2007-08 Team Distortion Score Rankings

Defensive Efficiency = Points Allowed / Possessions

Offensive Efficiency = Points Scored / Possessions

Defensive Difference = Defensive Efficiency Rank – Points Allowed Rank

Offensive Difference = Offensive Efficiency Rank – Points Scored Rank

Distortion Score = Absolute Value of Defensive Difference + Absolute Value of Offensive Difference

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Team

Defensive

Efficiency

Rank

Offensive

Efficiency

Rank

Points

Allowed

Rank

Points

Scored

Rank

Defensive

Difference

Offensive

Difference

Distortion

Score

Points

Scored

Points

Surrendered

Offensive

Efficiency

Defensive

Efficiency

Efficiency

Differential

Winning

Percentage

Denver

12

11

29

2

-17

9

26

110.7

107.0

107.3

103.7

3.60

0.610

Indiana

15

18

26

7

-11

11

22

104.0

105.4

103.4

104.8

-1.40

0.439

Seattle

20

30

27

16

-7

14

21

97.5

106.3

97.4

106.2

-8.75

0.244

Portland

16

15

8

27

8

-12

20

95.4

96.3

103.9

104.9

-1.06

0.500

San Antonio

3

13

3

28

0

-15

15

95.4

90.6

104.5

99.2

5.25

0.683

LA Lakers

6

3

19

4

-13

-1

14

108.6

101.3

110.0

102.6

7.35

0.695

Miami

26

29

14

30

12

-1

13

91.4

100.0

97.9

107.2

-9.27

0.183

Detroit

4

8

1

17

3

-9

12

97.5

90.1

107.8

99.6

8.17

0.720

Memphis

29

21

28

10

1

11

12

100.7

106.9

102.2

108.5

-6.30

0.268

Chicago

13

26

16

18

-3

8

11

97.3

100.4

100.8

104.0

-3.19

0.402

Dallas

11

7

6

12

5

-5

10

100.4

95.9

108.3

103.4

4.89

0.622

Phoenix

18

1

25

3

-7

-2

9

110.1

105.0

111.0

105.9

5.09

0.671

Washington

19

12

12

14

7

-2

9

98.8

99.2

105.7

106.1

-0.35

0.524

New York

28

24

22

21

6

3

9

96.9

103.5

101.2

108.1

-6.90

0.280

Milwaukee

30

22

23

20

7

2

9

97.0

103.9

102.1

109.4

-7.25

0.317

Toronto

14

9

10

13

4

-4

8

100.2

97.3

107.5

104.4

3.12

0.500

Golden State