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1956–57 NBA ELO rankings

NBA team ratings for the 1956–57 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, 1957 Using the latest rated game available before that date: Apr 13, 1957.

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Showing the latest 120 of 307 matching completed games, newest first. ELO is shown as pre-rating → post-rating (change).

Date Competition Match Score ELO pre → post
Apr 13, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 125–123
H 1700 → 1706 +6
A 1672 → 1666 -6
Apr 11, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 96–94
H 1661 → 1672 +11
A 1711 → 1700 -11
Apr 9, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 124–109
H 1700 → 1711 +11
A 1672 → 1661 -11
Apr 7, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 118–123
H 1690 → 1672 -17
A 1683 → 1700 +17
Apr 6, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 100–98
H 1682 → 1690 +8
A 1691 → 1683 -8
Mar 31, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 119–99
H 1678 → 1691 +13
A 1694 → 1682 -13
Mar 30, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 123–125
H 1695 → 1678 -17
A 1677 → 1694 +17
Mar 25, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 135–143
H 1639 → 1622 -17
A 1661 → 1677 +17
Mar 24, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 106–104
H 1654 → 1661 +7
A 1646 → 1639 -7
Mar 24, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 83–80
H 1687 → 1695 +8
A 1680 → 1672 -8
Mar 23, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 105–120
H 1699 → 1680 -19
A 1668 → 1687 +19
Mar 21, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 118–109
H 1642 → 1654 +12
A 1658 → 1646 -12
Mar 21, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 108–90
H 1653 → 1668 +15
A 1714 → 1699 -15
Mar 19, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 108–110
H 1558 → 1547 -11
A 1647 → 1658 +11
Mar 18, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 91–80
H 1706 → 1714 +8
A 1631 → 1622 -8
Mar 17, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 131–127
H 1642 → 1647 +5
A 1563 → 1558 -5
Mar 16, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 96–103
H 1646 → 1631 -15
A 1690 → 1706 +15
Mar 16, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 114–111
H 1632 → 1642 +10
A 1652 → 1642 -10
Mar 14, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons 115–103
H 1622 → 1632 +10
A 1573 → 1563 -10
Mar 13, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks 104–99
H 1560 → 1574 +14
A 1636 → 1622 -14
Mar 13, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 114–97
H 1639 → 1652 +13
A 1659 → 1646 -13
Mar 13, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers 114–81
H 1554 → 1573 +19
A 1709 → 1690 -19
Mar 13, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 122–91
H 1640 → 1653 +13
A 1660 → 1647 -13
Mar 12, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 100–94
H 1626 → 1639 +13
A 1672 → 1659 -13
Mar 10, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors 104–103
H 1652 → 1660 +8
A 1680 → 1672 -8
Mar 10, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 100–96
H 1543 → 1554 +11
A 1571 → 1560 -11
Mar 10, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 117–104
H 1612 → 1626 +14
A 1650 → 1636 -14
Mar 10, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 92–94
H 1654 → 1640 -14
A 1695 → 1709 +14
Mar 9, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 104–102
H 1689 → 1695 +6
A 1660 → 1654 -6
Mar 9, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons 97–96
H 1646 → 1650 +4
A 1547 → 1543 -4
Mar 8, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks 92–100
H 1587 → 1571 -16
A 1630 → 1646 +16
Mar 8, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 97–101
H 1562 → 1547 -15
A 1597 → 1612 +15
Mar 7, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 99–94
H 1639 → 1652 +13
A 1702 → 1689 -13
Mar 7, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 109–104
H 1583 → 1597 +15
A 1675 → 1660 -15
Mar 7, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons 114–100
H 1672 → 1680 +8
A 1570 → 1562 -8
Mar 6, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors 82–79
H 1572 → 1587 +15
A 1687 → 1672 -15
Mar 6, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 93–100
H 1724 → 1702 -22
A 1617 → 1639 +22
Mar 5, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors 80–114
H 1584 → 1570 -14
A 1673 → 1687 +14
