Bully - How many points better a team is vs. below .500 teams than above .500 teams. A team with a high bully factor regularly beats up on lesser teams. However, that doesn't necissarily mean they win games.
If you were -1 vs. teams above 500, and +1 vs. below 500 teams then you would have a Bully score of 2. Because you're two points better vs below 500 teams when compared to above 500 teams.
ABOVE_500_DIFF - BELOW_500_DIFF = BULLY or 1 - -1 = 2
Why is OKC at the bottom? - This is good news for OKC. They have positive point differentials against both above and below 500 teams and they beat both of those groups equally as well.
Point differential vs. above and below .500 teams, sorted by a teams Bully factor.
| Rank | Team | Above 500 | Below 500 | Bully | Total Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Timberwolves | -3.5 | 12.1 | 15.7 | 4.5 |
| 2 | San Antonio Spurs | 2.2 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Indiana Pacers | 1.8 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 8.4 |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | -9.2 | 0.9 | 10.1 | -3.8 |
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | -1.0 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 4.1 |
| 6 | Chicago Bulls | -6.1 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Milwaukee Bucks | -14.8 | -5.2 | 9.6 | -9.4 |
| 8 | Toronto Raptors | -2.5 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 2.3 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | -10.7 | -1.4 | 9.3 | -6.5 |
| 10 | Washington Wizards | -5.8 | 3.2 | 9.0 | -0.6 |
| 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 1.0 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Atlanta Hawks | -4.4 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | -6.0 | 2.5 | 8.5 | -2.1 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | -9.2 | -0.7 | 8.5 | -5.3 |
| 15 | Houston Rockets | -0.4 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 3.4 |
| 16 | New York Knicks | -7.2 | 0.3 | 7.5 | -3.4 |
| 17 | Sacramento Kings | -5.3 | 2.1 | 7.4 | -2.5 |
| 18 | Detroit Pistons | -7.6 | -0.3 | 7.3 | -3.4 |
| 19 | Charlotte Bobcats | -7.1 | 0.0 | 7.2 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | -9.4 | -2.1 | 7.2 | -5.0 |
| 21 | Denver Nuggets | -2.6 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| 22 | Memphis Grizzlies | -3.2 | 3.4 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| 23 | Dallas Mavericks | -1.6 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| 24 | Phoenix Suns | 0.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Los Angeles Clippers | 3.1 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 26 | Miami Heat | 2.6 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 27 | Orlando Magic | -7.8 | -3.6 | 4.2 | -5.6 |
| 28 | Philadelphia 76ers | -10.4 | -7.2 | 3.3 | -8.5 |
| 29 | Brooklyn Nets | -3.3 | -2.2 | 1.1 | -2.7 |
| 30 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 7.1 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
Ranked by point differential vs. below 500 teams
| Rank | Team | Above 500 | Below 500 | Bully | Total Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio Spurs | 2.2 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Indiana Pacers | 1.8 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 8.4 |
| 3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | -3.5 | 12.1 | 15.7 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 1.0 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 5.9 |
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | -1.0 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 4.1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 7.1 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Clippers | 3.1 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 8 | Houston Rockets | -0.4 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 3.4 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 2.6 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Toronto Raptors | -2.5 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 2.3 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 0.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | -2.6 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| 13 | Atlanta Hawks | -4.4 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Dallas Mavericks | -1.6 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| 15 | Chicago Bulls | -6.1 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Memphis Grizzlies | -3.2 | 3.4 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| 17 | Washington Wizards | -5.8 | 3.2 | 9.0 | -0.6 |
| 18 | New Orleans Pelicans | -6.0 | 2.5 | 8.5 | -2.1 |
| 19 | Sacramento Kings | -5.3 | 2.1 | 7.4 | -2.5 |
| 20 | Boston Celtics | -9.2 | 0.9 | 10.1 | -3.8 |
| 21 | New York Knicks | -7.2 | 0.3 | 7.5 | -3.4 |
| 22 | Charlotte Bobcats | -7.1 | 0.0 | 7.2 | -3.2 |
| 23 | Detroit Pistons | -7.6 | -0.3 | 7.3 | -3.4 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Lakers | -9.2 | -0.7 | 8.5 | -5.3 |
| 25 | Utah Jazz | -10.7 | -1.4 | 9.3 | -6.5 |
| 26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | -9.4 | -2.1 | 7.2 | -5.0 |
| 27 | Brooklyn Nets | -3.3 | -2.2 | 1.1 | -2.7 |
| 28 | Orlando Magic | -7.8 | -3.6 | 4.2 | -5.6 |
| 29 | Milwaukee Bucks | -14.8 | -5.2 | 9.6 | -9.4 |
| 30 | Philadelphia 76ers | -10.4 | -7.2 | 3.3 | -8.5 |