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1955–56 NBA ELO rankings

NBA team ratings for the 1955–56 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, 1956 Using the latest rated game available before that date: Apr 7, 1956.

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Showing the latest 120 of 311 matching completed games, newest first. ELO is shown as pre-rating → post-rating (change).

Date Competition Match Score ELO pre → post
Apr 7, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons 99–88
H 1702 → 1710 +8
A 1625 → 1617 -8
Apr 5, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors 105–107
H 1639 → 1625 -13
A 1688 → 1702 +13
Apr 3, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons 100–96
H 1681 → 1688 +7
A 1646 → 1639 -7
Apr 1, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors 84–83
H 1636 → 1646 +10
A 1691 → 1681 -10
Mar 31, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons 98–94
H 1684 → 1691 +7
A 1643 → 1636 -7
Mar 29, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 109–104
H 1675 → 1684 +9
A 1660 → 1651 -9
Mar 29, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks 102–97
H 1633 → 1643 +10
A 1633 → 1623 -10
Mar 28, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 108–104
H 1648 → 1660 +12
A 1686 → 1675 -12
Mar 27, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons 84–93
H 1652 → 1633 -20
A 1613 → 1633 +20
Mar 27, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 119–96
H 1675 → 1686 +11
A 1660 → 1648 -11
Mar 25, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks 107–84
H 1598 → 1613 +15
A 1667 → 1652 -15
Mar 25, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 122–118
H 1648 → 1660 +12
A 1687 → 1675 -12
Mar 24, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons 84–74
H 1658 → 1667 +9
A 1608 → 1598 -9
Mar 23, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 109–87
H 1675 → 1687 +11
A 1659 → 1648 -11
Mar 22, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks 85–86
H 1622 → 1608 -14
A 1644 → 1658 +14
Mar 21, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 115–116
H 1659 → 1642 -17
A 1627 → 1644 +17
Mar 21, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 97–102
H 1628 → 1612 -16
A 1643 → 1659 +16
Mar 19, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 101–98
H 1634 → 1643 +9
A 1637 → 1628 -9
Mar 19, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 133–75
H 1647 → 1659 +12
A 1638 → 1627 -12
Mar 17, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 116–115
H 1630 → 1638 +8
A 1655 → 1647 -8
Mar 17, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 110–93
H 1624 → 1637 +13
A 1647 → 1634 -13
Mar 16, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 97–103
H 1648 → 1630 -18
A 1637 → 1655 +18
Mar 15, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 82–77
H 1638 → 1647 +9
A 1626 → 1617 -9
Mar 14, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 122–103
H 1610 → 1624 +14
A 1652 → 1638 -14
Mar 14, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 100–96
H 1628 → 1637 +10
A 1632 → 1622 -10
Mar 14, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors 115–108
H 1611 → 1626 +15
A 1690 → 1675 -15
Mar 13, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 102–89
H 1615 → 1628 +12
A 1624 → 1611 -12
Mar 13, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Atlanta Hawks 116–113
H 1683 → 1690 +7
A 1655 → 1648 -7
Mar 12, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Philadelphia 76ers 92–97
H 1674 → 1655 -19
A 1632 → 1652 +19
Mar 11, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 99–88
H 1617 → 1632 +16
A 1699 → 1683 -16
Mar 11, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 121–127
H 1626 → 1610 -16
A 1658 → 1674 +16
Mar 11, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks 96–122
H 1651 → 1632 -20
A 1604 → 1624 +20
Mar 11, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings 126–98
H 1604 → 1615 +12
A 1598 → 1587 -12
Mar 10, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 104–84
H 1590 → 1604 +14
A 1631 → 1617 -14
Mar 10, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 105–97
H 1649 → 1658 +9
A 1613 → 1604 -9
Mar 10, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors 111–96
H 1581 → 1598 +18
A 1717 → 1699 -18
Mar 10, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons 103–106
H 1643 → 1626 -17
A 1635 → 1651 +17
Mar 9, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 103–102
H 1643 → 1649 +6
A 1619 → 1613 -6
Mar 8, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks 92–88
