NBA 97-98 Team Rankings


         Team Scoring                           Team Defense
      Team             Pts/Game                   Team            Pts/Game
 1 LALakers              105.5               1 SanAntonioSpurs        88.5
 2 MinnesotaT-wolves     101.1               2 NYKnicks               89.1
 3 UtahJazz              101.0               3 ChicagoBulls           89.6
 4 SeattleSupersonics    100.6               4 ClevelandCavaliers     89.8
 5 NJNets                 99.6               5 IndianaPacers          89.9
 6 PhoenixSuns            99.6               6 MiamiHeat              90.0
 7 HoustonRockets         98.8               7 OrlandoMagic           91.2
 8 WashingtonWizards      97.2               8 AtlantaHawks           92.3
 9 ChicagoBulls           96.7               9 DetroitPistons         92.6
10 CharlotteHornets       96.6              10 PortlandTrailBlazers   92.9
11 VancouverGrizzlies     96.6              11 SeattleSupersonics     93.4
12 IndianaPacers          96.0              12 PhoenixSuns            94.4
13 AtlantaHawks           95.9              13 UtahJazz               94.4
14 LAClippers             95.9              14 CharlotteHornets       94.6
15 BostonCeltics          95.9              15 Philadelphia76ers      95.7
16 MiamiHeat              95.0              16 MilwaukeeBucks         96.4
17 TorontoRaptors         94.9              17 WashingtonWizards      96.6
18 MilwaukeeBucks         94.5              18 GSWarriors             97.4
19 PortlandTrailBlazers   94.3              19 DallasMavericks        97.5
20 DetroitPistons         94.2              20 LALakers               97.8
21 Philadelphia76ers      93.3              21 NJNets                 98.1
22 SacramentoKings        93.1              22 BostonCeltics          98.5
23 SanAntonioSpurs        92.5              23 SacramentoKings        98.7
24 ClevelandCavaliers     92.5              24 HoustonRockets         99.5
25 NYKnicks               91.6              25 MinnesotaT-wolves     100.4
26 DallasMavericks        91.4              26 DenverNuggets         100.8
27 OrlandoMagic           90.1              27 LAClippers            103.3
28 DenverNuggets          89.0              28 VancouverGrizzlies    103.9
29 GSWarriors             88.3              29 TorontoRaptors        104.2

      Team Scoring Differential           Team FG pct Differential
      Team             Pts/Game                   Team            Pts/Game
 1 LALakers                7.7               1 SanAntonioSpurs       0.057
 2 SeattleSupersonics      7.2               2 UtahJazz              0.051
 3 ChicagoBulls            7.1               3 LALakers              0.042
 4 UtahJazz                6.6               4 IndianaPacers         0.037
 5 IndianaPacers           6.1               5 SeattleSupersonics    0.027
 6 PhoenixSuns             5.2               6 PhoenixSuns           0.026
 7 MiamiHeat               5.0               7 MiamiHeat             0.021
 8 SanAntonioSpurs         4.0               8 ClevelandCavaliers    0.021
 9 AtlantaHawks            3.6               9 PortlandTrailBlazers  0.020
10 ClevelandCavaliers      2.7              10 ChicagoBulls          0.020
11 NYKnicks                2.5              11 NYKnicks              0.019
12 CharlotteHornets        2.0              12 AtlantaHawks          0.013
13 DetroitPistons          1.6              13 MinnesotaT-wolves     0.013
14 NJNets                  1.5              14 CharlotteHornets      0.004
15 PortlandTrailBlazers    1.4              15 DetroitPistons        0.004
16 MinnesotaT-wolves       0.7              16 WashingtonWizards    -0.003
17 WashingtonWizards       0.6              17 MilwaukeeBucks       -0.005
18 HoustonRockets         -0.7              18 Philadelphia76ers    -0.008
19 OrlandoMagic           -1.1              19 SacramentoKings      -0.015
20 MilwaukeeBucks         -1.9              20 VancouverGrizzlies   -0.017
21 Philadelphia76ers      -2.4              21 HoustonRockets       -0.017
22 BostonCeltics          -2.6              22 OrlandoMagic         -0.025
23 SacramentoKings        -5.6              23 NJNets               -0.030
24 DallasMavericks        -6.1              24 GSWarriors           -0.031
25 VancouverGrizzlies     -7.3              25 DallasMavericks      -0.033
26 LAClippers             -7.4              26 LAClippers           -0.036
27 GSWarriors             -9.1              27 BostonCeltics        -0.044
28 TorontoRaptors         -9.3              28 TorontoRaptors       -0.044
29 DenverNuggets         -11.8              29 DenverNuggets        -0.056

