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1949–50 NBA ELO rankings

NBA team ratings for the 1949–50 season, reconstructed through the latest rated game available and including every franchise active in the selected period.

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Rankings as of Jul 31, 1950 Using the latest rated game available before that date: Apr 23, 1950.

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Showing the latest 120 of 593 matching completed games, newest first. ELO is shown as pre-rating → post-rating (change).

Date Competition Match Score ELO pre → post
Apr 23, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers 110–95
H 1799 → 1807 +8
A 1704 → 1696 -8
Apr 20, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers 83–76
H 1687 → 1704 +17
A 1816 → 1799 -17
Apr 16, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers 77–69
H 1811 → 1816 +6
A 1692 → 1687 -6
Apr 14, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers 91–77
H 1803 → 1811 +8
A 1700 → 1692 -8
Apr 9, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers 91–85
H 1683 → 1700 +17
A 1820 → 1803 -17
Apr 8, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers 66–68
H 1692 → 1683 -9
A 1811 → 1820 +9
Apr 6, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Anderson Packers vs Los Angeles Lakers 71–90
H 1586 → 1577 -9
A 1802 → 1811 +9
Apr 5, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Anderson Packers 75–50
H 1797 → 1802 +5
A 1591 → 1586 -5
Apr 2, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 91–80
H 1684 → 1692 +8
A 1605 → 1597 -8
Apr 1, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians vs Anderson Packers 65–67
H 1578 → 1561 -16
A 1575 → 1591 +16
Mar 30, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Anderson Packers vs Indianapolis Olympians 84–67
H 1562 → 1575 +13
A 1591 → 1578 -13
Mar 30, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 80–76
H 1590 → 1605 +15
A 1699 → 1684 -15
Mar 28, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians vs Anderson Packers 77–74
H 1583 → 1591 +8
A 1569 → 1562 -8
Mar 28, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 82–89
H 1646 → 1635 -11
A 1786 → 1797 +11
Mar 27, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 93–79
H 1779 → 1786 +7
A 1652 → 1646 -7
Mar 26, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 91–83
H 1692 → 1699 +7
A 1597 → 1590 -7
Mar 25, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Chicago Stags vs Los Angeles Lakers 67–75
H 1565 → 1557 -8
A 1771 → 1779 +8
Mar 25, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians vs Sheboygan Red Skins 91–84
H 1580 → 1583 +3
A 1396 → 1393 -3
Mar 24, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Anderson Packers vs Atlanta Hawks 94–71
H 1559 → 1569 +10
A 1517 → 1507 -10
Mar 24, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 79–78
H 1640 → 1652 +12
A 1724 → 1712 -12
Mar 23, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Atlanta Hawks vs Anderson Packers 76–75
H 1506 → 1517 +11
A 1570 → 1559 -11
Mar 23, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 53–59
H 1510 → 1502 -9
A 1683 → 1692 +9
Mar 23, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons 84–90
H 1747 → 1724 -23
A 1617 → 1640 +23
Mar 23, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sheboygan Red Skins vs Indianapolis Olympians 95–85
H 1375 → 1396 +21
A 1602 → 1580 -21
Mar 22, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 New York Knicks vs Washington Capitols 103–83
H 1588 → 1597 +9
A 1517 → 1508 -9
Mar 22, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Stags 85–75
H 1768 → 1771 +4
A 1569 → 1565 -4
Mar 22, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 93–76
H 1677 → 1683 +6
A 1517 → 1510 -6
Mar 21, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians vs Sheboygan Red Skins 86–85
H 1599 → 1602 +2
A 1377 → 1375 -2
Mar 21, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Anderson Packers vs Atlanta Hawks 89–77
H 1560 → 1570 +10
A 1516 → 1506 -10
