NBA BASKETBALL Teams RANKINGS

The Dunkel Index analyzes game data to produce a power rating for each team. Those ratings are the basis for our game predictions.

BASKETBALL: NBA RANKINGS

Sport

League

Season

W / L RTG

Index rating for the season adjusted for won/loss record.
SEA RTG

Pure Index rating for season.
REC RTG

Most recent pure Index rating.
HI

Highest pure Index rating for season.
LO

Lowest pure Index rating for season.
W/L +/-

Percentage increase/decrease for pure Index rating over previous season.
SEA +/-

Percentage increase/decrease for pure Index rating over previous season.
20 W/L

Adjusted Index rating for 2020 season.
20 SEA

Pure Index rating for 2020 season.

Regular Season

RANK	TEAMS	RECORD	W / L RTG	SEA RTG	REC RTG	HI	LO	20 W/L	20 SEA	W/L +/-	SEA +/-
1	Utah Jazz	52-20	147.602	123.955	0.000	131.113	114.768	130.726	118.903	0.13%	0.04%
2	Phoenix Suns	51-21	144.389	122.220	0.000	127.290	116.223	111.997	115.692	0.29%	0.06%
3	Philadelphia 76ers	49-23	140.585	121.372	0.000	128.062	116.054	128.676	119.069	0.09%	0.02%
4	Los Angeles Clippers	47-25	138.087	121.830	0.000	127.826	113.111	142.538	123.325	-0.03%	-0.01%
5	Denver Nuggets	47-25	137.846	121.589	0.000	125.380	117.139	132.575	118.535	0.04%	0.03%
6	Brooklyn Nets	48-24	137.540	119.804	0.000	125.143	114.348	114.838	116.316	0.20%	0.03%
7	Milwaukee Bucks	46-26	136.213	121.434	0.000	127.298	116.724	153.346	124.526	-0.11%	-0.02%
8	Los Angeles Lakers	42-30	129.428	120.560	0.000	128.533	113.369	148.509	124.122	-0.13%	-0.03%
9	Dallas Mavericks	42-30	128.223	119.355	0.000	125.720	113.582	129.123	120.995	-0.01%	-0.01%
10	Portland Trail Blazers	42-30	126.232	117.364	0.000	125.744	112.098	113.496	116.452	0.11%	0.01%
11	New York Knicks	41-31	125.592	118.202	0.000	125.931	109.969	93.743	111.478	0.34%	0.06%
12	Atlanta Hawks	41-31	125.294	117.905	0.000	123.223	112.973	90.736	110.689	0.38%	0.07%
13	Miami Heat	40-32	123.166	117.254	0.000	122.802	111.008	129.620	118.535	-0.05%	-0.01%
14	Memphis Grizzlies	38-34	121.801	118.845	0.000	125.188	113.852	113.305	116.999	0.07%	0.02%
15	Golden State Warriors	39-33	120.837	116.403	0.000	123.506	106.387	84.607	110.471	0.43%	0.05%
16	Boston Celtics	36-36	118.369	118.369	0.000	125.384	113.042	139.534	121.799	-0.15%	-0.03%
17	Indiana Pacers	34-38	113.440	116.396	0.000	120.586	112.073	131.329	118.766	-0.14%	-0.02%
18	San Antonio Spurs	33-39	113.031	117.465	114.901	121.741	110.787	111.145	116.318	0.02%	0.01%
19	Washington Wizards	34-38	111.565	114.521	0.000	121.968	106.542	96.650	112.907	0.15%	0.01%
20	Charlotte Hornets	33-39	111.437	115.871	111.322	120.538	111.322	97.942	111.982	0.14%	0.03%
21	New Orleans Pelicans	31-41	109.848	117.238	115.207	121.520	112.266	108.856	117.724	0.01%	0.00%
22	Chicago Bulls	31-41	107.833	115.222	119.646	119.910	107.061	97.414	112.932	0.11%	0.02%
23	Sacramento Kings	31-41	106.275	113.665	114.420	119.974	107.006	108.811	116.200	-0.02%	-0.02%
24	Toronto Raptors	27-45	102.986	116.287	111.992	121.395	107.417	146.987	121.862	-0.30%	-0.05%
25	Minnesota Timberwolves	23-49	91.705	110.918	117.495	119.162	104.908	93.364	112.577	-0.02%	-0.01%
26	Cleveland Cavaliers	22-50	89.154	109.845	105.891	118.058	102.648	90.638	110.590	-0.02%	-0.01%
27	Detroit Pistons	20-52	89.097	112.745	109.669	117.013	105.856	92.636	111.850	-0.04%	0.01%
28	Oklahoma City Thunder	22-50	88.934	109.625	103.040	118.323	99.395	131.439	119.615	-0.32%	-0.08%
29	Orlando Magic	21-51	87.675	109.845	103.245	117.983	102.351	111.499	116.672	-0.21%	-0.06%
30	Houston Rockets	17-55	82.803	110.884	110.763	123.451	101.507	131.168	119.344	-0.37%	-0.07%
Rankings not yet available for this season

Postseason

RANK	TEAMS	RECORD	W / L RTG	SEA RTG	REC RTG	HI	LO	20 W/L	20 SEA	W/L +/-	SEA +/-
1	Milwaukee Bucks	16-7	133.156	126.505	130.791	130.791	119.938	119.742	119.742	0.11%	0.06%
2	Phoenix Suns	14-8	131.243	126.810	127.446	131.414	119.530	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
3	Brooklyn Nets	7-5	126.889	125.411	124.082	129.213	123.286	114.312	117.267	0.11%	0.07%
4	Philadelphia 76ers	7-5	126.406	124.928	124.472	127.708	121.016	116.205	119.161	0.09%	0.05%
5	Atlanta Hawks	10-8	125.409	123.931	123.534	126.157	121.662	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
6	Utah Jazz	6-5	124.150	123.411	120.184	125.893	120.184	117.221	117.960	0.06%	0.05%
7	Los Angeles Clippers	10-9	123.937	123.198	126.000	129.845	116.239	123.717	122.978	0.00%	0.00%
8	Portland Trail Blazers	2-4	122.668	124.146	121.948	126.824	121.948	116.460	117.938	0.05%	0.05%
9	Denver Nuggets	4-6	120.557	122.035	120.541	124.724	119.848	117.754	118.493	0.02%	0.03%
10	Golden State Warriors	0-2	120.316	121.794	121.101	122.488	121.101	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
11	Los Angeles Lakers	3-4	119.245	119.984	117.626	122.876	117.626	131.309	123.180	-0.09%	-0.03%
12	Memphis Grizzlies	3-4	119.109	119.848	118.393	121.581	118.393	58.845	59.584	1.02%	1.01%
13	New York Knicks	1-4	117.996	120.213	118.286	122.232	118.286	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
14	Indiana Pacers	1-1	117.271	117.271	115.732	118.811	115.732	113.830	116.786	0.03%	0.00%
15	Dallas Mavericks	3-4	116.535	117.274	115.337	119.973	115.331	116.459	117.937	0.00%	-0.01%
16	Boston Celtics	2-4	115.977	117.455	116.430	118.605	116.399	129.051	126.834	-0.10%	-0.07%
17	Washington Wizards	2-5	115.202	117.419	116.017	120.252	114.870	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
18	San Antonio Spurs	0-1	114.197	114.936	114.936	114.936	114.936	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
19	Miami Heat	0-4	112.971	115.927	113.515	119.330	113.515	128.868	123.695	-0.12%	-0.06%
20	Charlotte Hornets	0-1	109.100	109.839	109.839	109.839	109.839	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
Rankings not yet available for this season