         Team FG Pct           Offensive       Team FT Pct 
      Team               FG Pct.                 Team                FT Pct.
 1 UtahJazz              0.490               1 UtahJazz              0.773
 2 LALakers              0.481               2 DenverNuggets         0.772
 3 SeattleSupersonics    0.473               3 NYKnicks              0.772
 4 IndianaPacers         0.469               4 HoustonRockets        0.771
 5 SanAntonioSpurs       0.468               5 MilwaukeeBucks        0.767
 6 CharlotteHornets      0.468               6 IndianaPacers         0.764
 7 PhoenixSuns           0.468               7 AtlantaHawks          0.756
 8 MinnesotaT-wolves     0.461               8 ClevelandCavaliers    0.756
 9 VancouverGrizzlies    0.458               9 DallasMavericks       0.752
10 MilwaukeeBucks        0.456              10 CharlotteHornets      0.751
11 AtlantaHawks          0.455              11 PhoenixSuns           0.749
12 ClevelandCavaliers    0.454              12 DetroitPistons        0.745
13 HoustonRockets        0.452              13 NJNets                0.744
14 WashingtonWizards     0.452              14 ChicagoBulls          0.743
15 ChicagoBulls          0.451              15 MinnesotaT-wolves     0.743
16 PortlandTrailBlazers  0.451              16 MiamiHeat             0.739
17 MiamiHeat             0.450              17 VancouverGrizzlies    0.739
18 DetroitPistons        0.449              18 Philadelphia76ers     0.737
19 NYKnicks              0.447              19 PortlandTrailBlazers  0.737
20 Philadelphia76ers     0.443              20 OrlandoMagic          0.726
21 SacramentoKings       0.442              21 BostonCeltics         0.726
22 NJNets                0.441              22 LAClippers            0.723
23 LAClippers            0.438              23 SeattleSupersonics    0.721
24 BostonCeltics         0.435              24 TorontoRaptors        0.718
25 TorontoRaptors        0.435              25 GSWarriors            0.710
26 OrlandoMagic          0.429              26 WashingtonWizards     0.691
27 DallasMavericks       0.427              27 SanAntonioSpurs       0.688
28 DenverNuggets         0.417              28 SacramentoKings       0.687
29 GSWarriors            0.413              29 LALakers              0.680