H 1619 → 1631 +11
A 1654 → 1643 -11
Mar 8, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 100–82
H 1622 → 1635 +12
A 1631 → 1619 -12
Mar 8, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics 142–120
H 1707 → 1717 +10
A 1653 → 1643 -10
Mar 7, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 98–95
H 1622 → 1631 +9
A 1631 → 1622 -9
Mar 7, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 111–98
H 1641 → 1653 +11
A 1631 → 1619 -11
Mar 7, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks 89–96
H 1596 → 1581 -16
A 1639 → 1654 +16
Mar 7, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors 87–108
H 1604 → 1590 -14
A 1692 → 1707 +14
Mar 6, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Atlanta Hawks 97–102
H 1714 → 1692 -22
A 1617 → 1639 +22
Mar 6, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 119–99
H 1589 → 1604 +15
A 1656 → 1641 -15
Mar 4, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 111–118
H 1652 → 1631 -21
A 1568 → 1589 +21
Mar 4, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 128–114
H 1640 → 1656 +16
A 1730 → 1714 -16
Mar 4, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 103–88
H 1620 → 1631 +12
A 1608 → 1596 -12
Mar 4, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 113–84
H 1609 → 1622 +13
A 1630 → 1617 -13
Mar 3, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons 92–86
H 1619 → 1630 +11
A 1631 → 1620 -11
Mar 3, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers 94–90
H 1597 → 1608 +11
A 1620 → 1609 -11
Mar 3, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 102–96
H 1723 → 1730 +7
A 1659 → 1652 -7
Mar 2, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers 119–113
H 1630 → 1640 +10
A 1630 → 1620 -10
Mar 2, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks 104–97
H 1622 → 1631 +9
A 1577 → 1568 -9
Mar 1, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings 94–95
H 1638 → 1619 -19
A 1578 → 1597 +19
Mar 1, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 111–100
H 1648 → 1659 +11
A 1641 → 1630 -11
Mar 1, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 100–102
H 1745 → 1723 -23
A 1608 → 1630 +23
Feb 29, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers 98–94
H 1595 → 1608 +13
A 1661 → 1648 -13
Feb 29, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings 86–81
H 1742 → 1745 +3
A 1581 → 1578 -3
Feb 29, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons 106–99
H 1630 → 1641 +11
A 1633 → 1622 -11
Feb 28, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings 97–113
H 1652 → 1630 -22
A 1560 → 1581 +22
Feb 28, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons 95–99
H 1592 → 1577 -16
A 1618 → 1633 +16
Feb 27, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers 95–98
H 1634 → 1618 -16
A 1645 → 1661 +16
Feb 27, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 113–109
H 1579 → 1592 +13
A 1651 → 1638 -13
Feb 26, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 90–95
H 1611 → 1595 -17
A 1617 → 1634 +17
Feb 26, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 85–87
H 1657 → 1645 -12
A 1730 → 1742 +12
Feb 26, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings 111–100
H 1644 → 1652 +8
A 1568 → 1560 -8
Feb 26, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks 103–85
H 1641 → 1651 +10
A 1589 → 1579 -10
Feb 25, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 89–99
H 1606 → 1589 -17
A 1624 → 1641 +17
Feb 25, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons 72–97
H 1586 → 1568 -17
A 1599 → 1617 +17
Feb 24, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics 135–129
H 1723 → 1730 +7
A 1650 → 1644 -7
Feb 24, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Philadelphia 76ers 116–103
H 1609 → 1624 +15
A 1672 → 1657 -15
Feb 23, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons 94–92
H 1667 → 1672 +5
A 1604 → 1599 -5
Feb 22, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks 110–109
H 1576 → 1586 +9
A 1618 → 1609 -9
Feb 22, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 90–93
H 1628 → 1611 -16
A 1634 → 1650 +16
Feb 22, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs New York Knicks 108–117
H 1747 → 1723 -24
A 1582 → 1606 +24
Feb 21, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 107–108
H 1594 → 1582 -12
A 1655 → 1667 +12
Feb 21, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 102–106
H 1624 → 1604 -20
A 1556 → 1576 +20
Feb 21, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 101–97
H 1607 → 1618 +12
A 1646 → 1634 -12
Feb 20, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks 82–84
