The 2008-2009 NBA regular season schedule has reached the 1/4 pole, as all 30 teams have played at least 20 games. Given the history of this league and …
What it takes to win the NBA Championship
… it is helpful to evaluate where they rank against one another at this juncture.
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QUALITY RATING & QUALITY INDEX RANKING NBA 2008-2009 |
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Team |
W/L |
Win% |
PDR |
PAR |
RDR |
QR |
QIR |
EC |
WC |
|
Cavaliers |
20/4 |
.833 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
Celtics |
23/2 |
.920 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Hornets |
13/7 |
.650 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
19 |
3 |
|
4 |
|
Blazers |
15/10 |
.600 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
20 |
T-4 |
|
7 |
|
Rockets |
15/9 |
.625 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
20 |
T-4 |
|
5 |
|
Lakers |
20/3 |
.870 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
22 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
Spurs |
15/8 |
.652 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
24 |
7 |
|
3 |
|
76ers |
10/14 |
.417 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
28 |
|
11 |
|
|
Jazz |
15/11 |
.577 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
29 |
8 |
|
8 |
|
Mavericks |
13/10 |
.625 |
11 |
16 |
7 |
34 |
|
|
9 |
|
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Nuggets |
17/7 |
.708 |
4 |
15 |
16 |
35 |
9 |
|
2 |
|
Hawks |
15/9 |
.625 |
12 |
7 |
17 |
36 |
10 |
4 |
|
|
Magic |
19/6 |
.760 |
5 |
10 |
24 |
39 |
11 |
3 |
|
|
Bucks |
11/15 |
.423 |
18 |
17 |
5 |
40 |
|
10 |
|
|
Pistons |
13/9 |
.591 |
14 |
12 |
22 |
48 |
12 |
5 |
|
|
Suns |
15/10 |
.600 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
49 |
13 |
|
6 |
|
Bobcats |
7/18 |
.280 |
24 |
4 |
22 |
50 |
|
14 |
|
|
Heat |
12/12 |
.500 |
15 |
13 |
25 |
53 |
14 |
7 |
|
|
Nets |
12/11 |
.522 |
20 |
24 |
12 |
56 |
15 |
6 |
|
|
Bulls |
11/12 |
.478 |
17 |
21 |
18 |
56 |
16 |
8 |
|
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Pacers |
8/16 |
.333 |
21 |
25 |
13 |
59 |
|
13 |
|
|
Grizzlies |
9/15 |
.375 |
22 |
18 |
19 |
59 |
|
|
10 |
|
Timberwolves |
4/20 |
.167 |
28 |
23 |
14 |
65 |
|
|
14 |
|
Clippers |
6/17 |
.261 |
25 |
19 |
25 |
69 |
|
|
13 |
|
Raptors |
10/14 |
.417 |
23 |
20 |
30 |
73 |
|
12 |
|
|
Thunder |
2/23 |
.080 |
30 |
26 |
20 |
76 |
|
|
15 |
|
Knicks |
11/13 |
.458 |
19 |
29 |
28 |
76 |
|
9 |
|
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Kings |
7/18 |
.280 |
29 |
28 |
20 |
77 |
|
|
11 |
|
Wizards |
4/18 |
.182 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
81 |
|
15 |
|
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Warriors |
7/18 |
.261 |
26 |
30 |
29 |
85 |
|
|
12 |
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Legend: Note: |
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Take note of where your favourite team stands today … and where it will need to get to, over the course of the next five months, in order to be considered a legit contender for the 2009 NBA Championship.
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