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1960–61 NBA ELO rankings

NBA team ratings for the 1960–61 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, 1961 Using the latest rated game available before that date: Apr 11, 1961.

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Showing the latest 120 of 341 matching completed games, newest first. ELO is shown as pre-rating → post-rating (change).

Date Competition Match Score ELO pre → post
Apr 11, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 121–112
H 1822 → 1828 +6
A 1690 → 1685 -6
Apr 9, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 104–119
H 1704 → 1690 -13
A 1809 → 1822 +13
Apr 8, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 124–120
H 1687 → 1704 +17
A 1826 → 1809 -17
Apr 5, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 116–108
H 1820 → 1826 +6
A 1692 → 1687 -6
Apr 2, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 129–95
H 1812 → 1820 +8
A 1700 → 1692 -8
Apr 1, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 105–103
H 1695 → 1700 +5
A 1646 → 1640 -5
Mar 29, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 113–114
H 1660 → 1646 -14
A 1680 → 1695 +14
Mar 27, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 112–121
H 1701 → 1680 -20
A 1640 → 1660 +20
Mar 26, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 123–101
H 1805 → 1812 +7
A 1675 → 1668 -7
Mar 25, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 107–120
H 1688 → 1675 -14
A 1792 → 1805 +14
Mar 25, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 117–118
H 1653 → 1640 -14
A 1687 → 1701 +14
Mar 24, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 118–112
H 1640 → 1653 +13
A 1701 → 1687 -13
Mar 23, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 133–110
H 1783 → 1792 +9
A 1697 → 1688 -9
Mar 22, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 121–106
H 1690 → 1701 +10
A 1650 → 1640 -10
Mar 21, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 118–122
H 1711 → 1690 -21
A 1630 → 1650 +21
Mar 21, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 115–98
H 1680 → 1697 +17
A 1800 → 1783 -17
Mar 19, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 137–120
H 1619 → 1630 +11
A 1588 → 1578 -11
Mar 19, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 128–115
H 1792 → 1800 +8
A 1687 → 1680 -8
Mar 18, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 103–106
H 1634 → 1619 -14
A 1673 → 1687 +14
Mar 18, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 123–114
H 1574 → 1588 +14
A 1633 → 1619 -14
Mar 17, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 124–113
H 1559 → 1574 +16
A 1649 → 1633 -16
Mar 16, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 115–114
H 1667 → 1673 +6
A 1639 → 1634 -6
Mar 15, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 127–118
H 1641 → 1649 +8
A 1567 → 1559 -8
Mar 14, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 120–102
H 1631 → 1641 +10
A 1576 → 1567 -10
Mar 14, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 107–115
H 1658 → 1639 -18
A 1649 → 1667 +18
Mar 12, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 134–136
H 1657 → 1649 -8
A 1784 → 1792 +8
Mar 12, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons 106–120
H 1472 → 1458 -14
A 1562 → 1576 +14
Mar 12, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings 123–122
H 1625 → 1631 +6
A 1588 → 1582 -6
Mar 11, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings 105–108
H 1646 → 1625 -20
A 1567 → 1588 +20
Mar 11, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Golden State Warriors 130–87
H 1700 → 1711 +11
A 1668 → 1658 -11
Mar 11, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 126–116
H 1777 → 1784 +7
A 1664 → 1657 -7
Mar 10, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors 120–103
H 1544 → 1562 +18
A 1686 → 1668 -18
Mar 9, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs New York Knicks 135–126
H 1683 → 1686 +3
A 1475 → 1472 -3
Mar 9, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons 119–118
H 1775 → 1777 +2
A 1546 → 1544 -2
Mar 9, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks 129–119
H 1649 → 1664 +15
A 1715 → 1700 -15
Mar 8, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 136–127
H 1769 → 1775 +6
A 1656 → 1649 -6
Mar 8, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 120–103
H 1528 → 1546 +18
A 1663 → 1646 -18
Mar 8, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 94–117
H 1484 → 1475 -9
A 1706 → 1715 +9
Mar 7, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 137–136
