15
Note: Philadelphia and Boston are basically sharing a spot.
Previous edition: Team offensive and defensive ratings (Dec 1, '23)
Plot explanation
Offensive and defensive ratings are the estimated number of points teams score and allow per 100 possessions. Horizontal and vertical lines are league averages. Diagonal bands reflect net ratings, which are offensive ratings minus defensive ratings. The green dot-dash line is a net rating of +10, green dotted +5, red dotted -5, and red dot-dash -10).
Will be interesting to see how these hold up come playoffs. Denver and the Celtics have proven they can make deep runs. Bucks have too but with the personnel changes it’s hard to know how their defense will fair but think they’ll make a deep run as they’ve looked better and better as they’ve gotten more chemistry. Timberwolves/Thunder/Pacers will be the most interesting to see since they’re relatively unproven there.