Mar 21, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers 76–78
H 1764 → 1747 -17
A 1751 → 1768 +17
Mar 21, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Washington Capitols vs New York Knicks 87–90
H 1531 → 1517 -14
A 1574 → 1588 +14
Mar 20, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Stags 86–69
H 1606 → 1617 +11
A 1579 → 1569 -11
Mar 19, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 69–67
H 1588 → 1606 +18
A 1769 → 1751 -18
Mar 19, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sacramento Kings vs Baltimore Bullets (1947-1954) 97–66
H 1760 → 1764 +3
A 1476 → 1473 -3
Mar 19, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Waterloo Hawks vs Atlanta Hawks 79–77
H 1430 → 1444 +14
A 1530 → 1516 -14
Mar 19, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs Anderson Packers 72–67
H 1673 → 1677 +5
A 1565 → 1560 -5
Mar 19, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 St. Louis Bombers vs Chicago Stags 64–80
H 1492 → 1478 -15
A 1565 → 1579 +15
Mar 18, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Chicago Stags vs Sheboygan Red Skins 66–63
H 1562 → 1565 +3
A 1380 → 1377 -3
Mar 18, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Denver Nuggets (1949-1950) vs Indianapolis Olympians 73–110
H 1306 → 1299 -7
A 1593 → 1599 +7
Mar 18, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Washington Capitols vs Detroit Pistons 82–76
H 1517 → 1531 +15
A 1603 → 1588 -15
Mar 18, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Atlanta Hawks vs Philadelphia 76ers 88–89
H 1537 → 1530 -7
A 1665 → 1673 +7
Mar 18, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks 77–74
H 1758 → 1760 +3
A 1576 → 1574 -3
Mar 17, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Golden State Warriors vs Washington Capitols 85–59
H 1503 → 1517 +13
A 1530 → 1517 -13
Mar 17, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 96–98
H 1412 → 1405 -7
A 1570 → 1576 +7
Mar 17, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Chicago Stags vs St. Louis Bombers 69–85
H 1584 → 1562 -22
A 1470 → 1492 +22
Mar 16, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 St. Louis Bombers vs Baltimore Bullets (1947-1954) 71–63
H 1458 → 1470 +13
A 1489 → 1476 -13
Mar 16, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sheboygan Red Skins vs Philadelphia 76ers 75–88
H 1387 → 1380 -7
A 1659 → 1665 +7
Mar 16, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Denver Nuggets (1949-1950) vs Indianapolis Olympians 99–111
H 1312 → 1306 -6
A 1586 → 1593 +6
Mar 15, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Washington Capitols vs Sacramento Kings 64–93
H 1539 → 1530 -9
A 1748 → 1758 +9
Mar 15, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Golden State Warriors vs Anderson Packers 83–80
H 1490 → 1503 +14
A 1578 → 1565 -14
Mar 15, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Baltimore Bullets (1947-1954) 96–62
H 1765 → 1769 +4
A 1493 → 1489 -4
Mar 15, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 88–84
H 1566 → 1570 +3
A 1415 → 1412 -3
Mar 15, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Waterloo Hawks vs Sheboygan Red Skins 87–69
H 1418 → 1430 +11
A 1398 → 1387 -11
Mar 14, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians vs Philadelphia 76ers 68–65
H 1572 → 1586 +14
A 1673 → 1659 -14
Mar 14, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Chicago Stags vs New York Knicks 85–75
H 1572 → 1584 +12
A 1578 → 1566 -12
Mar 14, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Boston Celtics vs St. Louis Bombers 76–86
H 1433 → 1415 -18
A 1440 → 1458 +18
Mar 13, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Anderson Packers vs Sheboygan Red Skins 98–86
H 1573 → 1578 +5
A 1403 → 1398 -5
Mar 12, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 87–66
H 1759 → 1765 +6
A 1584 → 1578 -6
Mar 12, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sacramento Kings vs St. Louis Bombers 99–72
H 1745 → 1748 +3
A 1443 → 1440 -3