         Team Defensive FG Pct.               Team 3 Pt. Pct.
      Team               FG Pct.                 Team                3 Pt Pct.
 1 SanAntonioSpurs       0.411               1 SeattleSupersonics    0.395
 2 NYKnicks              0.428               2 IndianaPacers         0.390
 3 MiamiHeat             0.429               3 CharlotteHornets      0.383
 4 PortlandTrailBlazers  0.431               4 ClevelandCavaliers    0.372
 5 ChicagoBulls          0.431               5 UtahJazz              0.372
 6 IndianaPacers         0.432               6 VancouverGrizzlies    0.362
 7 ClevelandCavaliers    0.433               7 LAClippers            0.358
 8 LALakers              0.439               8 DallasMavericks       0.357
 9 UtahJazz              0.439               9 PhoenixSuns           0.356
10 PhoenixSuns           0.442              10 MiamiHeat             0.354
11 AtlantaHawks          0.442              11 MilwaukeeBucks        0.353
12 GSWarriors            0.444              12 SacramentoKings       0.351
13 DetroitPistons        0.445              13 SanAntonioSpurs       0.350
14 SeattleSupersonics    0.446              14 LALakers              0.350
15 MinnesotaT-wolves     0.448              15 MinnesotaT-wolves     0.347
16 Philadelphia76ers     0.451              16 TorontoRaptors        0.343
17 OrlandoMagic          0.454              17 HoustonRockets        0.343
18 WashingtonWizards     0.455              18 WashingtonWizards     0.339
19 SacramentoKings       0.457              19 NYKnicks              0.335
20 DallasMavericks       0.460              20 BostonCeltics         0.332
21 MilwaukeeBucks        0.461              21 AtlantaHawks          0.332
22 CharlotteHornets      0.464              22 NJNets                0.331
23 HoustonRockets        0.469              23 DenverNuggets         0.323
24 NJNets                0.471              24 ChicagoBulls          0.323
25 DenverNuggets         0.473              25 OrlandoMagic          0.322
26 LAClippers            0.474              26 DetroitPistons        0.312
27 VancouverGrizzlies    0.475              27 PortlandTrailBlazers  0.309
28 TorontoRaptors        0.479              28 Philadelphia76ers     0.300
29 BostonCeltics         0.479              29 GSWarriors            0.272

         Team Rebounding Difference            Team Personal Fouls
      Team               Reb Diff                Team                 Fouls
 1 ChicagoBulls            5.2               1 OrlandoMagic          19.72
 2 PortlandTrailBlazers    4.8               2 DallasMavericks       20.04
 3 UtahJazz                4.6               3 HoustonRockets        20.16
 4 SanAntonioSpurs         4.5               4 AtlantaHawks          20.38
 5 AtlantaHawks            3.6               5 ChicagoBulls          20.62
 6 NYKnicks                2.6               6 SanAntonioSpurs       21.11
 7 MiamiHeat               1.9               7 CharlotteHornets      21.45
 8 ClevelandCavaliers      1.3               8 PhoenixSuns           21.49
 9 CharlotteHornets        1.3               9 DetroitPistons        22.01
10 GSWarriors              1.2              10 VancouverGrizzlies    22.06
11 LALakers                1.1              11 SacramentoKings       22.07
12 NJNets                  1.1              12 SeattleSupersonics    22.10
13 DetroitPistons          0.7              13 LAClippers            22.28
14 PhoenixSuns             0.6              14 WashingtonWizards     22.43
15 OrlandoMagic            0.3              15 TorontoRaptors        22.57
16 MilwaukeeBucks          0.1              16 IndianaPacers         22.67
17 HoustonRockets         -0.4              17 LALakers              22.67
18 WashingtonWizards      -0.4              18 GSWarriors            22.67
19 Philadelphia76ers      -0.4              19 PortlandTrailBlazers  22.67
20 MinnesotaT-wolves      -0.4              20 Philadelphia76ers     22.90
21 VancouverGrizzlies     -1.3              21 MinnesotaT-wolves     22.95
22 IndianaPacers          -1.8              22 MilwaukeeBucks        23.35
23 BostonCeltics          -2.7              23 NJNets                23.38
24 SeattleSupersonics     -3.6              24 DenverNuggets         23.56
25 SacramentoKings        -3.6              25 ClevelandCavaliers    23.60
26 DenverNuggets          -3.6              26 NYKnicks              23.74
27 LAClippers             -3.9              27 UtahJazz              23.91
28 TorontoRaptors         -5.3              28 MiamiHeat             24.16
29 DallasMavericks        -7.1              29 BostonCeltics         26.87

