NBA basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1958-1959 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 72.2 72 52 20 8379 7912 116.4 109.9 6.5 68.9
2 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 68.1 72 49 23 7830 7564 108.8 105.1 3.7 61.8
3 New York Knicks New York Knicks 55.6 72 40 32 7943 7925 110.3 110.1 0.2 50.8
4 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 48.6 72 35 37 8146 7855 113.1 109.1 4.0 62.4
5 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 45.8 72 33 39 7629 7725 106.0 107.3 -1.3 45.7
6 Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 44.4 72 32 40 7435 7651 103.3 106.3 -3.0 40.2
7 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 38.9 72 28 44 7565 7656 105.1 106.3 -1.2 45.9
8 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 26.4 72 19 53 7421 8060 103.1 111.9 -8.8 24.1

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.