Mar 5, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 92–99
H 1630 → 1617 -14
A 1710 → 1724 +14
Mar 5, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 104–102
H 1618 → 1630 +12
A 1687 → 1675 -12
Mar 3, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings 111–102
H 1680 → 1687 +7
A 1579 → 1572 -7
Mar 3, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks 102–112
H 1602 → 1584 -18
A 1600 → 1618 +18
Mar 3, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 112–86
H 1699 → 1710 +11
A 1684 → 1673 -11
Mar 3, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 119–108
H 1567 → 1583 +15
A 1646 → 1630 -15
Mar 2, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics 96–87
H 1561 → 1579 +18
A 1698 → 1680 -18
Mar 2, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 98–85
H 1671 → 1684 +14
A 1713 → 1699 -14
Mar 2, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks 94–97
H 1615 → 1600 -16
A 1630 → 1646 +16
Mar 1, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings 125–117
H 1555 → 1567 +12
A 1573 → 1561 -12
Mar 1, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 90–80
H 1687 → 1698 +11
A 1682 → 1671 -11
Feb 28, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 121–122
H 1707 → 1687 -21
A 1609 → 1630 +21
Feb 28, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 129–112
H 1674 → 1682 +8
A 1563 → 1555 -8
Feb 28, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons 123–112
H 1705 → 1713 +8
A 1610 → 1602 -8
Feb 27, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons 90–76
H 1558 → 1573 +15
A 1625 → 1610 -15
Feb 27, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Philadelphia 76ers 93–108
H 1631 → 1615 -15
A 1690 → 1705 +15
Feb 26, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 107–76
H 1595 → 1609 +14
A 1645 → 1631 -14
Feb 26, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings 92–77
H 1701 → 1707 +7
A 1565 → 1558 -7
Feb 26, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers 120–108
H 1683 → 1690 +7
A 1570 → 1563 -7
Feb 25, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 94–110
H 1587 → 1570 -16
A 1629 → 1645 +16
Feb 25, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers 108–102
H 1610 → 1625 +15
A 1697 → 1683 -15
Feb 24, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings 109–93
H 1690 → 1697 +7
A 1572 → 1565 -7
Feb 24, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 123–115
H 1573 → 1587 +13
A 1623 → 1610 -13
Feb 24, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 97–85
H 1693 → 1701 +8
A 1603 → 1595 -8
Feb 24, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Golden State Warriors 113–112
H 1618 → 1629 +11
A 1685 → 1674 -11
Feb 23, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers 101–103
H 1584 → 1573 -11
A 1679 → 1690 +11
Feb 23, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks 101–86
H 1557 → 1572 +15
A 1633 → 1618 -15
Feb 23, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons 102–94
H 1590 → 1603 +13
A 1637 → 1623 -13
Feb 22, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics 117–109
H 1673 → 1685 +13
A 1705 → 1693 -13
Feb 22, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 110–105
H 1630 → 1637 +6
A 1563 → 1557 -6
Feb 21, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 92–86
H 1668 → 1679 +11
A 1684 → 1673 -11
Feb 21, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks 120–114
H 1621 → 1630 +9
A 1599 → 1590 -9
Feb 21, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 125–112
H 1696 → 1705 +10
A 1642 → 1633 -10
Feb 20, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings 111–103
H 1573 → 1584 +11
A 1574 → 1563 -11
Feb 19, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 110–112
H 1611 → 1599 -12
A 1684 → 1696 +12
Feb 19, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons 96–83
H 1630 → 1642 +12
A 1633 → 1621 -12
Feb 17, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 115–118
H 1588 → 1573 -15
A 1615 → 1630 +15
Feb 17, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors 115–123
H 1627 → 1611 -16
A 1668 → 1684 +16
Feb 17, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 104–85
H 1622 → 1633 +11
A 1585 → 1574 -11
Feb 17, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 116–106
H 1655 → 1668 +13
A 1697 → 1684 -13
Feb 16, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons 84–87
H 1601 → 1585 -16
A 1606 → 1622 +16
Feb 16, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 120–112
H 1617 → 1627 +10
A 1598 → 1588 -10