H 1643 → 1624 -19
A 1588 → 1607 +19
Feb 19, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 120–118
H 1630 → 1646 +16
A 1762 → 1747 -16
Feb 19, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons 83–89
H 1604 → 1588 -16
A 1627 → 1643 +16
Feb 19, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 118–98
H 1644 → 1655 +10
A 1605 → 1594 -10
Feb 19, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings 100–93
H 1619 → 1628 +8
A 1565 → 1556 -8
Feb 18, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers 99–119
H 1582 → 1565 -17
A 1602 → 1619 +17
Feb 18, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 101–115
H 1644 → 1630 -13
A 1749 → 1762 +13
Feb 18, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons 85–84
H 1638 → 1644 +7
A 1634 → 1627 -7
Feb 17, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 134–111
H 1742 → 1749 +7
A 1609 → 1602 -7
Feb 17, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 86–91
H 1622 → 1605 -17
A 1621 → 1638 +17
Feb 16, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 93–81
H 1623 → 1634 +10
A 1592 → 1582 -10
Feb 15, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 113–102
H 1596 → 1609 +13
A 1636 → 1622 -13
Feb 15, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors 78–101
H 1637 → 1623 -14
A 1728 → 1742 +14
Feb 14, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors 94–105
H 1653 → 1637 -15
A 1712 → 1728 +15
Feb 14, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks 99–103
H 1621 → 1604 -17
A 1619 → 1636 +17
Feb 14, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings 110–79
H 1583 → 1596 +13
A 1605 → 1592 -13
Feb 12, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings 101–74
H 1608 → 1621 +12
A 1617 → 1605 -12
Feb 12, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Golden State Warriors 79–87
H 1636 → 1621 -15
A 1697 → 1712 +15
Feb 12, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 82–78
H 1647 → 1653 +6
A 1589 → 1583 -6
Feb 12, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 116–108
H 1633 → 1644 +11
A 1629 → 1619 -11
Feb 11, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 102–117
H 1604 → 1589 -15
A 1683 → 1697 +15
Feb 11, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 107–91
H 1616 → 1629 +13
A 1649 → 1636 -13
Feb 11, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons 97–93
H 1605 → 1617 +12
A 1659 → 1647 -12
Feb 10, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 124–100
H 1619 → 1633 +14
A 1663 → 1649 -14
Feb 10, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 88–94
H 1636 → 1616 -20
A 1589 → 1608 +20
Feb 9, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Atlanta Hawks 108–97
H 1671 → 1683 +12
A 1675 → 1663 -12
Feb 9, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 97–98
H 1604 → 1589 -16
A 1603 → 1619 +16
Feb 8, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 110–111
H 1616 → 1603 -13
A 1662 → 1675 +13
Feb 8, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks 97–102
H 1622 → 1605 -17
A 1618 → 1636 +17
Feb 8, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 106–82
H 1588 → 1604 +16
A 1675 → 1659 -16
Feb 7, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 128–95
H 1661 → 1671 +10
A 1614 → 1604 -10
Feb 7, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 113–102
H 1606 → 1618 +13
A 1629 → 1616 -13
Feb 6, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers 99–98
H 1670 → 1675 +5
A 1620 → 1614 -5
Feb 5, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 114–104
H 1618 → 1629 +11
A 1617 → 1606 -11
Feb 5, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons 90–85
H 1605 → 1620 +14
A 1684 → 1670 -14
Feb 5, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Atlanta Hawks vs Golden State Warriors 105–93
H 1649 → 1662 +13
A 1674 → 1661 -13
Feb 5, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings 109–121
H 1606 → 1588 -18
A 1604 → 1622 +18
Feb 4, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks 94–98
H 1704 → 1684 -20
A 1629 → 1649 +20
Feb 4, 1956 NBAUnited States · 1955-1956 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 94–103
H 1637 → 1617 -20
A 1585 → 1605 +20

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How the NBA ELO rankings are calculated

NBA teams gain or lose ELO points after each rated game according to the result, opponent strength, home-court advantage, and score margin. The live ranking reflects current franchise strength; switch to historical franchises or the graph to explore the longer record.

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