NBA teams have made it past the midpoint of the season, as every team has played at least 48 games. Here are the 16-game splits for games 33-48 (asterisks placed on teams that would make the postseason if only six teams made it per conference):
Each #NBA team’s record through the third split of 16 games of the season.
— Law Murray ? (@LawMurrayTheNU) February 2, 2020
Asterisks: NFL-style playoff placement
?? = Win% trend based on first 16-game split of the season
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I’m going to run through each team’s offensive, defensive, and net rankings (efficiency) from January 4 through February 1. I’ll also spotlight the most used lineup for each team from that range. First, the offensive, defensive, and net efficiency rankings for the entire season all in one place:
Team rankings – Most used lineups
ATLANTIC TOR: (MIDSEASON: 27-14, 2018-2019: 58-24) (7th offense, 3rd defense) – F. VanVleet/K. Lowry/O. Anunoby/P. Siakam/M. Gasol (8.1 net rating in 105 minutes) 1 PHI: (MIDSEASON: 25-16, 2018-2019: 51-31) (26th offense, 2nd defense) – B. Simmons/F. Korkmaz/M. Thybulle/T. Harris/A. Horford (-5.7 net rating in 87 minutes) 2 BOS: (MIDSEASON: 27-14, 2018-2019: 49-33) (12th offense, 4th defense) – K. Walker/M. Smart/J. Brown/G. Hayward/D. Theis (0.7 net rating in 66 minutes) 3 NY: (MIDSEASON: 11-30, 2018-2019: 17-65) (28th offense, 22nd defense) – E. Payton/R. Bullock/M. Morris Sr./J. Randle/T. Gibson (6.9 net rating in 109 minutes) 4 BRK: (MIDSEASON: 18-23, 2018-2019: 42-40) (25th offense, 10th defense) -S. Dinwiddie/G. Temple/J. Harris/T. Prince/J. Allen (-11.2 net rating in 100 minutes) 5 |
CENTRAL MIL: (MIDSEASON: 35-6, 2018-2019: 60-22) (13th offense, 1st defense) – E. Bledsoe/W. Matthews/K. Middleton/G. Antetokounmpo/B. Lopez (11.3 net rating in 134 minutes) 6 IND: (MIDSEASON: 26-15, 2018-2019: 48-34) (14th offense, 13th defense) – M. Brogdon/J. Lamb/T. Warren/D. Sabonis/M. Turner (-3.7 net rating in 98 minutes) 7 CHI: (MIDSEASON: 14-27, 2018-2019: 22-60) (24th offense, 18th defense) – T. Satoransky/Z. LaVine/K. Dunn/L. Markkanen/L. Kornet (-1.9 net rating in 79 minutes) 8 DET: (MIDSEASON: 14-27, 2018-2019: 41-41) (19th offense, 11th defense) – D. Rose/B. Brown/T. Snell/S. Doumbouya/A. Drummond (1.3 net rating in 64 minutes) 9 CLE: (MIDSEASON: 12-29, 2018-2019: 19-63) (22nd offense, 30th defense) – D. Garland/C. Sexton/C. Osman/K. Love/T. Thompson (-7.4 net rating in 212minutes) 10 |