H 1700 → 1706 +6
A 1669 → 1663 -6
Mar 7, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 114–113
H 1464 → 1484 +19
A 1675 → 1656 -19
Mar 7, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings 124–121
H 1766 → 1769 +3
A 1570 → 1567 -3
Mar 5, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks 122–127
H 1538 → 1528 -9
A 1691 → 1700 +9
Mar 5, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings 118–124
H 1478 → 1464 -13
A 1556 → 1570 +13
Mar 5, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 146–129
H 1757 → 1766 +9
A 1693 → 1683 -9
Mar 5, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers 114–125
H 1695 → 1675 -20
A 1649 → 1669 +20
Mar 4, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 113–110
H 1755 → 1757 +2
A 1479 → 1478 -2
Mar 4, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons 104–102
H 1688 → 1691 +3
A 1541 → 1538 -3
Mar 4, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 116–115
H 1685 → 1693 +8
A 1703 → 1695 -8
Mar 3, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 123–116
H 1673 → 1685 +13
A 1715 → 1703 -13
Mar 3, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks 129–112
H 1531 → 1541 +10
A 1490 → 1479 -10
Mar 2, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers 114–110
H 1635 → 1649 +15
A 1730 → 1715 -15
Mar 1, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 149–128
H 1719 → 1730 +11
A 1683 → 1673 -11
Mar 1, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 144–107
H 1628 → 1635 +7
A 1497 → 1490 -7
Mar 1, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 97–110
H 1777 → 1755 -22
A 1665 → 1688 +22
Mar 1, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons 137–122
H 1544 → 1556 +12
A 1543 → 1531 -12
Feb 28, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks 131–105
H 1526 → 1544 +19
A 1684 → 1665 -19
Feb 28, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 123–108
H 1673 → 1683 +11
A 1638 → 1628 -11
Feb 28, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 116–142
H 1504 → 1497 -7
A 1770 → 1777 +7
Feb 27, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 88–113
H 1656 → 1638 -18
A 1655 → 1673 +18
Feb 26, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks 122–148
H 1538 → 1526 -12
A 1672 → 1684 +12
Feb 26, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics 99–113
H 1552 → 1543 -9
A 1761 → 1770 +9
Feb 26, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 136–110
H 1714 → 1719 +5
A 1509 → 1504 -5
Feb 26, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 121–116
H 1645 → 1656 +11
A 1666 → 1655 -11
Feb 25, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 109–122
H 1687 → 1672 -16
A 1746 → 1761 +16
Feb 25, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors 120–129
H 1551 → 1538 -13
A 1652 → 1666 +13
Feb 24, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 144–128
H 1734 → 1746 +12
A 1726 → 1714 -12
Feb 24, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 119–122
H 1516 → 1509 -7
A 1680 → 1687 +7
Feb 23, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks 144–116
H 1715 → 1726 +11
A 1691 → 1680 -11
Feb 23, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons 129–121
H 1645 → 1652 +7
A 1559 → 1552 -7
Feb 22, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors 131–132
H 1562 → 1551 -11
A 1634 → 1645 +11
Feb 22, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 105–93
H 1628 → 1645 +17
A 1751 → 1734 -17
Feb 22, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks 123–117
H 1550 → 1559 +9
A 1526 → 1516 -9
Feb 21, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings 126–114
H 1684 → 1691 +7
A 1569 → 1562 -7
Feb 21, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors 112–114
H 1537 → 1526 -11
A 1623 → 1634 +11
Feb 21, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers 118–123
H 1559 → 1550 -10
A 1705 → 1715 +10
Feb 20, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers 121–126
H 1643 → 1628 -15
A 1690 → 1705 +15
Feb 19, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers 112–106
H 1554 → 1569 +16
A 1658 → 1643 -16
Feb 19, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 106–116
H 1707 → 1690 -17
A 1734 → 1751 +17
Feb 19, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks 100–123
H 1709 → 1684 -25
A 1512 → 1537 +25
Feb 18, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 110–129
H 1639 → 1623 -16
A 1691 → 1707 +16
Feb 18, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks 138–141
H 1569 → 1559 -9
A 1700 → 1709 +9
