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Originally Posted by TaShawn  That is very strange in deed.
Another weird statistical blip is the point differential vs. team record for New Jersey/Philly and Portland/Utah. ESPN - NBA Standings, Pro Basketball Standings, NBA Team Records
Portland has a better record than Utah, although their point differential is 5 points per game worse. Same with Jersey over Philly. |
I think that probably evens out over the course of a season. I just looked at the last couple of final season standings, and it seems like point differential tends to track with record fairly closely.
30 games is a decent-sized sample for a lot of stats, but maybe not for point differential. The Bulls right now are still a bad team at 10-17, with a -4.8 PPG differential, but I think they were something shockingly bad like -10 only a month or so ago. Even Minnesota right now (-8.4) isn't that bad.