Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New York KnicksChampions | 60 | 22 | .732 | — | 8.4 |
| 2Milwaukee Bucks* | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| 3Baltimore Bullets* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 | 1.9 |
| 4Atlanta Hawks* | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 0.3 |
| 5Los Angeles Lakers* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 1.8 |
| 6Philadelphia 76ers* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 3.3 |
| 7Chicago Bulls* | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | -1.7 |
| 8Phoenix Suns* | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | -1.7 |
| 9Cincinnati Royals | 36 | 46 | .439 | 24.0 | -2.5 |
| 10Seattle SuperSonics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 24.0 | -2.4 |
| 11Boston Celtics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 26.0 | -1.6 |
| 12Detroit Pistons | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | -2.9 |
| 13San Francisco Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 30.0 | -4.2 |
| 14San Diego Rockets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 33.0 | -3.0 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Jerry WestLAL31.2 points per game
- 2Kareem Abdul-JabbarMIL28.8 points per game
- 3Elvin HayesSDR27.5 points per game
- 4Billy CunninghamPHI26.1 points per game
- 5Lou HudsonATL25.4 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Elvin HayesSDR16.9 rebounds per game
- 2Wes UnseldBAL16.7 rebounds per game
- 3Kareem Abdul-JabbarMIL14.5 rebounds per game
- 4Bill BridgesATL14.4 rebounds per game
- 5Jerry Lucas2TM14.2 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Lenny WilkensSEA9.1 assists per game
- 2Walt FrazierNYK8.2 assists per game
- 3Oscar RobertsonCIN8.1 assists per game
- 4Clem HaskinsCHI7.6 assists per game
- 5Gail GoodrichPHO7.5 assists per game
Per game, regular season, at least 58 games.
Playoffs
Eastern Division semifinals
Western Division semifinals
- Atlanta HawksbeatChicago Bulls4–1
- Los Angeles LakersbeatPhoenix Suns4–3
Eastern Division finals
Western Division finals
Finals
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Willis Reed
- Rookie of the Year
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.