Projecting the NBA in 2006-07

Through Games Played on December 23

Teams 06-07

Conference

Offensive

Efficiency

Defensive

Efficiency

Offense

Rank

Defense

Rank

Projected

Winning Percentage

Projected

Wins

San Antonio

Western

1.075

0.973

5

1

0.819

67.2

Dallas

Western

1.078

1.012

3

7

0.704

57.8

Phoenix

Western

1.104

1.041

1

18

0.697

57.2

Houston

Western

1.023

0.974

17

2

0.654

53.6

Utah

Western

1.064

1.027

6

11

0.618

50.7

L.A. Lakers

Western

1.060

1.025

7

10

0.611

50.1

Denver

Western

1.057

1.027

9

12

0.594

48.7

Golden St.

Western

1.050

1.053

10

23

0.491

40.2

Minnesota

Western

1.000

1.009

25

6

0.471

38.6

Seattle

Western

1.044

1.055

11

26

0.465

38.2

N.O./Okla. City

Western

1.036

1.048

13

21

0.462

37.8

Sacramento

Western

1.018

1.031

18

14

0.461

37.8

Memphis

Western

1.014

1.050

21

22

0.385

31.6

L.A. Clippers

Western

1.017

1.055

20

24

0.381

31.3

Portland

Western

1.028

1.070

15

28

0.366

30.0

Chicago

Eastern

1.043

0.989

12

3

0.668

54.8

Detroit

Eastern

1.076

1.037

4

16

0.620

50.9

Cleveland

Eastern

1.018

0.993

19

4

0.578

47.4

Washington

Eastern

1.083

1.072

2

30

0.532

43.6

Orlando

Eastern

1.002

1.001

24

5

0.503

41.2

Boston

Eastern

1.036

1.037

14

17

0.495

40.6

Milwaukee

Eastern

1.059

1.072

8

29

0.459

37.6

Indiana

Eastern

0.996

1.015

27

8

0.440

36.1

Toronto

Eastern

1.012

1.041

22

19

0.407

33.4

New Jersey

Eastern

1.026

1.057

16

27

0.402

33.0

Atlanta

Eastern

0.994

1.035

28

15

0.371

30.4

Philadelphia

Eastern

1.012

1.055

23

25

0.364

29.8

New York

Eastern

0.977

1.024

29

9

0.353

29.0

Miami

Eastern

0.997

1.046

26

20

0.345

28.3

Charlotte

Eastern

0.951

1.027

30

13

0.259

21.2