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1969–70 NBA ELO rankings

NBA team ratings for the 1969–70 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, 1970 Using the latest rated game available before that date: May 8, 1970.

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Showing the latest 120 of 614 matching completed games, newest first. ELO is shown as pre-rating → post-rating (change).

Date Competition Match Score ELO pre → post
May 8, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 113–99
H 1688 → 1700 +12
A 1696 → 1684 -12
May 6, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 135–113
H 1683 → 1696 +13
A 1701 → 1688 -13
May 4, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 107–100
H 1690 → 1701 +11
A 1694 → 1683 -11
May 1, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 121–115
H 1683 → 1694 +11
A 1701 → 1690 -11
Apr 29, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 108–111
H 1700 → 1683 -17
A 1684 → 1701 +17
Apr 27, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 103–105
H 1701 → 1684 -17
A 1683 → 1700 +17
Apr 24, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 124–112
H 1689 → 1701 +12
A 1695 → 1683 -12
Apr 20, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks 132–96
H 1677 → 1689 +12
A 1680 → 1668 -12
Apr 19, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 133–114
H 1685 → 1695 +10
A 1628 → 1618 -10
Apr 19, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks 105–117
H 1699 → 1680 -20
A 1657 → 1677 +20
Apr 17, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks 101–96
H 1691 → 1699 +9
A 1666 → 1657 -9
Apr 17, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 115–114
H 1680 → 1685 +5
A 1633 → 1628 -5
Apr 14, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 94–105
H 1650 → 1633 -17
A 1663 → 1680 +17
Apr 13, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks 112–111
H 1656 → 1666 +9
A 1700 → 1691 -9
Apr 12, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 115–119
H 1668 → 1650 -18
A 1645 → 1663 +18
Apr 11, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks 110–102
H 1642 → 1656 +15
A 1715 → 1700 -15
Apr 9, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns 129–94
H 1634 → 1645 +10
A 1592 → 1582 -10
Apr 7, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers 93–104
H 1610 → 1592 -18
A 1617 → 1634 +18
Apr 6, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 127–114
H 1629 → 1642 +13
A 1644 → 1631 -13
Apr 5, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls 113–107
H 1663 → 1668 +5
A 1554 → 1550 -5
Apr 5, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns 138–121
H 1604 → 1617 +13
A 1623 → 1610 -13
Apr 5, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 96–87
H 1632 → 1644 +12
A 1641 → 1629 -12
Apr 4, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers 112–102
H 1611 → 1623 +12
A 1616 → 1604 -12
Apr 3, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers 115–106
H 1708 → 1715 +6
A 1584 → 1578 -6
Apr 3, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks 131–120
H 1536 → 1554 +18
A 1681 → 1663 -18
Apr 2, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers 112–98
H 1598 → 1611 +13
A 1629 → 1616 -13
Apr 2, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 101–80
H 1628 → 1641 +13
A 1645 → 1632 -13
Apr 1, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks 111–118
H 1597 → 1584 -13
A 1696 → 1708 +13
Mar 31, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks 101–106
H 1547 → 1536 -11
A 1671 → 1681 +11
Mar 31, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 102–92
H 1633 → 1645 +12
A 1640 → 1628 -12
Mar 30, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks 120–156
H 1612 → 1597 -15
A 1681 → 1696 +15
Mar 29, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns 101–114
H 1650 → 1629 -21
A 1577 → 1598 +21
Mar 29, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 113–127
H 1660 → 1640 -20
A 1613 → 1633 +20
Mar 28, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls 124–104
H 1663 → 1671 +8
A 1555 → 1547 -8
Mar 27, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 99–106
H 1630 → 1613 -17
A 1643 → 1660 +17
Mar 27, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers 105–112
H 1703 → 1681 -22
A 1590 → 1612 +22
Mar 26, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 120–117
H 1633 → 1643 +9
A 1639 → 1630 -9
Mar 25, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls 129–111
H 1654 → 1663 +9
A 1564 → 1555 -9
Mar 25, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns 128–112
H 1640 → 1650 +10
A 1587 → 1577 -10
Mar 25, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers 125–118
H 1697 → 1703 +6