Feb 15, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 116–123
H 1630 → 1615 -15
A 1682 → 1697 +15
Feb 15, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 105–104
H 1663 → 1668 +5
A 1603 → 1598 -5
Feb 14, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 99–97
H 1593 → 1603 +10
A 1627 → 1617 -10
Feb 14, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings 95–104
H 1676 → 1655 -22
A 1579 → 1601 +22
Feb 14, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics 112–106
H 1590 → 1606 +16
A 1698 → 1682 -16
Feb 13, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons 99–89
H 1654 → 1663 +9
A 1599 → 1590 -9
Feb 13, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 115–114
H 1577 → 1593 +15
A 1713 → 1698 -15
Feb 13, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks 82–85
H 1595 → 1579 -16
A 1611 → 1627 +16
Feb 12, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 110–105
H 1563 → 1577 +14
A 1645 → 1630 -14
Feb 11, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Philadelphia 76ers 107–101
H 1631 → 1645 +13
A 1690 → 1676 -13
Feb 10, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 113–100
H 1588 → 1599 +11
A 1575 → 1563 -11
Feb 10, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings 117–93
H 1620 → 1631 +11
A 1606 → 1595 -11
Feb 10, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 103–98
H 1705 → 1713 +8
A 1662 → 1654 -8
Feb 10, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 102–100
H 1685 → 1690 +5
A 1616 → 1611 -5
Feb 9, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 99–92
H 1562 → 1575 +13
A 1601 → 1588 -13
Feb 9, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 89–101
H 1633 → 1616 -16
A 1668 → 1685 +16
Feb 9, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics 103–102
H 1591 → 1606 +15
A 1720 → 1705 -15
Feb 8, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Golden State Warriors vs Atlanta Hawks 93–90
H 1655 → 1662 +7
A 1626 → 1620 -7
Feb 8, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 90–92
H 1743 → 1720 -22
A 1610 → 1633 +22
Feb 7, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks 112–110
H 1662 → 1668 +6
A 1632 → 1626 -6
Feb 6, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 119–100
H 1595 → 1610 +16
A 1678 → 1662 -16
Feb 6, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 101–100
H 1547 → 1562 +15
A 1670 → 1655 -15
Feb 6, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons 108–93
H 1736 → 1743 +7
A 1608 → 1601 -7
Feb 6, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks 103–100
H 1579 → 1591 +13
A 1645 → 1632 -13
Feb 5, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Golden State Warriors 87–101
H 1663 → 1645 -18
A 1651 → 1670 +18
Feb 5, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings 88–91
H 1614 → 1595 -19
A 1560 → 1579 +19
Feb 5, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 105–101
H 1729 → 1736 +7
A 1685 → 1678 -7
Feb 4, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors 103–91
H 1592 → 1608 +15
A 1667 → 1651 -15
Feb 3, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons 104–95
H 1677 → 1685 +8
A 1600 → 1592 -8
Feb 3, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 102–85
H 1655 → 1663 +8
A 1556 → 1547 -8
Feb 3, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 116–98
H 1721 → 1729 +8
A 1622 → 1614 -8
Feb 3, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings 110–108
H 1662 → 1667 +4
A 1564 → 1560 -4
Feb 2, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 111–114
H 1635 → 1622 -13
A 1708 → 1721 +13
Feb 2, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 97–106
H 1570 → 1556 -15
A 1641 → 1655 +15
Feb 2, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons 93–79
H 1549 → 1564 +15
A 1615 → 1600 -15
Feb 2, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 107–100
H 1650 → 1662 +13
A 1689 → 1677 -13
Feb 1, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 80–96
H 1637 → 1615 -22
A 1527 → 1549 +22
Jan 31, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 105–104
H 1681 → 1689 +9
A 1717 → 1708 -9
Jan 31, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors 102–106
H 1653 → 1635 -18
A 1632 → 1650 +18
Jan 31, 1957 NBAUnited States · 1956-1957 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 107–111
H 1585 → 1570 -15
A 1622 → 1637 +15

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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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