Ranking the NBA in
2006-07
Through Games Played on March 5
Efficiency
Differential = Offensive Efficiency – Defensive Efficiency
Projected Winning
Percentage is based on offensive and defensive efficiency
|
RANK Projected Wins |
Teams 06-07 |
Conference |
Offensive Efficiency |
Defensive Efficiency |
Offense Rank |
Defense Rank |
Efficiency Differential |
Actual Winning Percentage |
Projected Winning Percentage |
Projected Wins |
|
1 |
San Antonio |
Western |
106.5 |
97.1 |
6 |
1 |
9.3 |
0.700 |
0.792 |
64.9 |
|
2 |
Dallas |
Western |
109.4 |
100.6 |
2 |
5 |
8.9 |
0.847 |
0.777 |
63.7 |
|
3 |
Phoenix |
Western |
111.8 |
103.9 |
1 |
14 |
7.9 |
0.767 |
0.748 |
61.3 |
|
4 |
Chicago |
Eastern |
102.8 |
98.0 |
19 |
2 |
4.7 |
0.565 |
0.647 |
53.1 |
|
5 |
Houston |
Western |
102.9 |
98.3 |
18 |
3 |
4.7 |
0.600 |
0.645 |
52.9 |
|
6 |
Utah |
Western |
108.1 |
103.7 |
3 |
13 |
4.4 |
0.683 |
0.636 |
52.1 |
|
7 |
Detroit |
Eastern |
106.5 |
102.5 |
5 |
9 |
4.0 |
0.638 |
0.624 |
51.2 |
|
8 |
Cleveland |
Eastern |
102.0 |
99.2 |
22 |
4 |
2.8 |
0.583 |
0.588 |
48.2 |
|
9 |
LA Lakers |
Western |
105.9 |
104.5 |
7 |
18 |
1.4 |
0.550 |
0.542 |
44.5 |
|
10 |
Denver |
Western |
103.8 |
103.1 |
14 |
11 |
0.7 |
0.491 |
0.523 |
42.9 |
|
11 |
Toronto |
Eastern |
104.8 |
104.4 |
8 |
16 |
0.4 |
0.533 |
0.512 |
42.0 |
|
12 |
Orlando |
Eastern |
101.8 |
101.8 |
23 |
6 |
0.0 |
0.468 |
0.499 |
40.9 |
|
13 |
Sacramento |
Western |
103.5 |
103.7 |
15 |
12 |
-0.1 |
0.458 |
0.495 |
40.6 |
|
14 |
Washington |
Eastern |
107.3 |
107.6 |
4 |
28 |
-0.3 |
0.569 |
0.489 |
40.1 |
|
15 |
New Jersey |
Eastern |
103.9 |
104.9 |
13 |
20 |
-1.0 |
0.467 |
0.468 |
38.4 |
|
16 |
LA Clippers |
Western |
101.6 |
103.0 |
24 |
10 |
-1.4 |
0.483 |
0.455 |
37.3 |
|
17 |
Miami |
Eastern |
103.5 |
105.0 |
16 |
21 |
-1.5 |
0.508 |
0.451 |
37.0 |
|
18 |
Indiana |
Eastern |
100.3 |
101.9 |
27 |
7 |
-1.6 |
0.500 |
0.448 |
36.7 |
|
19 |
New Orleans/ Oklahoma City |
Western |
104.5 |
106.6 |
10 |
26 |
-2.1 |
0.467 |
0.434 |
35.6 |
|
20 |
Seattle |
Western |
104.5 |
106.6 |
9 |
27 |
-2.1 |
0.407 |
0.432 |
35.5 |
|
21 |
Minnesota |
Western |
102.0 |
104.2 |
21 |
15 |
-2.2 |
0.441 |
0.432 |
35.4 |
|
22 |
New York |
Eastern |
100.1 |
102.4 |
28 |
8 |
-2.2 |
0.459 |
0.430 |
35.2 |
|
23 |
Golden State |
Western |
103.1 |
105.6 |
17 |
24 |
-2.5 |
0.435 |
0.420 |
34.4 |
|
24 |
Boston |
Eastern |
101.2 |
104.6 |
25 |
19 |
-3.5 |
0.288 |
0.391 |
32.0 |
|
25 |
Philadelphia |
Eastern |
100.8 |
104.5 |
26 |
17 |
-3.6 |
0.367 |
0.386 |
31.6 |
|
26 |
Milwaukee |
Eastern |
104.2 |
107.9 |
11 |
29 |
-3.7 |
0.361 |
0.382 |
31.3 |
|
27 |
Portland |
Western |
102.7 |
106.5 |
20 |
25 |
-3.9 |
0.417 |
0.378 |
31.0 |
|
28 |
Atlanta |
Eastern |
99.8 |
105.1 |
29 |
23 |
-5.3 |
0.361 |
0.334 |
27.4 |
|
29 |
Memphis |
Western |
104.0 |
109.3 |
12 |
30 |
-5.3 |
0.246 |
0.333 |
27.3 |
|
30 |
Charlotte |
Eastern |
99.2 |
105.0 |
30 |
22 |
-5.9 |
0.361 |
0.315 |
25.8 |