Projecting the NBA in 2006-07

Through Games Played on January 20

Efficiency Differential = [Offensive Efficiency – Defensive Efficiency]*100

Teams 06-07	Conference	Offensive Efficiency	Defensive Efficiency	Offense Rank	Defense Rank	Efficiency Differential	Projected Winning Percentage	Projected Wins
San Antonio	Western	1.061	0.974	5	1	8.70	0.772	63.3
Phoenix	Western	1.112	1.028	1	12	8.45	0.764	62.7
Dallas	Western	1.082	1.005	3	6	7.75	0.742	60.9
Houston	Western	1.031	0.979	15	3	5.21	0.663	54.3
Utah	Western	1.057	1.031	6	13	2.64	0.582	47.7
Denver	Western	1.036	1.016	13	8	2.05	0.563	46.2
LA Lakers	Western	1.065	1.048	4	21	1.66	0.551	45.2
Minnesota	Western	1.020	1.019	20	9	0.03	0.500	41.0
Sacramento	Western	1.030	1.042	17	19	-1.17	0.463	37.9
Golden State	Western	1.040	1.052	11	22	-1.25	0.460	37.7
LA Clippers	Western	1.022	1.039	19	17	-1.65	0.448	36.7
Seattle	Western	1.045	1.064	9	25	-1.94	0.439	36.0
NO/Oklahoma City	Western	0.978	1.022	30	10	-4.41	0.361	29.6
Portland	Western	1.017	1.066	22	26	-4.91	0.345	28.3
Memphis	Western	1.034	1.084	14	30	-5.03	0.342	28.0
Chicago	Eastern	1.031	0.978	16	2	5.27	0.664	54.5
Detroit	Eastern	1.054	1.025	7	11	2.86	0.589	48.3
Cleveland	Eastern	1.013	0.995	24	4	1.84	0.557	45.7
Washington	Eastern	1.089	1.073	2	29	1.57	0.549	45.0
Orlando	Eastern	1.007	0.998	26	5	0.92	0.528	43.3
New Jersey	Eastern	1.036	1.038	12	16	-0.19	0.493	40.5
Toronto	Eastern	1.025	1.037	18	14	-1.13	0.464	38.0
Indiana	Eastern	1.004	1.016	27	7	-1.15	0.463	38.0
Milwaukee	Eastern	1.049	1.070	8	28	-2.19	0.431	35.3
New York	Eastern	1.042	1.066	10	27	-2.36	0.426	34.9
Boston	Eastern	1.015	1.039	23	18	-2.42	0.423	34.7
Miami	Eastern	1.019	1.063	21	24	-4.40	0.361	29.6
Charlotte	Eastern	0.990	1.037	28	15	-4.74	0.351	28.8
Philadelphia	Eastern	1.009	1.061	25	23	-5.27	0.334	27.4
Atlanta	Eastern	0.985	1.043	29	20	-5.84	0.316	25.9