NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 2004-2005 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 75.6 82 62 20 9054 8470 110.4 103.3 7.1 71.7
2 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 72.0 82 59 23 7888 7248 96.2 88.4 7.8 76.4
3 Miami Heat Miami Heat 72.0 82 59 23 8327 7792 101.5 95.0 6.5 71.6
4 Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 70.7 82 58 24 8405 7934 102.5 96.8 5.7 69.0
5 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 65.9 82 54 28 7653 7336 93.3 89.5 3.8 64.3
6 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 63.4 82 52 30 8113 7925 98.9 96.6 2.3 58.1
7 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 62.2 82 51 31 7796 7465 95.1 91.0 4.1 64.6
8 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 61.0 82 50 32 8505 8328 103.7 101.6 2.1 57.3
9 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 59.8 82 49 33 8161 7995 99.5 97.5 2.0 57.1
10 Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 57.3 82 47 35 7745 7658 94.5 93.4 1.1 53.9
11 Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies 54.9 82 45 37 7661 7473 93.4 91.1 2.3 58.6
12 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 54.9 82 45 37 8304 8233 101.3 100.4 0.9 53.0
13 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 54.9 82 45 37 8241 8268 100.5 100.8 -0.3 48.9
14 Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 53.7 82 44 38 7934 7815 96.8 95.3 1.5 55.2
15 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 53.7 82 44 38 7626 7564 93.0 92.2 0.8 52.8
16 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 52.4 82 43 39 8128 8189 99.1 99.9 -0.8 47.4
17 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 51.2 82 42 40 7914 7849 96.5 95.7 0.8 52.9
18 Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets 51.2 82 42 40 7496 7619 91.4 92.9 -1.5 44.4
19 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 45.1 82 37 45 7849 7912 95.7 96.5 -0.8 47.2
20 Orlando Magic Orlando Magic 43.9 82 36 46 8160 8344 99.5 101.8 -2.3 42.3
21 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 41.5 82 34 48 8094 8271 98.7 100.9 -2.2 42.5
22 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 41.5 82 34 48 8095 8338 98.7 101.7 -3.0 39.9
23 Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors 40.2 82 33 49 8178 8311 99.7 101.4 -1.7 44.4
24 New York Knicks New York Knicks 40.2 82 33 49 7977 8177 97.3 99.7 -2.4 41.5
25 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 36.6 82 30 52 7973 8218 97.2 100.2 -3.0 39.6
26 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 32.9 82 27 55 7621 7949 92.9 96.9 -4.0 35.8
27 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 31.7 82 26 56 7625 7975 93.0 97.3 -4.3 34.9
28 Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets 22.0 82 18 64 7729 8220 94.3 100.2 -5.9 29.8
29 New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans 22.0 82 18 64 7252 7832 88.4 95.5 -7.1 25.5
30 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 15.9 82 13 69 7605 8401 92.7 102.5 -9.8 20.0

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.