SOUTHEAST MIA: (MIDSEASON: 29-12, 2018-2019: 39-43) (3rd offense, 20th defense) – K. Dunn/D. Robinson/J. Butler/B. Adebayo/M. Leonard (8.7 net rating in 114 minutes) 11 ORL: (MIDSEASON: 20-21, 2018-2019: 42-40) (27th offense, 8th defense) – M. Fultz/E. Fournier/A. Gordon/K. Birch/N. Vucevic (-6.5 net rating in 117minutes) 12 WAS: (MIDSEASON: 13-28, 2018-2019: 32-50) (17th offense, 29th defense) – I. Thomas/G. Payton II/B. Beal/I. Bonga/I. Mahinmi (7.0 net rating in 57 minutes) 13 ATL: (MIDSEASON: 9-32, 2018-2019: 29-53) (21st offense, 26th defense) – T. Young/K. Huerter/C. Reddish/D. Hunter/J. Collins (-3.4 net rating in 103 minutes) 14 CHA: (MIDSEASON: 15-26, 2018-2019: 39-43) (29th offense, 25th defense) – T. Rozier/D. Graham/M. Bridges/P. Washington/C. Zeller (17.3 net rating in 68 minutes) 15 |
NORTHWEST UTA: (MIDSEASON: 28-13, 2018-2019: 50-32) (1st offense, 16th defense) – D. Mitchell/J. Ingles/B. Bogdanovic/R. O’Neale/R. Gobert (18.7 net rating in 227 minutes) 16 OKC: (MIDSEASON: 23-18, 2018-2019: 49-33) (9th offense, 7th defense) – C. Paul/S. Gilgeous-Alexander/T. Ferguson/D. Gallinari/S. Young (1.9 net rating in 60 minutes) 17 DEN: (MIDSEASON: 29-12, 2018-2019: 54-28) (15th offense, 14th defense) – M. Morris/W. Barton/T. Craig/J. Grant/N. Jokic (-14.0 net rating in 120 minutes) 18 POR: (MIDSEASON: 17-24, 2018-2019: 53-29) (5th offense, 28th defense) – D. Lillard/C. McCollum/ MIN: (MIDSEASON: 15-26, 2018-2019: 36-46) (23rd offense, 24th defense) – S. Napier/J. Culver/A. Wiggins/R. Covington/G. Dieng (5.4 net rating in 100 minutes) 20 |
PACIFIC LAL: (MIDSEASON: 33-8, 2018-2019: 37-45) (8th offense, 5th defense) – A. Bradley/D. Green/L. James/A. Davis/J. McGee (21.6 net rating in 73 minutes) 21 LAC: (MIDSEASON: 28-13, 2018-2019: 48-34) (11th offense, 12th defense) – L. Williams/J. Robinson/R. McGruder/J. Green/M. Harrell (5.1 net rating in 62 minutes) 22 PHO: (MIDSEASON: 17-24, 2018-2019: 19-63) (20th offense, 6th defense) – R. Rubio/D. Booker/K. Oubre Jr./M. Bridges/D. Ayton (16.3 net rating in 92minutes) 23 SAC: (MIDSEASON: 15-26, 2018-2019: 39-43) (18th offense, 21st defense) – D. Fox/B. Hield/H. Barnes/N. Bjelica/M. Bagley III (-9.7 net rating in 56 minutes) 24 GS: (MIDSEASON: 9-32, 2018-2019: 57-25) (30th offense, 23rd defense) – D. Russell/D. Lee/G. Robinson III/D. Green/M. Chriss (36.7 net rating in 64 minutes) 25 |
SOUTHWEST MEM: (MIDSEASON: 19-22, 2018-2019: 33-49) (10th offense, 9th defense) – J. Morant/D. Brooks/J. Crowder/J. Jackson Jr./J. Valanciunas (17.9 net rating in 114 minutes) 26 NO: (MIDSEASON: 15-26, 2018-2019: 33-49) (4th offense, 19th defense) – L. Ball/J. Redick/J. Hart/B. Ingram/D. Favors (-9.7 net rating in 75 minutes) 27 HOU: (MIDSEASON: 26-15, 2018-2019: 53-29) (16th offense, 15th defense) – R. Westbrook/J. Harden/B. McLemore/P. Tucker/C. Capela (-5.4 net rating in 48 minutes) 28 DAL: (MIDSEASON: 26-15, 2018-2019: 33-49) (2nd offense, 27th defense) – L. Doncic/T. Hardaway Jr./D. Finney-Smith/M. Kleber/D. Powell (31.1 net rating in 83 minutes) 29 SA: (MIDSEASON: 18-23, 2018-2019: 48-34) (6th offense, 17th defense) – D. Murray/B. Forbes/D. DeRozan/L. Aldridge/T. Lyles (-2.0 net rating in 151 minutes) 30 |
POST-TRADE DEADLINE: March 13, 2020