2008-09 season

1,315 games · Los Angeles Lakers won the title

Games scored

1,315

Model Brier

0.1980

Market Brier

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Eastern Conference

#	Team	W	L	PCT	Home	Away	Net
1	Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	39–2	27–14	+8.9
2	Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	35–6	27–14	+7.5
3	Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	32–9	27–14	+6.7
4	Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	31–10	16–25	+1.6
5	Miami Heat	43	39	.524	28–13	15–26	+0.3
6	Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	24–17	17–24	+0.1
7	Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	28–13	13–28	-0.3
8	Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	21–20	18–23	-0.5
9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	25–16	11–30	-1.1
10	Charlotte Hornets	35	47	.427	23–18	12–29	-1.3
11	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	22–19	12–29	-1.1
12	Brooklyn Nets	34	48	.415	19–22	15–26	-2.4
13	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	18–23	15–26	-2.8
14	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	20–21	12–29	-2.6
15	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	13–28	6–35	-7.5

Western Conference

#	Team	W	L	PCT	Home	Away	Net
1	Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	36–5	29–12	+7.7
2	Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.658	34–7	20–21	+5.3
3	San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.658	28–13	26–15	+3.8
4	Denver Nuggets	54	28	.658	33–8	21–20	+3.4
5	Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	33–8	20–21	+4.0
6	Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	32–9	18–23	+2.0
7	New Orleans Pelicans	49	33	.598	28–13	21–20	+1.6
8	Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	33–8	15–26	+2.6
9	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	28–13	18–23	+1.9
10	Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	21–20	8–33	-3.7
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	11–30	13–28	-4.9
12	Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.293	16–25	8–33	-5.5
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.281	15–26	8–33	-6.1
14	LA Clippers	19	63	.232	11–30	8–33	-8.8
15	Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	11–30	6–35	-8.8

Playoff bracket · 2008-09

Champion · Los Angeles Lakers

Every card opens the series: which games, by how much, where, and what the model made of each one. Card positions and connectors are computed arithmetic, not nested boxes — the card feeding a round sits exactly halfway between the two beneath it, and that is asserted by a test rather than left to the box model.

The model's five biggest misses

Apr 10NY 105 @ ORL 95gave the winner 9.9%Apr 2CLE 101 @ WSH 109gave the winner 10.4%Apr 15PHI 111 @ CLE 110gave the winner 10.8%Apr 1TOR 99 @ ORL 95gave the winner 13.8%Mar 1DET 105 @ BOS 95gave the winner 14.5%

These are the honest low points, printed with the same prominence the hits get. A record that only shows its wins is an advertisement.

Results

Browse all 1,315 games

Jun 14LAL 99 @ ORL 86NBA FINALS - GAME 5Playoffs Jun 11LAL 99 @ ORL 91NBA FINALS - GAME 4Playoffs Jun 9LAL 104 @ ORL 108NBA FINALS - GAME 3Playoffs Jun 7ORL 96 @ LAL 101NBA FINALS - GAME 2Playoffs Jun 4ORL 75 @ LAL 100NBA FINALS - GAME 1Playoffs May 30CLE 90 @ ORL 103EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 6Playoffs May 29LAL 119 @ DEN 92WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 6Playoffs May 28ORL 102 @ CLE 112EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 5Playoffs