Tag: NBA Visualization

2011-2012 NBA Regular Season Power Rankings Chart

The following chart visualizes the offensive and defensive ratings.

Good teams show up in the upper right quadrant and poor teams in the lower left quadrant.
Teams with good defense and poor offense are in the upper left quadrant.
Teams with good offense and poor defense are in the lower right quadrant.

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2011 NBA Playoffs Power Rankings Chart

The following chart visualizes the offensive and defensive ratings for teams in the 2011 NBA Playoffs.

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2010-2011 NBA Regular Season Power Rankings Chart

The following chart visualizes the 2010-11 offensive and defensive ratings for teams in the NBA.

Good teams show up in the upper right quadrant and poor teams in the lower left quadrant.
Teams with good defense and poor offense are in the upper left quadrant.
Teams with good offense and poor defense are in the lower right quadrant.

Every Monday, the power rankings charts have been archived on a weekly basis throughout the season.

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NBA Weather Forecast

Since the efficiency differential is one the best of predictors of future success, I thought it might be funny to visualize NBA teams (division-by-division) in terms of efficiency differential.

L 5: stands for Last 5 games, and "Avg" stands for Season Average

To access updated weather forecasts for NBA teams, head to the team stats, and mouseover team names under the "Last 5 Games" tab.

Atlantic
Central
South East
North West
Pacific
South West

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2010-2011 NBA Schedule Visualization

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As you might recall, last season's infographic has done a pretty good job of visualizing NBA road trips and homestands.

This year, when I started to work on the 2010-11 chart, there were some major setbacks (for both me and the Clippers) to deal with:

• I had a hard time finding a color set to represent "11 games in a row". I must admit that this is a heck of NBA scheduling. Whether you count the eleventh game at Staples Center or not, it is going to be very tough stint for L.A. Clippers for sure.
• Last year, after a conversation we've had with a reader, the next year's chart turned out to be colorblind friendly. So, here it is, as promised. I appreciate any feedback that the chart works fine for color blind people.

Enjoy the chart and feel free to come up with criticism or suggestions!

Click to view it in a new window.

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The Impact Of Rest Days

I'm pleased to announce a new feature:
The chart which can be found at the 2009-2010 regular season rest days stats does a good job of understanding what impacts various rest days have on NBA teams' performances.

Since we are just four weeks into the season, the differentials should lead to more meaningful results as the season progresses.

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2009-2010 NBA Regular Season Simple Dashboard
Last updated through games completed on April 14, 2010.

Top NBA Teams In Terms of Four Factors

Click column headers to sort. Reverse the sort order by clicking on it twice.

TEAM	WINNING PERCENTAGE		OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY (PTS PER POSSESSION)		DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY (OPP PTS PER POSSESSION)		PACE (POSSESSION PER GAME)		LAST FIVE GAMES
Atlanta	0.646		111.4		106.3		90.5
Boston	0.610		107.6		103.6		91.8
Charlotte	0.537		103.6		102		91.1
Chicago	0.500		103.3		105		93.4
Cleveland	0.744		111.2		104.1		91.3
Dallas	0.671		109.1		106.2		92.6
Denver	0.646		111.3		106.8		96.3
Detroit	0.329		105.2		110.9		88.9
Golden State	0.317		107.8		111.6		101.6
Houston	0.512		107.3		107.6		94.4
Indiana	0.390		103.6		106.7		97.1
LA Clippers	0.354		103.1		109.9		92.8
LA Lakers	0.695		108.4		103.4		93.1
Memphis	0.488		107.9		109.5		93.9
Miami	0.573		106.5		103.9		89.8
Milwaukee	0.561		104.7		102.9		91.9
Minnesota	0.183		101.6		111.5		96.2
New Jersey	0.146		100.5		110.5		91.4
New Orleans	0.451		107.4		110		92.7
New York	0.354		107.5		111.5		94
Oklahoma City	0.610		108		104.2		93.4
Orlando	0.720		111.3		103.2		92.1
Philadelphia	0.329		105.5		109.7		92.1
Phoenix	0.659		114.9		109.8		95.7
Portland	0.610		110.4		106.7		88.1
Sacramento	0.305		104.9		109.5		94.4
San Antonio	0.610		109.7		104.2		92
Toronto	0.488		110.9		112.8		93.4
Utah	0.646		110.6		105		93.9
Washington	0.317		104		109.1		91.9

*: "Last 5 Games" sparklines based on game-by-game efficiency differential data.

