NBA 96-97 Team Rankings


         Team Scoring                           Team Defense
      Team             Pts/Game                   Team            Pts/Game
 1 ChicagoBulls          103.1               1 ClevelandCavaliers     85.6
 2 UtahJazz              103.1               2 DetroitPistons         88.9
 3 PhoenixSuns           102.8               3 MiamiHeat              89.3
 4 SeattleSupersonics    100.9               4 AtlantaHawks           89.4
 5 HoustonRockets        100.6               5 NYKnicks               92.2
 6 BostonCeltics         100.6               6 ChicagoBulls           92.3
 7 Philadelphia76ers     100.2               7 SeattleSupersonics     93.2
 8 LALakers              100.0               8 UtahJazz               94.3
 9 GSWarriors             99.6               9 IndianaPacers          94.4
10 WashingtonBullets      99.4              10 OrlandoMagic           94.5
11 PortlandTrailBlazers   99.0              11 PortlandTrailBlazers   94.7
12 CharlotteHornets       98.9              12 LALakers               95.7
13 DenverNuggets          97.8              13 HoustonRockets         96.1
14 NJNets                 97.2              14 DallasMavericks        96.9
15 LAClippers             97.2              15 CharlotteHornets       97.0
16 SacramentoKings        96.4              16 MilwaukeeBucks         97.2
17 MinnesotaT-wolves      96.1              17 MinnesotaT-wolves      97.6
18 TorontoRaptors         95.5              18 WashingtonBullets      97.7
19 IndianaPacers          95.4              19 SanAntonioSpurs        98.3
20 NYKnicks               95.4              20 TorontoRaptors         98.6
21 MilwaukeeBucks         95.3              21 VancouverGrizzlies     99.4
22 MiamiHeat              94.8              22 LAClippers             99.5
23 AtlantaHawks           94.8              23 SacramentoKings        99.8
24 DetroitPistons         94.2              24 NJNets                101.8
25 OrlandoMagic           94.1              25 PhoenixSuns           102.2
26 DallasMavericks        90.6              26 DenverNuggets         104.1
27 SanAntonioSpurs        90.5              27 GSWarriors            104.4
28 VancouverGrizzlies     89.2              28 Philadelphia76ers     106.7
29 ClevelandCavaliers     87.5              29 BostonCeltics         107.9

      Team Scoring Differential           Team FG pct Differential
      Team             Pts/Game                   Team            Pts/Game
 1 ChicagoBulls           10.8               1 UtahJazz              0.066
 2 UtahJazz                8.8               2 NYKnicks              0.038
 3 SeattleSupersonics      7.7               3 ChicagoBulls          0.037
 4 MiamiHeat               5.5               4 PortlandTrailBlazers  0.028
 5 AtlantaHawks            5.4               5 SeattleSupersonics    0.026
 6 DetroitPistons          5.3               6 WashingtonBullets     0.026
 7 HoustonRockets          4.5               7 HoustonRockets        0.025
 8 LALakers                4.3               8 MiamiHeat             0.021
 9 PortlandTrailBlazers    4.3               9 DetroitPistons        0.020
10 NYKnicks                3.2              10 IndianaPacers         0.016
11 CharlotteHornets        1.9              11 LALakers              0.013
12 ClevelandCavaliers      1.9              12 ClevelandCavaliers    0.012
13 WashingtonBullets       1.7              13 AtlantaHawks          0.011
14 IndianaPacers           1.0              14 CharlotteHornets      0.011
15 PhoenixSuns             0.6              15 MinnesotaT-wolves     0.006
16 OrlandoMagic           -0.4              16 PhoenixSuns           0.002
17 MinnesotaT-wolves      -1.5              17 MilwaukeeBucks       -0.001
18 MilwaukeeBucks         -1.9              18 SacramentoKings      -0.008
19 LAClippers             -2.3              19 LAClippers           -0.016
20 TorontoRaptors         -3.1              20 GSWarriors           -0.019
21 SacramentoKings        -3.4              21 DallasMavericks      -0.022
22 NJNets                 -4.6              22 OrlandoMagic         -0.023
23 GSWarriors             -4.8              23 DenverNuggets        -0.028
24 DenverNuggets          -6.3              24 TorontoRaptors       -0.028
25 DallasMavericks        -6.3              25 SanAntonioSpurs      -0.029
26 Philadelphia76ers      -6.5              26 Philadelphia76ers    -0.032
27 BostonCeltics          -7.3              27 VancouverGrizzlies   -0.035
28 SanAntonioSpurs        -7.8              28 NJNets               -0.042
29 VancouverGrizzlies    -10.2              29 BostonCeltics        -0.063

