NBA Rest Advantage

Schedule last changed Wed, Oct 21, 9:40 PM EDT

#	Team	GP	Edge	Even	Deficit	Net	Tired vs rested
30	UtahJazzUTA	82	11	50	21	−10	11
29	IndianaPacersIND	82	14	45	23	−9	12
28	DenverNuggetsDEN	82	17	42	23	−6	11
27	PhoenixSunsPHX	82	14	49	19	−5	11
24	MilwaukeeBucksMIL	83	20	39	24	−4	13
24	San AntonioSpursSAS	82	16	46	20	−4	9
24	TorontoRaptorsTOR	82	18	42	22	−4	12
21	BostonCelticsBOS	82	18	43	21	−3	9
21	CharlotteHornetsCHA	82	13	53	16	−3	11
21	HoustonRocketsHOU	82	17	45	20	−3	11
18	DallasMavericksDAL	82	14	52	16	−2	8
18	MemphisGrizzliesMEM	82	18	44	20	−2	9
18	MiamiHeatMIA	82	15	50	17	−2	9
17	Golden StateWarriorsGSW	82	21	39	22	−1	10
15	New YorkKnicksNYK	82	20	42	20	0	12
15	SacramentoKingsSAC	82	20	42	20	0	11
13	LAClippersLAC	82	20	43	19	+1	12
13	Los AngelesLakersLAL	82	20	43	19	+1	12
12	Oklahoma CityThunderOKC	83	16	53	14	+2	10
10	BrooklynNetsBKN	82	22	42	18	+4	12
10	Philadelphia76ersPHI	82	20	46	16	+4	11
2	AtlantaHawksATL	82	24	39	19	+5	12
2	ClevelandCavaliersCLE	82	18	51	13	+5	9
2	DetroitPistonsDET	82	22	43	17	+5	9
2	MinnesotaTimberwolvesMIN	82	21	45	16	+5	9
2	New OrleansPelicansNOP	82	16	55	11	+5	7
2	OrlandoMagicORL	82	20	47	15	+5	9
2	PortlandTrail BlazersPOR	82	18	51	13	+5	9
2	WashingtonWizardsWAS	82	22	43	17	+5	10
1	ChicagoBullsCHI	82	19	50	13	+6	8

What the columns mean

#: Rank on the column the board is sorted by, 1 = most. The rank belongs to the team, not the row, so flipping to low-to-high counts down to #1 at the foot. Ties share a rank.
GP: Main-slate games on the schedule — regular season plus in-season cup games.
Edge: Games the team enters with more days rest than its opponent.
Even: Games where both sides enter on the same days rest.
Deficit: Games the team enters with fewer days rest than its opponent. Season openers, where neither side has rest yet, are in none of these three.
Net: Edge games minus deficit games. Positive means the schedule hands this team the fresher legs more often than not.
Tired vs rested: Deficit games the team enters on a back-to-back against an opponent with at least a full day more rest — the worst spot the schedule can deal.

How it's counted

Rest is counted in whole local calendar days off — the same days of rest every other travel-desk board prints, so a team playing on consecutive dates has none.

A game is a rest edge when the team goes in with more days rest than its opponent. It is even when the two match and a rest disadvantage when the team goes in with fewer. Nothing is weighted: one day is one day, and the comparison is of whole days, not hours between tipoffs.

A game where either side's rest is unknown — every team's season opener — counts in none of the three, so the three columns need not add up to games played. Tired vs rested is the subset that gets written about: the team is on a back-to-back and the opponent had at least a full day more.

It is schedule tax, not a prediction — the board counts the spots the schedule deals, not what teams do with them, and every game appears twice in the league, once per side.

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