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2026-2027 NBA Basketball Teams

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Team Conf ELO ELO Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More → ↓ BT BT Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More → ↓ BTr BTr Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. More → ↓ Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. More → ↓ MargR MargR Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. More → ↓ PythRaw PythRaw Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → ↓ Eff Eff Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. More → ↓ PythAdj PythAdj Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. More → ↓ PythLog PythLog Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. More → ↓ PtsOD PtsOD Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. More → ↓ PtsR PtsR Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. More → ↓ Ens Ens Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. More → ↓ EnsR EnsR Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. More → ↓ DynBT DynBT Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. More → ↓ W-L Last/Next
Philadelphia 76ers Eastern 1 1 1 16 16 9 9 14 14 14 13 10 10 1 8-1 Next: 11/06
Portland Trail Blazers Western 2 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 6-1 Next: 11/06
Houston Rockets Western 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 7-2 Next: 11/07
Los Angeles Lakers Western 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 7-2 Next: 11/06
Boston Celtics Eastern 11 8 8 18 18 8 8 17 17 17 18 14 15 10 6-2 Next: 11/06
Detroit Pistons Eastern 5 5 6 11 12 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6-2 Next: 11/08
Memphis Grizzlies Western 9 9 11 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 11 6-2 Next: 11/06
Oklahoma City Thunder Western 3 4 5 8 10 16 16 9 9 9 10 9 9 4 6-2 Next: 11/06
San Antonio Spurs Western 6 6 4 4 3 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 7 6-2 Next: 11/06
Minnesota Timberwolves Western 8 10 10 3 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 8 6-3 Next: 11/06
Golden State Warriors Western 10 11 9 7 7 12 12 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 5-3 Next: 11/05
Denver Nuggets Western 13 12 12 9 8 17 17 11 11 11 9 11 11 15 4-3 Next: 11/07
Atlanta Hawks Eastern 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 14 13 13 13 5-4 Next: 11/06
Cleveland Cavaliers Eastern 18 15 16 15 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 17 16 14 4-4 Next: 11/06
Dallas Mavericks Western 19 13 13 10 9 18 18 10 10 10 11 12 12 17 4-4 Next: 11/06
New Orleans Pelicans Western 17 18 17 12 11 14 14 15 15 15 12 15 14 19 4-4 Next: 11/06
New York Knicks Eastern 16 16 15 21 20 10 10 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 4-4 Next: 11/07
Toronto Raptors Eastern 14 17 18 14 15 11 11 13 13 13 16 16 17 16 4-4 Next: 11/06
Washington Wizards Eastern 12 19 20 26 25 19 19 24 24 24 24 21 21 12 4-4 Next: 11/06
Miami Heat Eastern 20 20 19 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 19 19 19 20 3-5 Next: 11/05
Charlotte Hornets Eastern 21 21 22 29 29 28 28 29 29 29 29 28 28 21 3-6 Next: 11/06
Indiana Pacers Eastern 23 24 24 23 23 20 20 22 22 21 22 22 22 23 3-6 Next: 11/07
Orlando Magic Eastern 22 23 21 25 26 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 22 2-5 Next: 11/05
Brooklyn Nets Eastern 24 25 25 27 27 22 22 27 27 27 27 27 27 24 2-6 Next: 11/07
Phoenix Suns Western 25 22 23 19 17 25 25 23 23 22 20 20 20 25 1-5 Next: 11/05
Chicago Bulls Eastern 29 30 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 1-7 Next: 11/08
LA Clippers Western 30 28 30 17 21 23 23 19 19 19 21 24 24 29 1-7 Next: 11/08
Milwaukee Bucks Eastern 27 29 28 28 28 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 26 1-7 Next: 11/06
Sacramento Kings Western 26 27 27 24 24 29 29 26 26 26 26 26 26 28 1-7 Next: 11/06
Utah Jazz Western 28 26 26 20 19 26 26 21 21 23 23 23 23 27 1-7 Next: 11/06

Recent Games

Date Away Score Home
11/04 Miami Heat 117-116 LA Clippers
11/04 Los Angeles Lakers 116-103 Sacramento Kings
11/04 Dallas Mavericks 111-112 San Antonio Spurs
11/04 Portland Trail Blazers 132-119 Phoenix Suns
11/04 Toronto Raptors 109-128 Denver Nuggets
11/04 Minnesota Timberwolves 117-107 Houston Rockets
11/04 Cleveland Cavaliers 116-124 Oklahoma City Thunder
11/04 Utah Jazz 113-120 New Orleans Pelicans
11/04 Indiana Pacers 107-103 Memphis Grizzlies
11/04 Chicago Bulls 105-135 New York Knicks
11/04 Charlotte Hornets 104-114 Brooklyn Nets
11/04 Milwaukee Bucks 102-109 Boston Celtics
11/04 Atlanta Hawks 120-105 Washington Wizards
11/04 Philadelphia 76ers 112-106 Detroit Pistons
11/02 Miami Heat 117-138 Los Angeles Lakers
11/02 Toronto Raptors 125-118 LA Clippers
11/02 Phoenix Suns 113-116 Golden State Warriors
11/02 Portland Trail Blazers 118-110 Denver Nuggets
11/02 Utah Jazz 97-119 San Antonio Spurs
11/02 Boston Celtics 93-109 Houston Rockets