         Team FG Pct           Offensive       Team FT Pct 
      Team               FG Pct.                 Team                FT Pct.
 1 UtahJazz              0.504               1 GSWarriors            0.778
 2 WashingtonBullets     0.480               2 CharlotteHornets      0.777
 3 ChicagoBulls          0.473               3 UtahJazz              0.769
 4 CharlotteHornets      0.471               4 AtlantaHawks          0.763
 5 MilwaukeeBucks        0.471               5 PhoenixSuns           0.761
 6 PhoenixSuns           0.469               6 DenverNuggets         0.761
 7 HoustonRockets        0.468               7 HoustonRockets        0.755
 8 SeattleSupersonics    0.467               8 SeattleSupersonics    0.752
 9 DetroitPistons        0.464               9 MinnesotaT-wolves     0.751
10 PortlandTrailBlazers  0.464              10 BostonCeltics         0.750
11 NYKnicks              0.463              11 NYKnicks              0.748
12 IndianaPacers         0.456              12 ChicagoBulls          0.747
13 MinnesotaT-wolves     0.456              13 OrlandoMagic          0.746
14 GSWarriors            0.456              14 DetroitPistons        0.745
15 LALakers              0.454              15 MilwaukeeBucks        0.741
16 SacramentoKings       0.454              16 NJNets                0.740
17 ClevelandCavaliers    0.453              17 LAClippers            0.731
18 MiamiHeat             0.453              18 Philadelphia76ers     0.725
19 LAClippers            0.446              19 ClevelandCavaliers    0.723
20 AtlantaHawks          0.446              20 SacramentoKings       0.723
21 SanAntonioSpurs       0.442              21 IndianaPacers         0.722
22 BostonCeltics         0.440              22 TorontoRaptors        0.720
23 DenverNuggets         0.439              23 MiamiHeat             0.719
24 Philadelphia76ers     0.438              24 SanAntonioSpurs       0.719
25 TorontoRaptors        0.437              25 DallasMavericks       0.717
26 OrlandoMagic          0.437              26 PortlandTrailBlazers  0.713
27 VancouverGrizzlies    0.437              27 VancouverGrizzlies    0.709
28 DallasMavericks       0.436              28 WashingtonBullets     0.707
29 NJNets                0.422              29 LALakers              0.692