Mar 12, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Chicago Stags vs Golden State Warriors 73–67
H 1565 → 1572 +7
A 1497 → 1490 -7
Mar 12, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Detroit Pistons vs Baltimore Bullets (1947-1954) 86–75
H 1595 → 1603 +8
A 1500 → 1493 -8
Mar 12, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians vs Waterloo Hawks 90–89
H 1569 → 1572 +3
A 1422 → 1418 -3
Mar 12, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 96–72
H 1669 → 1673 +4
A 1437 → 1433 -4
Mar 11, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Washington Capitols vs St. Louis Bombers 92–90
H 1535 → 1539 +4
A 1448 → 1443 -4
Mar 11, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Chicago Stags vs Detroit Pistons 90–88
H 1554 → 1565 +11
A 1607 → 1595 -11
Mar 11, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Atlanta Hawks vs Sheboygan Red Skins 97–79
H 1530 → 1537 +8
A 1410 → 1403 -8
Mar 11, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Anderson Packers vs New York Knicks 91–89
H 1564 → 1573 +10
A 1594 → 1584 -10
Mar 11, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Baltimore Bullets (1947-1954) vs Boston Celtics 79–75
H 1494 → 1500 +6
A 1443 → 1437 -6
Mar 11, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors 90–72
H 1741 → 1745 +4
A 1501 → 1497 -4
Mar 10, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Golden State Warriors vs St. Louis Bombers 78–73
H 1493 → 1501 +8
A 1456 → 1448 -8
Mar 10, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sheboygan Red Skins vs Denver Nuggets (1949-1950) 141–104
H 1402 → 1410 +9
A 1321 → 1312 -9
Mar 10, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Boston Celtics vs Washington Capitols 66–76
H 1459 → 1443 -15
A 1520 → 1535 +15
Mar 9, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs St. Louis Bombers 85–74
H 1665 → 1669 +4
A 1460 → 1456 -4
Mar 9, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sheboygan Red Skins vs Denver Nuggets (1949-1950) 115–92
H 1392 → 1402 +10
A 1330 → 1321 -10
Mar 9, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Baltimore Bullets (1947-1954) vs New York Knicks 91–79
H 1476 → 1494 +18
A 1611 → 1594 -18
Mar 9, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Anderson Packers vs Indianapolis Olympians 90–97
H 1583 → 1564 -19
A 1550 → 1569 +19
Mar 9, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics 78–59
H 1738 → 1741 +3
A 1462 → 1459 -3
Mar 9, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Stags 84–71
H 1596 → 1607 +11
A 1565 → 1554 -11
Mar 8, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Atlanta Hawks vs Anderson Packers 67–82
H 1547 → 1530 -17
A 1566 → 1583 +17
Mar 8, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Waterloo Hawks vs Denver Nuggets (1949-1950) 97–68
H 1412 → 1422 +9
A 1340 → 1330 -9
Mar 8, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 New York Knicks vs St. Louis Bombers 80–78
H 1608 → 1611 +3
A 1463 → 1460 -3
Mar 8, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 68–65
H 1758 → 1759 +2
A 1494 → 1493 -2
Mar 8, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Washington Capitols vs Baltimore Bullets (1947-1954) 88–80
H 1510 → 1520 +10
A 1486 → 1476 -10
Mar 7, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Boston Celtics vs Washington Capitols 75–64
H 1447 → 1462 +15
A 1525 → 1510 -15
Mar 7, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sheboygan Red Skins 90–73
H 1756 → 1758 +2
A 1394 → 1392 -2
Mar 7, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians vs Anderson Packers 107–93
H 1536 → 1550 +14
A 1579 → 1566 -14
Mar 6, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Anderson Packers vs Atlanta Hawks 88–77
H 1568 → 1579 +11
A 1558 → 1547 -11
Mar 5, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Chicago Stags vs Anderson Packers 73–89
H 1584 → 1565 -19
A 1549 → 1568 +19
Mar 5, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 60–65
H 1607 → 1596 -11
A 1727 → 1738 +11
Mar 5, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sheboygan Red Skins vs Indianapolis Olympians 87–92