A 1596 → 1590 -6
Mar 22, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks 129–115
H 1544 → 1564 +19
A 1716 → 1697 -19
Mar 22, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns 129–130
H 1461 → 1453 -8
A 1579 → 1587 +8
Mar 22, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder 121–118
H 1633 → 1640 +7
A 1607 → 1601 -7
Mar 22, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks 126–130
H 1500 → 1491 -9
A 1645 → 1654 +9
Mar 22, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 115–112
H 1503 → 1520 +17
A 1650 → 1633 -17
Mar 22, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 132–112
H 1589 → 1596 +7
A 1454 → 1447 -7
Mar 21, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Washington Wizards vs Golden State Warriors 127–123
H 1637 → 1639 +3
A 1457 → 1454 -3
Mar 21, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings 120–136
H 1674 → 1650 -24
A 1512 → 1536 +24
Mar 20, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets 127–104
H 1571 → 1579 +8
A 1469 → 1461 -8
Mar 20, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 117–111
H 1629 → 1633 +4
A 1504 → 1500 -4
Mar 20, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Boston Celtics vs Oklahoma City Thunder 119–123
H 1516 → 1503 -13
A 1595 → 1607 +13
Mar 20, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks 112–138
H 1602 → 1589 -14
A 1702 → 1716 +14
Mar 20, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors 111–118
H 1534 → 1512 -22
A 1435 → 1457 +22
Mar 20, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards 131–138
H 1559 → 1544 -14
A 1622 → 1637 +14
Mar 20, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks 110–102
H 1631 → 1645 +14
A 1688 → 1674 -14
Mar 19, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics 127–123
H 1564 → 1571 +7
A 1523 → 1516 -7
Mar 19, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons 132–118
H 1454 → 1469 +15
A 1519 → 1504 -15
Mar 18, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks 108–116
H 1707 → 1688 -19
A 1683 → 1702 +19
Mar 18, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers 113–119
H 1642 → 1622 -20
A 1582 → 1602 +20
Mar 18, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 122–137
H 1652 → 1629 -23
A 1500 → 1523 +23
Mar 17, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks 125–128
H 1598 → 1582 -16
A 1616 → 1631 +16
Mar 17, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics 125–117
H 1439 → 1454 +15
A 1514 → 1500 -15
Mar 17, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Chicago Bulls vs Oklahoma City Thunder 102–109
H 1576 → 1559 -18
A 1577 → 1595 +18
Mar 17, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors 133–121
H 1557 → 1564 +7
A 1442 → 1435 -7
Mar 17, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks 106–122
H 1530 → 1519 -11
A 1696 → 1707 +11
Mar 16, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Chicago Bulls vs Sacramento Kings 142–140
H 1570 → 1576 +6
A 1540 → 1534 -6
Mar 15, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks 130–107
H 1552 → 1570 +18
A 1702 → 1683 -18
Mar 15, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder 116–113
H 1528 → 1540 +12
A 1589 → 1577 -12
Mar 15, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Houston Rockets vs Philadelphia 76ers 137–128
H 1419 → 1439 +20
A 1618 → 1598 -20
Mar 15, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs Phoenix Suns 126–111
H 1605 → 1616 +11
A 1568 → 1557 -11
Mar 15, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards 127–130
H 1525 → 1514 -11
A 1632 → 1642 +11
Mar 15, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 106–101
H 1638 → 1652 +14
A 1709 → 1696 -14
Mar 14, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks 103–119
H 1426 → 1419 -7
A 1703 → 1709 +7
Mar 14, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Chicago Bulls vs Detroit Pistons 111–96
H 1540 → 1552 +12
A 1542 → 1530 -12
Mar 13, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Golden State Warriors vs Washington Wizards 108–114
H 1451 → 1442 -9
A 1623 → 1632 +9
Mar 13, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers 128–117
H 1627 → 1638 +12
A 1630 → 1618 -12
Mar 13, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics 134–113
H 1527 → 1540 +12
A 1537 → 1525 -12
Mar 13, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 103–115
H 1726 → 1703 -24
A 1566 → 1589 +24
Mar 12, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets 165–151
H 1520 → 1528 +8
A 1434 → 1426 -8
Mar 11, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Golden State Warriors vs Washington Wizards 115–112
H 1431 → 1451 +20
A 1643 → 1623 -20
Mar 11, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets 122–121