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2009 Playoffs Power Rankings Chart

The chart figures how teams rank based on offensive and defensive efficiencies after the 2009 NBA Playoffs. Click to go to advanced stats

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2009-2010 NBA Regular Season Power Rankings Chart

The chart figures how teams rank based on offensive and defensive efficiencies during the 2009-2010 NBA Regular Season. Click to go to advanced stats

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NBA Road Trips and Home Stands Visualization

Here's a nice visualization of NBA teams' road trips and home stands in NBA 2009-2010 regular season.

It clarifies the teams' schedule sufferings due to the special events at its arenas. Making room for the Grammys for LA teams, Circus for Chicago Bulls (Circus Trip), "Stock Show & Rodeo" for the Spurs (Rodeo Trip) are amongst well known events which force the teams to take extended road trips.
What we also understand that long road trips tend to decline in the second half of the season.

Maximum Lengths of Road Trips and Home Stands
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Team	Max. Road Trip Length	Max. Home Stand Length
Atl	4	5
Bos	5	6
Cha	6	6
Chi	7	6
Cle	5	7
Dal	5	4
Den	6	4
Det	4	6
Gol	5	7
Hou	4	6
Ind	4	4
Lac	8	6
Lal	8	6
Mem	5	4
Mia	6	6
Mil	6	6
Min	4	4
Njn	5	7
Nor	5	5
Nyk	5	5
Okc	4	5
Orl	4	5
Phi	6	5
Pho	5	7
Por	5	5
Sac	6	5
San	8	6
Tor	4	4
Uta	5	6
Was	4	6

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2008-2009 NBA Regular Season Power Rankings Chart

The chart figures how teams rank based on offensive and defensive efficiencies after the 2008-2009 NBA Regular Season. Click to go to advanced stats

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2009 Playoffs Prediction Record

The model is 59-26 (.694) in predicting winner teams since April, 18, 2009.

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Roll your mouse over the underlined games to compare teams in terms of 4 Factors

