.0 -6.4 28.0
25 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 26.8 82 22 60 8215 8751 100.2 106.7 -6.5 29.3
26 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 25.6 82 21 61 8020 8535 97.8 104.1 -6.3 29.6
27 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 24.4 82 20 62 7418 8064 90.5 98.3 -7.8 23.8
28 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 18.3 82 15 67 8248 8849 100.6 107.9 -7.3 27.3
29 Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies 17.1 82 14 68 7313 8152 89.2 99.4 -10.2 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.