         Team Defensive FG Pct.               Team 3 Pt. Pct.
      Team               FG Pct.                 Team                3 Pt Pct.
 1 NYKnicks              0.425               1 CharlotteHornets      0.428
 2 MiamiHeat             0.432               2 SacramentoKings       0.391
 3 AtlantaHawks          0.435               3 DetroitPistons        0.388
 4 ChicagoBulls          0.436               4 IndianaPacers         0.381
 5 PortlandTrailBlazers  0.436               5 ClevelandCavaliers    0.376
 6 UtahJazz              0.438               6 ChicagoBulls          0.373
 7 IndianaPacers         0.440               7 DenverNuggets         0.372
 8 ClevelandCavaliers    0.441               8 UtahJazz              0.370
 9 SeattleSupersonics    0.441               9 LALakers              0.369
10 LALakers              0.441              10 PhoenixSuns           0.369
11 HoustonRockets        0.443              11 HoustonRockets        0.365
12 DetroitPistons        0.444              12 MiamiHeat             0.364
13 MinnesotaT-wolves     0.450              13 NYKnicks              0.363
14 WashingtonBullets     0.454              14 TorontoRaptors        0.363
15 DallasMavericks       0.458              15 AtlantaHawks          0.359
16 CharlotteHornets      0.460              16 PortlandTrailBlazers  0.358
17 OrlandoMagic          0.460              17 LAClippers            0.354
18 LAClippers            0.462              18 NJNets                0.353
19 SacramentoKings       0.462              19 SeattleSupersonics    0.353
20 NJNets                0.464              20 GSWarriors            0.353
21 TorontoRaptors        0.465              21 MilwaukeeBucks        0.352
22 DenverNuggets         0.467              22 BostonCeltics         0.351
23 PhoenixSuns           0.467              23 VancouverGrizzlies    0.349
24 Philadelphia76ers     0.470              24 OrlandoMagic          0.341
25 SanAntonioSpurs       0.471              25 MinnesotaT-wolves     0.339
26 MilwaukeeBucks        0.472              26 WashingtonBullets     0.331
27 VancouverGrizzlies    0.472              27 DallasMavericks       0.327
28 GSWarriors            0.475              28 SanAntonioSpurs       0.320
29 BostonCeltics         0.503              29 Philadelphia76ers     0.319

         Team Rebounding Difference            Team Personal Fouls
      Team               Reb Diff                Team                 Fouls
 1 ChicagoBulls            4.9               1 AtlantaHawks          19.40
 2 PortlandTrailBlazers    4.9               2 HoustonRockets        19.63
 3 NYKnicks                4.3               3 ChicagoBulls          19.72
 4 NJNets                  3.2               4 OrlandoMagic          20.04
 5 UtahJazz                2.9               5 DetroitPistons        20.15
 6 IndianaPacers           1.9               6 CharlotteHornets      20.76
 7 HoustonRockets          1.6               7 PhoenixSuns           21.07
 8 AtlantaHawks            1.2               8 Philadelphia76ers     21.13
 9 WashingtonBullets       0.8               9 VancouverGrizzlies    21.40
10 MiamiHeat               0.5              10 SanAntonioSpurs       21.51
11 ClevelandCavaliers      0.4              11 DenverNuggets         21.76
12 LALakers                0.4              12 GSWarriors            21.79
13 SeattleSupersonics      0.1              13 DallasMavericks       21.91
14 TorontoRaptors          0.0              14 SeattleSupersonics    21.99
15 SacramentoKings         0.0              15 WashingtonBullets     22.13
16 MilwaukeeBucks         -0.2              16 LALakers              22.17
17 Philadelphia76ers      -0.2              17 MinnesotaT-wolves     22.17
18 GSWarriors             -0.2              18 NJNets                22.74
19 DetroitPistons         -1.0              19 ClevelandCavaliers    22.95
20 DenverNuggets          -1.2              20 TorontoRaptors        22.96
21 CharlotteHornets       -1.5              21 MilwaukeeBucks        23.02
22 SanAntonioSpurs        -1.5              22 BostonCeltics         23.35
23 LAClippers             -2.0              23 MiamiHeat             23.39
24 MinnesotaT-wolves      -2.2              24 PortlandTrailBlazers  23.43
25 OrlandoMagic           -2.3              25 SacramentoKings       23.73
26 PhoenixSuns            -2.7              26 LAClippers            23.95
27 DallasMavericks        -2.7              27 IndianaPacers         24.11
28 BostonCeltics          -4.3              28 UtahJazz              24.16
29 VancouverGrizzlies     -5.5              29 NYKnicks              24.79