         Team Player Technicals                Team Flagrant Fouls
      Team              Technicals               Team                  FFs
 1 PortlandTrailBlazers    60               1 NYKnicks                12
 2 HoustonRockets          59               2 MiamiHeat                8
 3 UtahJazz                50               3 DenverNuggets            8
 4 AtlantaHawks            48               4 MinnesotaT-wolves        7
 5 NYKnicks                46               5 ChicagoBulls             6
 6 SeattleSupersonics      45               6 HoustonRockets           6
 7 CharlotteHornets        43               7 WashingtonWizards        6
 8 NJNets                  40               8 MilwaukeeBucks           5
 9 ChicagoBulls            40               9 GSWarriors               5
10 MiamiHeat               38              10 PortlandTrailBlazers     5
11 ClevelandCavaliers      37              11 TorontoRaptors           4
12 Philadelphia76ers       36              12 IndianaPacers            4
13 WashingtonWizards       36              13 LALakers                 4
14 MinnesotaT-wolves       33              14 DallasMavericks          4
15 LAClippers              33              15 AtlantaHawks             4
16 LALakers                28              16 SacramentoKings          4
17 PhoenixSuns             27              17 SeattleSupersonics       4
18 IndianaPacers           27              18 Philadelphia76ers        3
19 VancouverGrizzlies      27              19 BostonCeltics            3
20 OrlandoMagic            24              20 ClevelandCavaliers       3
21 BostonCeltics           24              21 PhoenixSuns              3
22 TorontoRaptors          22              22 NJNets                   3
23 DenverNuggets           20              23 CharlotteHornets         3
24 MilwaukeeBucks          20              24 OrlandoMagic             3
25 DetroitPistons          20              25 UtahJazz                 3
26 DallasMavericks         19              26 LAClippers               2
27 SacramentoKings         16              27 DetroitPistons           2
28 SanAntonioSpurs         10              28 SanAntonioSpurs          1
29 GSWarriors               9              29 VancouverGrizzlies       0

         Team Turnovers                       Team Blocked Shots
      Team              Turnovers                Team                Blocks
 1 ChicagoBulls          13.30             1 TorontoRaptors         8.09
 2 IndianaPacers         13.49             2 SanAntonioSpurs        6.93
 3 MinnesotaT-wolves     13.51             3 LALakers               6.78
 4 DallasMavericks       13.54             4 Philadelphia76ers      5.98
 5 WashingtonWizards     13.55             5 AtlantaHawks           5.96
 6 SeattleSupersonics    13.60             6 PortlandTrailBlazers   5.66
 7 NJNets                13.67             7 DallasMavericks        5.61
 8 DetroitPistons        13.84             8 LAClippers             5.54
 9 AtlantaHawks          14.12             9 GSWarriors             5.45
10 MiamiHeat             14.29            10 OrlandoMagic           5.37
11 PhoenixSuns           14.55            11 MiamiHeat              5.23
12 CharlotteHornets      14.56            12 PhoenixSuns            5.23
13 NYKnicks              14.63            13 MinnesotaT-wolves      5.21
14 DenverNuggets         14.80            14 SacramentoKings        5.13
15 OrlandoMagic          14.93            15 ClevelandCavaliers     5.11
16 UtahJazz              14.93            16 UtahJazz               5.02
17 LALakers              14.99            17 DenverNuggets          4.77
18 SacramentoKings       14.99            18 WashingtonWizards      4.62
19 LAClippers            15.22            19 SeattleSupersonics     4.56
20 HoustonRockets        15.28            20 IndianaPacers          4.49
21 SanAntonioSpurs       15.43            21 BostonCeltics          4.46
22 BostonCeltics         15.56            22 MilwaukeeBucks         4.33
23 Philadelphia76ers     15.77            23 ChicagoBulls           4.30
24 GSWarriors            16.00            24 VancouverGrizzlies     4.26
25 MilwaukeeBucks        16.21            25 DetroitPistons         4.20
26 TorontoRaptors        16.23            26 NJNets                 3.83
27 PortlandTrailBlazers  16.24            27 CharlotteHornets       3.79
28 VancouverGrizzlies    16.50            28 HoustonRockets         3.59
29 ClevelandCavaliers    16.60            29 NYKnicks               3.39