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1986-87 NBA Team Ratings

1985-86 Team Ratings 1987-88 Team Ratings

League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson (23.9/6.3/12.2)

Rookie of the Year: Chuck Person (18.8/8.3/3.6)

PPG Leader: Michael Jordan (37.1)

RPG Leader: Charles Barkley (14.6)

APG Leader: Magic Johnson (12.2)

WS Leader: Michael Jordan (16.9)

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Team Ratings

Team Ratings Table
							Unadjusted				Adjusted
Rk	Team	Conf	Div	W	L	W/L%	MOV	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	MOV/A	ORtg/A	DRtg/A	NRtg/A
1	Los Angeles Lakers	W	P	65	17	.793	9.30	115.88	107.07	8.82	8.32	115.32	107.46	7.86
2	Atlanta Hawks	E	C	57	25	.695	7.23	112.99	105.73	7.26	7.19	113.29	106.06	7.23
3	Boston Celtics	E	A	59	23	.720	6.65	113.73	107.13	6.60	6.58	114.06	107.53	6.54
4	Dallas Mavericks	W	M	55	27	.671	6.30	115.32	109.11	6.21	5.55	115.02	109.56	5.46
5	Milwaukee Bucks	E	C	50	32	.610	3.91	109.92	106.06	3.86	4.04	110.20	106.20	4.00
6	Detroit Pistons	E	C	52	30	.634	3.44	109.45	106.07	3.38	3.52	109.75	106.28	3.47
7	Portland Trail Blazers	W	P	49	33	.598	3.13	111.88	108.82	3.06	2.57	111.42	108.93	2.50
8	Chicago Bulls	E	C	40	42	.488	0.89	108.95	108.04	0.92	1.27	109.39	108.09	1.30
9	Houston Rockets	W	M	42	40	.512	1.00	107.03	105.99	1.05	0.60	106.46	105.82	0.64
10	Philadelphia 76ers	E	A	45	37	.549	-0.20	108.94	109.05	-0.12	0.12	109.39	109.19	0.20
11	Seattle SuperSonics	W	P	39	43	.476	0.46	111.15	110.68	0.47	0.08	110.83	110.74	0.08
12	Utah Jazz	W	M	44	38	.537	0.40	104.36	104.08	0.28	0.05	103.62	103.70	-0.07
13	Indiana Pacers	E	C	41	41	.500	-0.65	106.45	107.16	-0.71	-0.17	106.83	107.05	-0.22
14	Washington Bullets	E	A	42	40	.512	-1.37	105.96	107.38	-1.42	-1.01	106.27	107.33	-1.05
15	Denver Nuggets	W	M	37	45	.451	-0.87	109.57	110.48	-0.91	-1.14	109.34	110.52	-1.18
16	Golden State Warriors	W	P	42	40	.512	-2.34	109.27	111.58	-2.31	-2.53	109.00	111.51	-2.50
17	Phoenix Suns	W	P	36	46	.439	-2.44	108.45	110.78	-2.33	-2.62	108.12	110.64	-2.53
18	Cleveland Cavaliers	E	C	31	51	.378	-3.82	103.06	106.70	-3.64	-3.18	103.38	106.39	-3.01
19	Sacramento Kings	W	M	29	53	.354	-3.22	109.12	112.39	-3.27	-3.33	109.02	112.40	-3.38
20	New Jersey Nets	E	A	24	58	.293	-5.05	105.81	110.90	-5.08	-4.41	106.41	110.85	-4.44
21	San Antonio Spurs	W	M	28	54	.341	-5.10	106.23	111.10	-4.87	-5.08	106.02	110.89	-4.87
22	New York Knicks	E	A	24	58	.293	-6.27	105.20	111.39	-6.19	-5.42	105.81	111.14	-5.33
23	Los Angeles Clippers	W	P	12	70	.146	-11.43	101.80	112.87	-11.07	-11.00	101.59	112.26	-10.67