Feb 18, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 106–121
H 1525 → 1512 -13
A 1646 → 1658 +13
Feb 17, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics 128–133
H 1652 → 1639 -14
A 1721 → 1734 +14
Feb 17, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers 113–115
H 1579 → 1569 -10
A 1681 → 1691 +10
Feb 16, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 111–121
H 1743 → 1721 -22
A 1630 → 1652 +22
Feb 16, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 106–129
H 1595 → 1579 -17
A 1629 → 1646 +17
Feb 16, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks 133–107
H 1534 → 1554 +20
A 1720 → 1700 -20
Feb 16, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 132–120
H 1675 → 1681 +6
A 1531 → 1525 -6
Feb 15, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 129–127
H 1513 → 1531 +18
A 1693 → 1675 -18
Feb 15, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs Atlanta Hawks 98–135
H 1645 → 1630 -15
A 1704 → 1720 +15
Feb 14, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons 135–134
H 1700 → 1704 +4
A 1599 → 1595 -4
Feb 14, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers 113–93
H 1735 → 1743 +8
A 1637 → 1629 -8
Feb 13, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers 104–100
H 1517 → 1534 +17
A 1654 → 1637 -17
Feb 12, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 136–125
H 1726 → 1735 +8
A 1654 → 1645 -8
Feb 12, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings 104–105
H 1530 → 1513 -17
A 1500 → 1517 +17
Feb 12, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 95–105
H 1722 → 1700 -21
A 1633 → 1654 +21
Feb 12, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons 148–122
H 1684 → 1693 +9
A 1608 → 1599 -9
Feb 11, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 107–129
H 1752 → 1726 -26
A 1504 → 1530 +26
Feb 11, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings 123–122
H 1719 → 1722 +2
A 1502 → 1500 -2
Feb 11, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers 111–141
H 1624 → 1608 -16
A 1668 → 1684 +16
Feb 10, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics 137–134
H 1607 → 1624 +18
A 1770 → 1752 -18
Feb 10, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors 131–133
H 1512 → 1504 -8
A 1646 → 1654 +8
Feb 9, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers 126–136
H 1665 → 1646 -19
A 1650 → 1668 +19
Feb 9, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks 119–115
H 1491 → 1502 +11
A 1523 → 1512 -11
Feb 9, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 113–123
H 1648 → 1633 -15
A 1704 → 1719 +15
Feb 8, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 120–103
H 1632 → 1648 +16
A 1720 → 1704 -16
Feb 8, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 130–108
H 1631 → 1650 +19
A 1788 → 1770 -19
Feb 8, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors 125–123
H 1594 → 1607 +13
A 1678 → 1665 -13
Feb 7, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons 131–120
H 1507 → 1523 +16
A 1610 → 1594 -16
Feb 7, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Atlanta Hawks vs Golden State Warriors 127–124
H 1713 → 1720 +7
A 1684 → 1678 -7
Feb 7, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers 96–95
H 1785 → 1788 +3
A 1635 → 1632 -3
Feb 6, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers 101–110
H 1503 → 1491 -12
A 1623 → 1635 +12
Feb 5, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 120–125
H 1629 → 1610 -18
A 1605 → 1623 +18
Feb 5, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings 129–115
H 1624 → 1631 +7
A 1510 → 1503 -7
Feb 5, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 123–121
H 1780 → 1785 +5
A 1718 → 1713 -5
Feb 5, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Golden State Warriors vs New York Knicks 136–128
H 1681 → 1684 +4
A 1511 → 1507 -4
Feb 4, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 111–128
H 1521 → 1511 -10
A 1708 → 1718 +10
Feb 4, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers 111–104
H 1617 → 1629 +12
A 1635 → 1624 -12
Feb 3, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers 121–118
H 1606 → 1617 +11
A 1646 → 1635 -11
Feb 3, 1961 NBAUnited States · 1960-1961 Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors 135–136
H 1517 → 1510 -6
A 1675 → 1681 +6

ELO ratings guide

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.

Ratings start at 1,500 and update after every rated result using a versioned, published model. Read the basketball ELO formula and assumptions.

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