H 1405 → 1394 -11
A 1525 → 1536 +11
Mar 5, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Atlanta Hawks vs Denver Nuggets (1949-1950) 91–80
H 1554 → 1558 +4
A 1343 → 1340 -4
Mar 5, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers 84–75
H 1647 → 1665 +17
A 1773 → 1756 -17
Mar 5, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 St. Louis Bombers vs Golden State Warriors 71–67
H 1450 → 1463 +13
A 1507 → 1494 -13
Mar 4, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Washington Capitols vs Boston Celtics 95–75
H 1515 → 1525 +10
A 1456 → 1447 -10
Mar 4, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Baltimore Bullets (1947-1954) vs Chicago Stags 77–72
H 1469 → 1486 +17
A 1601 → 1584 -17
Mar 4, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons 73–70
H 1723 → 1727 +4
A 1611 → 1607 -4
Mar 4, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 75–84
H 1619 → 1608 -11
A 1762 → 1773 +11
Mar 3, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 66–61
H 1483 → 1507 +24
A 1786 → 1762 -24
Mar 3, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians vs Atlanta Hawks 83–96
H 1543 → 1525 -18
A 1536 → 1554 +18
Mar 2, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Baltimore Bullets (1947-1954) vs Los Angeles Lakers 68–88
H 1475 → 1469 -6
A 1780 → 1786 +6
Mar 2, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Anderson Packers vs Denver Nuggets (1949-1950) 85–72
H 1544 → 1549 +5
A 1348 → 1343 -5
Mar 2, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sheboygan Red Skins vs Philadelphia 76ers 95–85
H 1382 → 1405 +23
A 1671 → 1647 -23
Mar 2, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 72–81
H 1468 → 1456 -11
A 1608 → 1619 +11
Mar 2, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Washington Capitols vs Chicago Stags 91–88
H 1500 → 1515 +15
A 1616 → 1601 -15
Mar 2, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Detroit Pistons vs St. Louis Bombers 91–61
H 1604 → 1611 +7
A 1457 → 1450 -7
Mar 1, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 New York Knicks vs Baltimore Bullets (1947-1954) 82–76
H 1604 → 1608 +4
A 1480 → 1475 -4
Mar 1, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Waterloo Hawks vs Philadelphia 76ers 72–93
H 1421 → 1412 -8
A 1663 → 1671 +8
Mar 1, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 St. Louis Bombers vs Detroit Pistons 70–75
H 1468 → 1457 -11
A 1594 → 1604 +11
Mar 1, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Denver Nuggets (1949-1950) vs Atlanta Hawks 80–97
H 1359 → 1348 -11
A 1525 → 1536 +11
Mar 1, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics 77–64
H 1471 → 1483 +12
A 1480 → 1468 -12
Mar 1, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Chicago Stags vs Washington Capitols 76–75
H 1612 → 1616 +4
A 1504 → 1500 -4
Feb 28, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians vs Philadelphia 76ers 110–72
H 1524 → 1543 +19
A 1681 → 1663 -19
Feb 28, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Sacramento Kings vs Chicago Stags 74–69
H 1718 → 1723 +5
A 1617 → 1612 -5
Feb 28, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 71–65
H 1777 → 1780 +3
A 1597 → 1594 -3
Feb 27, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Denver Nuggets (1949-1950) vs Atlanta Hawks 75–110
H 1371 → 1359 -12
A 1513 → 1525 +12
Feb 27, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Boston Celtics vs Chicago Stags 77–79
H 1489 → 1480 -9
A 1608 → 1617 +9
Feb 27, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Anderson Packers vs Philadelphia 76ers 97–73
H 1525 → 1544 +19
A 1701 → 1681 -19
Feb 26, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Philadelphia 76ers vs Chicago Stags 73–64
H 1693 → 1701 +8
A 1616 → 1608 -8
Feb 26, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 80–66
H 1773 → 1777 +3
A 1516 → 1513 -3
Feb 26, 1950 NBAUnited States · 1949-1950 Detroit Pistons vs Washington Capitols 78–81
H 1620 → 1597 -23
A 1481 → 1504 +23

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