National Basketball Association										Somis Sports
Team Ratings
2009 Season
Rank	Team	Conference	Overall	Score	Win	Other	W	L	Tough	Road	Recent
1	Cleveland Cavaliers	Eastern	9.20	8.24	9.68	0.48	66	16	0.32	0.16	(1.28)
2	Los Angeles Lakers	Western	8.15	6.67	8.89	0.74	65	17	1.10	0.27	(0.94)
3	Boston Celtics	Eastern	7.26	6.17	7.80	0.54	62	20	(0.19)	0.13	(1.59)
4	Orlando Magic	Eastern	6.30	5.80	6.54	0.25	59	23	0.06	0.13	(0.11)
5	Portland Trail Blazers	Western	5.06	5.39	4.96	(0.24)	54	28	(0.84)	(0.73)	2.09
6	Houston Rockets	Western	4.22	3.82	4.41	0.20	53	29	0.06	(0.74)	0.65
7	Denver Nuggets	Western	4.13	3.22	4.58	0.45	54	28	(0.78)	(0.17)	0.02
8	San Antonio Spurs	Western	4.05	3.22	4.46	0.41	54	28	(0.06)	0.92	0.98
9	Dallas Mavericks	Western	2.70	1.98	3.06	0.36	50	32	(0.32)	(0.44)	0.47
10	Utah Jazz	Western	2.27	2.02	2.39	0.12	48	34	(1.30)	(1.53)	(0.36)
11	Atlanta Hawks	Eastern	2.09	1.74	2.26	0.17	47	35	0.00	(0.47)	(0.25)
12	New Orleans Hornets	Western	2.00	0.70	2.65	0.65	49	33	0.32	0.16	(2.08)
13	Phoenix Suns	Western	1.51	1.22	1.65	0.14	46	36	(1.62)	(0.45)	0.01
14	Miami Heat	Eastern	0.82	0.65	0.90	0.08	43	39	(0.45)	(0.21)	0.55
15	Chicago Bulls	Eastern	0.24	0.53	0.12	(0.17)	41	41	(0.32)	(0.41)	0.96
16	Philadelphia 76ers	Eastern	0.02	(0.01)	0.03	0.01	41	41	(0.19)	(0.36)	0.03
17	Detroit Pistons	Eastern	(0.47)	(0.13)	(0.61)	(0.19)	39	43	1.36	1.10	(0.16)
18	Indiana Pacers	Eastern	(1.16)	(0.50)	(1.44)	(0.37)	36	46	0.00	(0.32)	0.16
19	Charlotte Bobcats	Eastern	(1.74)	(0.97)	(2.08)	(0.43)	35	47	(0.52)	(0.11)	1.18
20	Milwaukee Bucks	Eastern	(2.04)	(1.41)	(2.33)	(0.34)	34	48	(0.39)	(0.36)	(1.10)
21	New Jersey Nets	Eastern	(2.47)	(2.25)	(2.57)	(0.11)	34	48	0.45	0.87	0.68
22	Toronto Raptors	Eastern	(2.72)	(2.48)	(2.84)	(0.12)	33	49	(0.65)	0.10	(0.66)
23	New York Knicks	Eastern	(2.73)	(1.99)	(3.07)	(0.39)	32	50	0.84	0.60	0.25
24	Golden State Warriors	Western	(4.12)	(3.52)	(4.42)	(0.29)	29	53	(0.19)	(0.89)	0.28
25	Memphis Grizzlies	Western	(5.26)	(4.11)	(5.88)	(0.53)	24	58	0.65	0.41	1.20
26	Minnesota Timberwolves	Western	(5.68)	(4.98)	(6.07)	(0.30)	24	58	1.43	1.92	(0.37)
27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Western	(6.27)	(5.69)	(6.60)	(0.24)	23	59	0.32	0.28	1.23
28	Washington Wizards	Eastern	(7.47)	(6.59)	(8.00)	(0.34)	19	63	0.32	0.26	(0.50)
29	Los Angeles Clippers	Western	(8.29)	(8.25)	(8.31)	(0.01)	19	63	0.58	0.76	(0.93)
30	Sacramento Kings	Western	(8.80)	(8.03)	(9.31)	(0.26)	17	65	(0.19)	0.21	(0.42)
Explanation of ratings:
(1) The overall rating is 50% of the sum of the score rating + win rating + other rating.  The
score rating primarily depends on the margin of victory regardless of which team won the game.
The win rating primarily depends on which team won the game, regardless of the margin of victory.
The other rating is a function of the win rating less the score rating.
(2) The following additional ratings apply to specific games:
	Tough - games vs. stronger opposition.
	Road - road games.
	Recent - more recent games.