         Team Player Technicals                Team Flagrant Fouls
      Team              Technicals               Team                  FFs
 1 HoustonRockets          69               1 HoustonRockets           9
 2 NYKnicks                68               2 NYKnicks                 8
 3 PortlandTrailBlazers    47               3 DallasMavericks          7
 4 Philadelphia76ers       45               4 MilwaukeeBucks           7
 5 CharlotteHornets        44               5 SanAntonioSpurs          7
 6 SeattleSupersonics      44               6 MiamiHeat                6
 7 UtahJazz                43               7 SacramentoKings          5
 8 ChicagoBulls            41               8 PortlandTrailBlazers     5
 9 NJNets                  36               9 ClevelandCavaliers       4
10 IndianaPacers           34              10 LAClippers               4
11 ClevelandCavaliers      33              11 LALakers                 4
12 TorontoRaptors          33              12 UtahJazz                 4
13 DallasMavericks         32              13 BostonCeltics            3
14 WashingtonBullets       30              14 NJNets                   3
15 AtlantaHawks            30              15 MinnesotaT-wolves        3
16 LALakers                28              16 DetroitPistons           3
17 SacramentoKings         28              17 WashingtonBullets        3
18 MilwaukeeBucks          26              18 IndianaPacers            3
19 GSWarriors              26              19 SeattleSupersonics       3
20 MiamiHeat               25              20 ChicagoBulls             3
21 VancouverGrizzlies      25              21 DenverNuggets            2
22 PhoenixSuns             24              22 OrlandoMagic             2
23 BostonCeltics           24              23 Philadelphia76ers        2
24 SanAntonioSpurs         23              24 TorontoRaptors           2
25 MinnesotaT-wolves       23              25 PhoenixSuns              2
26 DenverNuggets           20              26 GSWarriors               1
27 LAClippers              15              27 CharlotteHornets         1
28 OrlandoMagic            15              28 VancouverGrizzlies       1
29 DetroitPistons          14              29 AtlantaHawks             0

         Team Turnovers                       Team Blocked Shots
      Team              Turnovers                Team                Blocks
 1 DetroitPistons        11.99             1 LALakers               7.01
 2 ChicagoBulls          13.11             2 MinnesotaT-wolves      6.79
 3 ClevelandCavaliers    13.65             3 TorontoRaptors         6.30
 4 CharlotteHornets      14.05             4 DenverNuggets          5.94
 5 PhoenixSuns           14.12             5 NJNets                 5.87
 6 AtlantaHawks          14.37             6 VancouverGrizzlies     5.66
 7 LALakers              14.40             7 LAClippers             5.38
 8 SanAntonioSpurs       14.40             8 MiamiHeat              5.35
 9 SeattleSupersonics    14.65             9 PortlandTrailBlazers   5.30
10 OrlandoMagic          14.66            10 SanAntonioSpurs        5.26
11 MinnesotaT-wolves     14.72            11 AtlantaHawks           5.21
12 UtahJazz              14.85            12 UtahJazz               5.10
13 NJNets                14.98            13 WashingtonBullets      4.90
14 VancouverGrizzlies    14.98            14 IndianaPacers          4.83
15 MilwaukeeBucks        15.09            15 Philadelphia76ers      4.80
16 MiamiHeat             15.23            16 SeattleSupersonics     4.73
17 DallasMavericks       15.28            17 NYKnicks               4.60
18 LAClippers            15.32            18 OrlandoMagic           4.43
19 WashingtonBullets     15.35            19 SacramentoKings        4.41
20 IndianaPacers         15.56            20 GSWarriors             4.38
21 SacramentoKings       15.59            21 DallasMavericks        4.28
22 TorontoRaptors        15.63            22 CharlotteHornets       4.26
23 BostonCeltics         15.78            23 MilwaukeeBucks         4.24
24 DenverNuggets         15.82            24 HoustonRockets         4.23
25 PortlandTrailBlazers  15.95            25 ChicagoBulls           4.05
26 HoustonRockets        16.00            26 PhoenixSuns            3.93
27 GSWarriors            16.50            27 ClevelandCavaliers     3.84
28 Philadelphia76ers     16.87            28 BostonCeltics          3.84
29 NYKnicks              17.34            29 DetroitPistons         3.45