NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 2002-2003 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 73.2 82 60 22 8444 7806 103.0 95.2 7.8 74.9
2 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 73.2 82 60 22 7856 7412 95.8 90.4 5.4 69.2
3 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 72.0 82 59 23 8342 7809 101.7 95.2 6.5 71.5
4 Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 62.2 82 51 31 8046 7876 98.1 96.0 2.1 57.4
5 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 61.0 82 50 32 7492 7190 91.4 87.7 3.7 63.9
6 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 61.0 82 50 32 7803 7589 95.2 92.5 2.7 59.6
7 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 61.0 82 50 32 8230 8039 100.4 98.0 2.4 58.1
8 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 59.8 82 49 33 7820 7392 95.4 90.1 5.3 68.6
9 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 58.5 82 48 34 7940 7654 96.8 93.3 3.5 62.5
10 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 58.5 82 48 34 7941 7752 96.8 94.5 2.3 58.3
11 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 57.3 82 47 35 7762 7566 94.7 92.3 2.4 58.8
12 New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans 57.3 82 47 35 7699 7526 93.9 91.8 2.1 57.8
13 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 53.7 82 44 38 7834 7741 95.5 94.4 1.1 54.1
14 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 53.7 82 44 38 7599 7631 92.7 93.1 -0.4 48.5
15 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 52.4 82 43 39 7688 7567 93.8 92.3 1.5 55.5
16 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 51.2 82 42 40 8158 8139 99.5 99.3 0.2 50.8
17 Orlando Magic Orlando Magic 51.2 82 42 40 8078 8067 98.5 98.4 0.1 50.5
18 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 48.8 82 40 42 7555 7565 92.1 92.3 -0.2 49.5
19 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 46.3 82 38 44 8400 8493 102.4 103.6 -1.2 46.2
20 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 45.1 82 37 45 7502 7585 91.5 92.5 -1.0 46.2
21 New York Knicks New York Knicks 45.1 82 37 45 7860 7971 95.9 97.2 -1.3 45.1
22 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 42.7 82 35 47 7714 8006 94.1 97.6 -3.5 37.4
23 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 36.6 82 30 52 7786 8207 95.0 100.1 -5.1 32.5
24 Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies 34.2 82 28 54 7995 8260 97.5 100.7 -3.2 38.9
25 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 32.9 82 27 55 7693 8031 93.8 97.9 -4.1 35.5
26 Miami Heat Miami Heat 30.5 82 25 57 7016 7430 85.6 90.6 -5.0 31.1
27 Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors 29.3 82 24 58 7453 7934 90.9 96.8 -5.9 29.5
28 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 20.7 82 17 65 6901 7580 84.2 92.4 -8.2 21.3
29 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 20.7 82 17 65 7495 8284 91.4 101.0 -9.6 19.9

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.