FINAL 1997-98 NBA RATINGS
KEY: HCV-Home Court
Value. R-Final 1997-98 Rating. HOME-Pointspread record at home. AWAY-Pointspread
record on road. FAV-Record as a favorite. DOG-Record as an underdog. PF-Average
points For. PA-Average points Against. Average scores do not contain points
scored during overtime periods. ALL TEAMS MEASURED FROM A TOP RATING OF ZERO.
Team with an R of 4 would be a 7-point favorite over team with an 11 R on a
neutral floor. Give allotted points for HCV to home team. Teams with a bold
+ or - have had their rating moved 2 or more points for the better (+) or worse
(-), since last week. Give two extra points to a rested host facing an unrested
visitor. Give one extra point to a rested visitor facing an unrested host. Records
and average points are through the end of the regular season. Ratings are through
NBA Finals (June 14, 1998).
HCV/TEAM R
4 Atlanta 9 5 Boston 15 3 Charlotte 10 3 Chicago 1 3 Cleveland 9 3 Dallas 15 2 Denver 19 2 Detroit 11 2 Golden State 18 2 Houston 11 4 Indiana 6 2 L.A. Clippers 20 3 L.A. Lakers 4 3 Miami 9 2 Milwaukee 13 4 Minnesota 10 4 New Jersey 13 4 New York 10 3 Orlando 11 3 Philadelphia 12 3 Phoenix 8 3 Portland 8 3 Sacramento 20 3 San Antonio 5 3 Seattle 5 3 Toronto 20 3 Utah 4 3 Vancouver 19 3 Washington 11
HOME AWAY TEAM HOME AWAY FAV DOG PF-PA PF-PA Atlanta 20-19 21-15 30-25 10-9 95-90 94-93 Boston 25-16 19-22 12-7 31-31 97-96 94-101 Charlotte 21-15 20-20 26-19 15-15 97-90 95-98 Chicago 21-19 19-21 38-35 2-3 99-88 93-90 Cleveland 20-18 23-16 26-21 16-11 94-90 90-88 Dallas 19-19 22-19 7-8 35-30 91-95 89-98 Denver 16-25 17-22 2-2 31-45 90-99 88-102 Detroit 15-25 23-15 17-26 21-14 95-91 91-92 Golden St. 19-21 17-23 2-3 34-40 88-95 87-99 Houston 15-23 16-18 19-28 12-14 100-98 97-100 Indiana 20-19 20-19 30-27 9-11 96-86 95-93 L.A. Clippers 18-21 20-19 6-6 31-34 95-100 96-106 L.A. Lakers 22-19 19-20 35-33 6-6 108-97 102-97 Miami 20-21 17-24 30-32 6-13 98-90 91-89 Milwaukee 14-23 20-18 12-14 21-25 93-93 93-97 Minnesota 22-17 21-19 23-17 20-19 99-96 100-102 New Jersey 19-17 24-15 25-13 18-18 100-97 97-98 New York 20-17 17-22 21-24 15-15 94-88 88-89 Orlando 17-14 19-15 18-10 18-18 92-90 87-91 Philadelphia 22-18 21-17 12-8 30-26 94-93 92-97 Phoenix 20-20 23-16 28-24 14-12 99-93 97-94 Portland 15-25 22-19 19-30 18-13 96-90 92-94 Sacramento 20-21 15-24 8-13 26-32 95-94 91-103 San Antonio 19-20 21-17 30-24 10-13 94-86 90-90 Seattle 21-19 20-19 36-34 5-4 102-91 98-95 Toronto 17-21 18-22 4-5 31-38 93-101 94-105 Utah 20-18 20-18 30-30 10-6 102-93 98-95 Vancouver 17-21 20-20 5-6 31-34 98-103 93-103 Washington 20-21 18-20 16-23 21-18 99-96 94-9Copyright @ 2002. All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form.