H 1602 → 1605 +3
A 1437 → 1434 -3
Mar 11, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics 127–144
H 1538 → 1520 -19
A 1519 → 1537 +19
Mar 10, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 117–99
H 1720 → 1726 +7
A 1572 → 1566 -7
Mar 10, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks 140–127
H 1585 → 1602 +18
A 1720 → 1702 -18
Mar 10, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 106–104
H 1624 → 1627 +3
A 1433 → 1431 -3
Mar 10, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics 115–112
H 1534 → 1542 +8
A 1527 → 1519 -8
Mar 10, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets 111–106
H 1522 → 1527 +6
A 1443 → 1437 -6
Mar 9, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Milwaukee Bucks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 124–105
H 1713 → 1720 +7
A 1579 → 1572 -7
Mar 9, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Philadelphia 76ers vs Houston Rockets 131–112
H 1624 → 1630 +6
A 1448 → 1443 -6
Mar 8, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks 134–138
H 1534 → 1527 -8
A 1705 → 1713 +8
Mar 8, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings 144–116
H 1615 → 1624 +9
A 1548 → 1538 -9
Mar 8, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Washington Wizards 106–109
H 1594 → 1579 -15
A 1628 → 1643 +15
Mar 8, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Phoenix Suns vs Atlanta Hawks 130–119
H 1554 → 1568 +14
A 1598 → 1585 -14
Mar 8, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 116–133
H 1743 → 1720 -23
A 1601 → 1624 +23
Mar 7, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Detroit Pistons vs Houston Rockets 134–126
H 1526 → 1534 +8
A 1456 → 1448 -8
Mar 7, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 104–111
H 1613 → 1601 -12
A 1731 → 1743 +12
Mar 7, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings 119–121
H 1444 → 1433 -11
A 1537 → 1548 +11
Mar 6, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks 118–121
H 1533 → 1526 -7
A 1698 → 1705 +7
Mar 6, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings 126–122
H 1587 → 1594 +7
A 1544 → 1537 -7
Mar 6, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 150–134
H 1603 → 1613 +10
A 1544 → 1534 -10
Mar 6, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns 107–97
H 1426 → 1444 +18
A 1572 → 1554 -18
Mar 6, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards 100–105
H 1633 → 1615 -18
A 1610 → 1628 +18
Mar 6, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets 107–103
H 1729 → 1731 +2
A 1458 → 1456 -2
Mar 5, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks 117–126
H 1721 → 1698 -23
A 1575 → 1598 +23
Mar 4, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Washington Wizards vs Los Angeles Lakers 91–94
H 1627 → 1610 -17
A 1616 → 1633 +17
Mar 4, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings 125–127
H 1471 → 1458 -13
A 1531 → 1544 +13
Mar 4, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 115–110
H 1540 → 1544 +4
A 1430 → 1426 -4
Mar 3, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors 115–100
H 1727 → 1729 +3
A 1433 → 1430 -3
Mar 3, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 101–93
H 1561 → 1575 +14
A 1630 → 1616 -14
Mar 3, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers 127–116
H 1714 → 1721 +7
A 1610 → 1603 -7
Mar 3, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Phoenix Suns vs Chicago Bulls 111–123
H 1594 → 1572 -22
A 1500 → 1522 +22
Mar 3, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets 126–114
H 1580 → 1587 +8
A 1478 → 1471 -8
Mar 2, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Washington Wizards vs Sacramento Kings 118–110
H 1619 → 1627 +7
A 1538 → 1531 -7
Mar 1, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Houston Rockets vs Chicago Bulls 135–122
H 1464 → 1478 +14
A 1514 → 1500 -14
Mar 1, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Atlanta Hawks vs Phoenix Suns 98–109
H 1579 → 1561 -18
A 1576 → 1594 +18
Mar 1, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Milwaukee Bucks vs Sacramento Kings 120–114
H 1711 → 1714 +3
A 1542 → 1538 -3
Mar 1, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers 114–120
H 1554 → 1540 -14
A 1616 → 1630 +14
Mar 1, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards 104–99
H 1598 → 1610 +12
A 1631 → 1619 -12
Mar 1, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors 116–99
H 1524 → 1533 +9
A 1442 → 1433 -9
Feb 28, 1970 NBAUnited States · 1969-1970 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 115–101
H 1718 → 1727 +9
A 1640 → 1631 -9

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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