NBA Strength of Schedule 2025-26

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

#	Team	Difficulty	Miles	B2B	3in4	Zone	Rest disadv.
30	AtlantaHawksATL	13.3	40,847	13	12	20	9
29	IndianaPacersIND	18.2	37,389	13	13	24	9
28	ClevelandCavaliersCLE	21.4	38,080	14	14	23	6
27	BostonCelticsBOS	29.5	44,907	13	13	25	10
26	TorontoRaptorsTOR	30.5	39,957	15	13	21	10
25	ChicagoBullsCHI	31.0	38,157	14	14	36	5
24	HoustonRocketsHOU	33.0	47,185	14	12	31	8
23	New YorkKnicksNYK	33.6	41,127	14	14	23	10
22	DetroitPistonsDET	35.8	44,073	14	13	25	11
21	SacramentoKingsSAC	40.1	44,248	14	14	24	11
20	MilwaukeeBucksMIL	40.4	39,327	15	14	37	6
19	BrooklynNetsBKN	40.6	43,532	14	14	23	12
18	Los AngelesLakersLAL	41.8	45,741	14	14	29	9
17	CharlotteHornetsCHA	42.0	36,793	16	15	21	10
16	MemphisGrizzliesMEM	43.1	53,457	14	13	34	6
15	Oklahoma CityThunderOKC	43.2	44,175	14	13	33	11
14	PortlandTrail BlazersPOR	43.6	51,099	15	12	30	9
12	MinnesotaTimberwolvesMIN	45.2	48,583	14	12	33	12
12	San AntonioSpursSAS	45.2	48,874	15	12	32	10
11	Philadelphia76ersPHI	46.5	37,679	16	15	20	12
10	DallasMavericksDAL	49.4	47,647	15	14	32	8
9	New OrleansPelicansNOP	51.0	45,473	15	14	29	11
8	OrlandoMagicORL	53.3	55,106	14	14	23	12
7	WashingtonWizardsWAS	56.5	39,760	16	16	23	12
6	LAClippersLAC	59.7	49,674	15	15	28	11
5	UtahJazzUTA	60.1	47,119	15	14	37	11
4	MiamiHeatMIA	70.2	50,643	17	15	25	12
3	PhoenixSunsPHX	71.6	46,021	16	15	40	11
2	Golden StateWarriorsGSW	71.8	48,454	16	15	30	14
1	DenverNuggetsDEN	79.4	47,462	17	14	42	13

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.
Difficulty: Schedule Difficulty Index, 0–100: the mean of miles, back-to-backs, 3-in-4s, time-zone crossings and rest-disadvantage games, each min-max normalized across this league's teams. Higher is harder.
Miles: Great-circle miles between consecutive game venues, summed over the season.
B2B: Games played on zero days rest — the second night of two in two days.
3in4: Distinct stretches of three games in four local calendar days. Overlapping windows count once.
Zone: How many games start in a different time zone than the team's previous game. A count of crossings, whatever their size.
Rest disadv.: Back-to-backs played against an opponent who had at least a day off.

How it's counted

Most strength-of-schedule rankings measure opponents. This one measures the schedule itself: miles, back-to-backs, time zones, and rest.

The Schedule Difficulty Index is the mean of five metrics — travel miles, back-to-backs, 3-in-4 stretches, time-zone crossings, and rest-disadvantage games — each min-max normalized to 0–100 across the league's teams, then averaged with equal weight.

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