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Not only does the Predictalator run every upcoming game 50,000 times, it plays every team against every other team to come up with the ultimate Power Rankings. The Predictalator is successful because it best accounts for actual matchups and team's abilities to exploit opponent's weaknesses using strength-of-schedule-adjusted statistics, so the Power Rankings are not necessarily the best way to know who would win between two teams. They are, however, the best possible way to measure which teams have put together the most impressive seasons. The best team may not be favored against the second-best team, but it would be favored more significantly against the rest of the teams in the sport.
To build the NBA Power Rankings below, we "played" every team against every other team 50,000 times each and ranked by overall winning percentage of those games. These Power Rankings are as of (10/15/2012) rosters and projected depth charts.
In addition to the NBA Power Rankings, we have also included each team’s Offensive and Defensive efficiency rankings relative to the league based on our strength-of-schedule-adjusted statistics and current rosters.
2012 NBA Team Rankings (10/12/2012)
|
1 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
8 |
10 |
|
2 |
Miami Heat |
4 |
3 |
|
3 |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
2 |
7 |
|
4 |
Denver Nuggets |
3 |
17 |
|
5 |
Los Angeles Clippers |
5 |
23 |
|
6 |
Boston Celtics |
9 |
1 |
|
7 |
San Antonio Spurs |
1 |
19 |
|
8 |
Chicago Bulls |
28 |
2 |
|
9 |
Memphis Grizzlies |
22 |
8 |
|
10 |
New York Knicks |
18 |
6 |
|
11 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
27 |
5 |
|
12 |
Indiana Pacers |
15 |
9 |
|
13 |
Dallas Mavericks |
16 |
4 |
|
14 |
Brooklyn Nets |
6 |
29 |
|
15 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
17 |
13 |
|
16 |
Houston Rockets |
12 |
22 |
|
17 |
Golden State Warriors |
7 |
16 |
|
18 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
13 |
18 |
|
19 |
Utah Jazz |
11 |
26 |
|
20 |
New Orleans Hornets |
24 |
12 |
|
21 |
Detroit Pistons |
23 |
20 |
|
22 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
10 |
25 |
|
23 |
Atlanta Hawks |
14 |
11 |
|
24 |
Sacramento Kings |
20 |
27 |
|
25 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
21 |
24 |
|
26 |
Toronto Raptors |
25 |
15 |
|
27 |
Washington Wizards |
29 |
14 |
|
28 |
Phoenix Suns |
19 |
21 |
|
29 |
Orlando Magic |
26 |
28 |
|
30 |
Charlotte Bobcats |
30 |
30
|
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