NBA Playoffs basketball (USA-1)

Standings for 1998-1999 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 88.2 17 15 2 1503 1380 88.4 81.2 7.2 76.6
2 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 69.2 13 9 4 1217 1170 93.6 90.0 3.6 63.4
3 New York Knicks New York Knicks 60.0 20 12 8 1700 1660 85.0 83.0 2.0 58.2
4 Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 53.9 13 7 6 1120 1126 86.2 86.6 -0.4 48.1
5 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 45.5 11 5 6 981 961 89.2 87.4 1.8 57.1
6 Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 40.0 5 2 3 396 411 79.2 82.2 -3.0 37.4
7 Miami Heat Miami Heat 40.0 5 2 3 395 415 79.0 83.0 -4.0 33.5
8 Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings 40.0 5 2 3 453 477 90.6 95.4 -4.8 32.8
9 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 37.5 8 3 5 714 710 89.3 88.8 0.5 52.0
10 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 37.5 8 3 5 752 775 94.0 96.9 -2.9 39.7
11 Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 33.3 9 3 6 717 742 79.7 82.4 -2.7 38.3
12 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 25.0 4 1 3 388 397 97.0 99.3 -2.3 42.1
13 Orlando Magic Orlando Magic 25.0 4 1 3 345 370 86.3 92.5 -6.2 27.4
14 Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 25.0 4 1 3 322 347 80.5 86.8 -6.3 26.1
15 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 0.0 3 0 3 286 317 95.3 105.7 -10.4 19.3
16 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 0.0 3 0 3 277 308 92.3 102.7 -10.4 18.6

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.