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	42-15	144.159	124.207	121.099	131.113	114.768	130.726	118.903	0.10%	0.04%
2	Phoenix Suns	40-16	140.351	122.615	120.085	127.290	116.223	111.997	115.692	0.25%	0.06%
3	Philadelphia 76ers	39-17	137.505	121.248	124.257	128.062	116.054	128.676	119.069	0.07%	0.02%
4	Los Angeles Clippers	39-19	136.567	121.788	124.579	127.826	113.111	142.538	123.325	-0.04%	-0.01%
5	Brooklyn Nets	38-18	134.424	119.645	120.357	125.143	114.348	114.838	116.316	0.17%	0.03%
6	Denver Nuggets	36-20	133.314	121.490	122.040	125.380	117.139	132.575	118.535	0.01%	0.02%
7	Milwaukee Bucks	35-21	131.907	121.562	120.329	127.298	116.724	153.346	124.526	-0.14%	-0.02%
8	Los Angeles Lakers	35-22	131.336	121.729	121.311	128.533	115.896	148.509	124.122	-0.12%	-0.02%
9	Dallas Mavericks	30-25	122.869	119.174	119.017	125.720	113.582	129.123	120.995	-0.05%	-0.02%
10	Portland Trail Blazers	32-23	122.605	115.955	117.978	119.957	112.098	113.496	116.452	0.08%	0.00%
11	Boston Celtics	31-26	122.328	118.633	123.251	125.384	113.315	139.534	121.799	-0.12%	-0.03%
12	Memphis Grizzlies	29-26	121.191	118.974	123.198	125.188	114.466	113.305	116.999	0.07%	0.02%
13	Atlanta Hawks	30-26	120.298	117.342	119.449	121.423	112.973	90.736	110.689	0.33%	0.06%
14	New York Knicks	30-27	119.168	116.951	123.278	123.278	109.969	93.743	111.478	0.27%	0.05%
15	Miami Heat	28-28	116.920	116.920	114.638	122.802	111.008	129.620	118.535	-0.10%	-0.01%
16	San Antonio Spurs	27-28	116.731	117.470	120.014	121.741	110.787	111.145	116.318	0.05%	0.01%
17	Charlotte Hornets	27-28	115.893	116.632	112.974	120.538	112.882	97.942	111.982	0.18%	0.04%
18	Indiana Pacers	26-29	114.588	116.805	116.414	120.586	113.406	131.329	118.766	-0.13%	-0.02%
19	Golden State Warriors	28-29	114.491	115.230	118.853	121.049	106.387	84.607	110.471	0.35%	0.04%
20	New Orleans Pelicans	25-31	112.626	117.059	114.999	121.520	112.266	108.856	117.724	0.03%	-0.01%
21	Toronto Raptors	23-34	108.392	116.521	116.684	121.395	107.417	146.987	121.862	-0.26%	-0.04%
22	Chicago Bulls	23-33	107.404	114.794	113.176	119.397	107.061	97.414	112.932	0.10%	0.02%
23	Washington Wizards	23-33	105.557	112.946	117.647	117.647	106.542	96.650	112.907	0.09%	0.00%
24	Sacramento Kings	22-34	104.673	113.541	110.800	119.974	107.006	108.811	116.200	-0.04%	-0.02%
25	Oklahoma City Thunder	20-36	100.003	111.827	101.026	118.323	99.987	131.439	119.615	-0.24%	-0.07%
26	Cleveland Cavaliers	20-36	98.783	110.607	110.577	118.058	102.719	90.638	110.590	0.09%	0.00%
27	Orlando Magic	18-38	96.378	111.157	108.960	117.983	105.864	111.499	116.672	-0.14%	-0.05%
28	Detroit Pistons	17-40	96.075	113.071	112.028	117.013	105.856	92.636	111.850	0.04%	0.01%
29	Houston Rockets	14-42	90.801	111.492	108.275	123.451	101.507	131.168	119.344	-0.31%	-0.07%
30	Minnesota Timberwolves	15-42	89.751	109.703	110.282	114.155	104.908	93.364	112.577	-0.04%	-0.03%