NBA Strength of Schedule 2024-25

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

#	Team	Difficulty	Miles	B2B	3in4	Zone	Rest disadv.
1	AtlantaHawksATL	83.0	39,698	17	16	27	12
2	DenverNuggetsDEN	81.8	39,981	16	16	36	11
3	MilwaukeeBucksMIL	76.6	36,529	16	14	36	13
4	LAClippersLAC	75.4	42,705	17	14	28	12
5	SacramentoKingsSAC	71.3	47,096	16	15	24	11
6	San AntonioSpursSAS	65.5	52,456	16	14	28	9
7	BrooklynNetsBKN	65.1	36,999	15	15	25	12
8	Oklahoma CityThunderOKC	61.6	41,532	16	14	26	10
9	HoustonRocketsHOU	58.7	39,231	17	12	26	11
10	New OrleansPelicansNOP	56.7	38,887	16	15	28	7
11	Los AngelesLakersLAL	55.5	43,022	14	13	28	12
12	WashingtonWizardsWAS	55.0	34,975	15	15	22	10
13	CharlotteHornetsCHA	54.6	34,466	15	14	24	11
14	TorontoRaptorsTOR	53.7	32,269	15	14	20	12
15	MemphisGrizzliesMEM	53.5	42,023	15	14	26	9
16	MinnesotaTimberwolvesMIN	53.1	46,495	14	14	29	9
17	UtahJazzUTA	51.9	39,519	14	13	30	11
18	Golden StateWarriorsGSW	51.4	44,174	14	14	24	10
19	MiamiHeatMIA	50.6	43,926	15	14	21	9
20	New YorkKnicksNYK	48.6	37,910	15	13	16	12
21	IndianaPacersIND	45.1	42,895	14	12	21	12
22	DetroitPistonsDET	44.4	30,628	15	14	22	9
23	OrlandoMagicORL	40.8	39,188	14	14	18	9
24	PhoenixSunsPHX	39.6	15,407	16	14	11	11
25	ClevelandCavaliersCLE	38.4	21,333	16	14	14	9
26	DallasMavericksDAL	35.4	40,988	13	13	27	8
27	PortlandTrail BlazersPOR	34.0	45,938	13	12	24	9
28	Philadelphia76ersPHI	33.3	14,436	15	14	10	11
29	ChicagoBullsCHI	31.5	35,805	13	12	32	8
30	BostonCelticsBOS	27.8	37,730	13	13	15	9

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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