DATE	CONFERENCE-ROUND	GAME #	ROAD TEAM	HOME TEAM	SCORES		PREDICTION
6/14/2009	THE FINALS	GAME 5	Lal	Orl	99	86
6/11/2009	THE FINALS	GAME 4	Lal	Orl	99	91
6/9/2009	THE FINALS	GAME 3	Lal	Orl	104	108
6/7/2009	THE FINALS	GAME 2	Orl	Lal	96	101
6/4/2009	THE FINALS	GAME 1	Orl	Lal	75	100
5/30/2009	EAST FINAL	GAME 6	Cle	Orl	90	103
5/29/2009	WEST FINAL	GAME 6	Lal	Den	119	92
5/28/2009	EAST FINAL	GAME 5	Orl	Cle	102	112
5/27/2009	WEST FINAL	GAME 5	Den	Lal	94	103
5/26/2009	EAST FINAL	GAME 4	Cle	Orl	114	116
5/25/2009	WEST FINAL	GAME 4	Lal	Den	101	120
5/24/2009	EAST FINAL	GAME 3	Cle	Orl	89	99
5/23/2009	WEST FINAL	GAME 3	Lal	Den	103	97
5/22/2009	EAST FINAL	GAME 2	Orl	Cle	95	96
5/21/2009	WEST FINAL	GAME 2	Den	Lal	106	103
5/20/2009	EAST FINAL	GAME 1	Orl	Cle	107	106
5/19/2009	WEST FINAL	GAME 1	Den	Lal	103	105
5/17/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 7	Hou	Lal	70	89
5/17/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 7	Orl	Bos	101	82
5/14/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 6	Lal	Hou	80	95
5/14/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 6	Bos	Orl	75	83
5/13/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 5	Dal	Den	110	124
5/12/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 5	Orl	Bos	88	92
5/12/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 5	Hou	Lal	78	118
5/11/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 4	Cle	Atl	84	74
5/11/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 4	Den	Dal	117	119
5/10/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 4	Lal	Hou	87	99
5/10/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 4	Bos	Orl	95	94
5/9/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 3	Den	Dal	106	105
5/9/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 3	Cle	Atl	97	82
5/8/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 3	Lal	Hou	108	94
5/8/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 3	Bos	Orl	96	117
5/7/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 2	Atl	Cle	85	105
5/6/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 2	Hou	Lal	98	111
5/6/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 2	Orl	Bos	94	112
5/5/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 2	Dal	Den	105	117
5/5/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 1	Atl	Cle	72	99
5/4/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 1	Hou	Lal	100	92
5/4/2009	EAST SEMIFINAL	GAME 1	Orl	Bos	95	90
5/3/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 7	Mia	Atl	78	91
5/3/2009	WEST SEMIFINAL	GAME 1	Dal	Den	95	109
5/2/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 7	Chi	Bos	99	109
5/1/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 6	Atl	Mia	72	98
4/30/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 6	Bos	Chi	127	128
4/30/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 6	Orl	Phi	114	89
4/30/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 6	Por	Hou	76	92
4/29/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 5	Mia	Atl	91	106
4/29/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 5	Nor	Den	86	107
4/28/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 5	Chi	Bos	104	106
4/28/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 5	Phi	Orl	78	91
4/28/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 5	Dal	San	106	93
4/28/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 5	Hou	Por	77	88
4/27/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 4	Atl	Mia	81	71
4/27/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 5	Uta	Lal	96	107
4/27/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 4	Den	Nor	121	63
4/26/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 4	Cle	Det	99	78
4/26/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 4	Bos	Chi	118	121
4/26/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 4	Orl	Phi	84	81
4/26/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 4	Por	Hou	88	89
4/25/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 3	Atl	Mia	78	107
4/25/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 4	Lal	Uta	108	94
4/25/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 3	Den	Nor	93	95
4/25/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 4	San	Dal	90	99
4/24/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 3	Cle	Det	79	68
4/24/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 3	Orl	Phi	94	96
4/24/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 3	Por	Hou	83	86
4/23/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 3	Bos	Chi	107	86
4/23/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 3	Lal	Uta	86	88
4/23/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 3	San	Dal	67	88
4/22/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 2	Phi	Orl	87	96
4/22/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 2	Mia	Atl	108	93
4/22/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 2	Nor	Den	93	108
4/21/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 2	Det	Cle	82	94
4/21/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 2	Uta	Lal	109	119
4/21/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 2	Hou	Por	103	107
4/20/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 2	Chi	Bos	115	118
4/20/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 2	Dal	San	84	105
4/19/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 1	Phi	Orl	100	98
4/19/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 1	Mia	Atl	64	90
4/19/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 1	Uta	Lal	100	113
4/19/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 1	Nor	Den	84	113
4/18/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 1	Det	Cle	84	102
4/18/2009	EAST ROUND 1	GAME 1	Chi	Bos	105	103
4/18/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 1	Dal	San	105	97
4/18/2009	WEST ROUND 1	GAME 1	Hou	Por	108	81

Elimination games highlighted.

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2008 Playoffs Power Rankings Chart

The chart figures how teams rank based on offensive and defensive efficiencies after the 2008 Playoffs. Click to go to advanced stats

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