1997-98 NBA Team Ratings

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League Champion: Chicago Bulls

Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan (28.7/5.8/3.5)

Rookie of the Year: Tim Duncan (21.1/11.9/2.7)

PPG Leader: Michael Jordan (28.7)

RPG Leader: Dennis Rodman (15.0)

APG Leader: Rod Strickland (10.5)

WS Leader: Karl Malone (16.4)

Please see the explanation for why these ratings differ from those published elsewhere on the site.

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	Chicago Bulls	E	C	62	20	.756	7.11	108.71	100.86	7.85	7.24	108.88	100.87	8.00
2	Los Angeles Lakers	W	P	61	21	.744	7.74	112.51	104.48	8.03	6.88	112.02	104.92	7.10
3	Indiana Pacers	E	C	58	24	.707	6.09	109.32	102.52	6.79	6.25	109.56	102.58	6.98
4	Seattle SuperSonics	W	P	61	21	.744	7.17	112.39	104.68	7.70	6.33	111.91	105.12	6.79
5	Utah Jazz	W	M	62	20	.756	6.54	113.22	105.87	7.35	5.73	112.80	106.35	6.45
6	Miami Heat	E	A	55	27	.671	4.93	108.47	102.81	5.65	5.09	108.69	102.85	5.83
7	Phoenix Suns	W	P	56	26	.683	5.18	108.27	102.49	5.78	4.44	107.68	102.73	4.95
8	Atlanta Hawks	E	C	50	32	.610	3.51	109.12	105.25	3.87	3.85	109.56	105.31	4.25
9	San Antonio Spurs	W	M	56	26	.683	3.99	104.70	100.22	4.48	3.30	103.99	100.28	3.71
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	E	C	47	35	.573	2.73	102.87	99.95	2.92	3.06	102.94	99.65	3.29
11	New York Knicks	E	A	43	39	.524	2.46	103.83	101.10	2.73	2.74	103.91	100.87	3.05
12	Charlotte Hornets	E	C	51	31	.622	2.00	108.23	106.16	2.08	2.45	108.69	106.11	2.59
13	Detroit Pistons	E	C	37	45	.451	1.57	106.33	104.56	1.77	1.95	106.65	104.47	2.19
14	New Jersey Nets	E	A	43	39	.524	1.57	109.14	107.35	1.78	1.89	109.61	107.48	2.13
15	Washington Wizards	E	A	42	40	.512	0.59	105.83	105.26	0.57	1.11	106.23	105.07	1.16
16	Portland Trail Blazers	W	P	46	36	.561	1.40	104.59	103.04	1.55	0.83	104.01	103.09	0.92
17	Minnesota Timberwolves	W	M	45	37	.549	0.71	108.48	107.77	0.71	0.17	108.14	108.02	0.12
18	Orlando Magic	E	A	41	41	.500	-1.07	103.34	104.60	-1.26	-0.53	103.70	104.35	-0.65
19	Houston Rockets	W	M	41	41	.500	-0.76	108.30	109.21	-0.90	-1.22	108.04	109.46	-1.42
20	Milwaukee Bucks	E	C	36	46	.439	-1.91	104.20	106.36	-2.16	-1.33	104.63	106.14	-1.51
21	Boston Celtics	E	A	36	46	.439	-2.62	103.40	106.29	-2.89	-1.96	103.93	106.08	-2.16
22	Philadelphia 76ers	E	A	31	51	.378	-2.39	103.56	106.31	-2.75	-1.89	103.96	106.14	-2.19
23	Sacramento Kings	W	P	27	55	.329	-5.59	101.54	107.70	-6.16	-5.83	101.19	107.62	-6.43
24	Dallas Mavericks	W	M	20	62	.244	-6.11	101.52	108.21	-6.70	-6.33	101.19	108.13	-6.94
25	Vancouver Grizzlies	W	M	19	63	.232	-7.30	104.95	112.83	-7.88	-7.47	104.86	112.93	-8.07
26	Los Angeles Clippers	W	P	17	65	.207	-7.37	104.06	112.06	-7.99	-7.53	103.93	112.11	-8.18
27	Toronto Raptors	E	C	16	66	.195	-9.27	101.74	111.73	-9.99	-8.32	102.45	111.40	-8.95
28	Golden State Warriors	W	P	19	63	.232	-9.12	96.53	106.31	-9.79	-9.20	96.09	105.98	-9.89
29	Denver Nuggets	W	M	11	71	.134	-11.78	99.93	113.10	-13.16	-11.74	99.84	112.95	-13.11