NBA Playoffs 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 79.0 19 15 4 1758 1653 92.5 87.0 5.5 70.2
2 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 65.0 20 13 7 1922 1856 96.1 92.8 3.3 61.9
3 New York Knicks New York Knicks 60.0 10 6 4 912 895 91.2 89.5 1.7 56.5
4 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 56.3 16 9 7 1621 1592 101.3 99.5 1.8 56.2
5 Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 50.0 12 6 6 1261 1207 105.1 100.6 4.5 64.8
6 Miami Heat Miami Heat 47.1 17 8 9 1461 1457 85.9 85.7 0.2 51.0
7 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 44.4 9 4 5 857 847 95.2 94.1 1.1 54.1
8 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 40.0 5 2 3 428 438 85.6 87.6 -2.0 42.0
9 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 40.0 10 4 6 890 919 89.0 91.9 -2.9 39.0
10 Orlando Magic Orlando Magic 40.0 5 2 3 421 460 84.2 92.0 -7.8 22.6
11 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 40.0 5 2 3 501 564 100.2 112.8 -12.6 16.1
12 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 25.0 4 1 3 359 387 89.8 96.8 -7.0 26.0
13 Washington Wizards Washington Wizards 0.0 3 0 3 285 303 95.0 101.0 -6.0 29.9
14 Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets 0.0 3 0 3 287 313 95.7 104.3 -8.6 23.0
15 Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 0.0 3 0 3 299 333 99.7 111.0 -11.3 18.3
16 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 0.0 3 0 3 277 315 92.3 105.0 -12.7 14.3

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.