Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Los Angeles Lakers* | 53 | 29 | .646 | — | 2.6 |
| 2Denver Nuggets* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 3Philadelphia 76ers* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| 4Houston Rockets* | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 1.4 |
| 5Portland Trail BlazersChampions | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| 6Washington Bullets* | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| 7Golden State Warriors* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 | 3.1 |
| 8Boston Celtics* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | -1.9 |
| 9Chicago Bulls* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 0.9 |
| 10Detroit Pistons* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | -1.0 |
| 11San Antonio Spurs* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
| 12Cleveland Cavaliers* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 1.1 |
| 13Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | 0.9 |
| 14New York Knicks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
| 15Seattle SuperSonics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | -1.4 |
| 16Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | -1.7 |
| 17New Orleans Jazz | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18.0 | -2.7 |
| 18Phoenix Suns | 34 | 48 | .415 | 19.0 | 0.6 |
| 19Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | -3.9 |
| 20Buffalo Braves | 30 | 52 | .366 | 23.0 | -4.3 |
| 21Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 23.0 | -3.0 |
| 22New York Nets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | -6.5 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Pete MaravichNOJ31.1 points per game
- 2Billy KnightIND26.6 points per game
- 3Kareem Abdul-JabbarLAL26.2 points per game
- 4David ThompsonDEN25.9 points per game
- 5Bob McAdoo2TM25.8 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Bill WaltonPOR14.4 rebounds per game
- 2Kareem Abdul-JabbarLAL13.3 rebounds per game
- 3Moses Malone2TM13.1 rebounds per game
- 4Artis GilmoreCHI13.0 rebounds per game
- 5Bob McAdoo2TM12.9 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Don BuseIND8.5 assists per game
- 2Slick WattsSEA8.0 assists per game
- 3Norm Van LierCHI7.8 assists per game
- 4Kevin PorterDET7.3 assists per game
- 5Tom Henderson2TM6.9 assists per game
Per game, regular season, at least 58 games.
Playoffs
Eastern Conference first round
Western Conference first round
Eastern Conference semifinals
Western Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference finals
Western Conference finals
Finals
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Rookie of the Year
- Adrian Dantley
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.