The 2008 NBA Playoffs
By the Regular
Season Numbers
Efficiency Differential = Offensive Efficiency – Defensive
Efficiency
Projected Wins are wins we would expect given the team’s efficiency measures
|
Team |
Rank |
Offensive Efficiency |
Rank |
Defensive Efficiency |
Rank |
Efficiency Differential |
Projected Wins |
Rank |
Actual Wins |
|
Boston |
9 |
107.32 |
1 |
96.37 |
1 |
10.95 |
69 |
1 |
66 |
|
Detroit |
7 |
107.73 |
4 |
99.56 |
2 |
8.17 |
62 |
2 |
59 |
|
LA Lakers |
3 |
109.95 |
6 |
102.61 |
3 |
7.35 |
60 |
3 |
57 |
|
Utah |
2 |
110.46 |
10 |
103.30 |
4 |
7.15 |
59 |
8 |
54 |
|
New Orleans |
4 |
108.78 |
8 |
103.09 |
5 |
5.70 |
56 |
5 |
55 |
|
Orlando |
5 |
108.69 |
7 |
103.01 |
6 |
5.68 |
56 |
9 |
52 |
|
San Antonio |
12 |
104.44 |
3 |
99.19 |
7 |
5.25 |
54 |
4 |
56 |
|
Phoenix |
1 |
110.93 |
15 |
105.84 |
8 |
5.09 |
54 |
5 |
55 |
|
Houston |
14 |
103.62 |
2 |
98.61 |
9 |
5.02 |
54 |
5 |
55 |
|
Dallas |
6 |
108.28 |
11 |
103.39 |
10 |
4.89 |
54 |
10 |
51 |
|
Denver |
10 |
107.28 |
12 |
103.69 |
11 |
3.59 |
50 |
11 |
50 |
|
Toronto |
8 |
107.50 |
13 |
104.38 |
12 |
3.11 |
49 |
14 |
41 |
|
Philadelphia |
16 |
102.68 |
5 |
102.24 |
13 |
0.44 |
42 |
15 |
40 |
|
Washington |
11 |
105.70 |
16 |
106.05 |
14 |
-0.35 |
40 |
13 |
43 |
|
Cleveland |
15 |
102.92 |
9 |
103.30 |
15 |
-0.38 |
40 |
12 |
45 |
|
Atlanta |
13 |
103.65 |
14 |
105.57 |
16 |
-1.92 |
36 |
16 |
37 |