Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Portland Trail Blazers* | 58 | 24 | .707 | — | 5.9 |
| 2Philadelphia 76ers* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3.0 | 4.9 |
| 3San Antonio Spurs* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 6.0 | 3.2 |
| 4Phoenix Suns* | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9.0 | 3.5 |
| 5Denver Nuggets* | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10.0 | 0.8 |
| 6Seattle SuperSonics* | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 | 1.5 |
| 7Los Angeles Lakers* | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 | 2.6 |
| 8Milwaukee Bucks* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 | -0.6 |
| 9Washington BulletsChampions | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 | 0.8 |
| 10Cleveland Cavaliers* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 15.0 | 0.4 |
| 11Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 15.0 | 0.4 |
| 12New York Knicks* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 15.0 | -0.5 |
| 13Atlanta Hawks* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | -0.1 |
| 14Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 | -0.8 |
| 15New Orleans Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 19.0 | -1.8 |
| 16Detroit Pistons | 38 | 44 | .463 | 20.0 | -1.2 |
| 17Boston Celtics | 32 | 50 | .390 | 26.0 | -1.9 |
| 18Indiana Pacers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27.0 | -2.4 |
| 19Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27.0 | -1.8 |
| 20Houston Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 30.0 | -3.8 |
| 21Buffalo Braves | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31.0 | -3.5 |
| 22New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 34.0 | -5.6 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1George GervinSAS27.2 points per game
- 2David ThompsonDEN27.2 points per game
- 3Bob McAdooNYK26.5 points per game
- 4Kareem Abdul-JabbarLAL25.8 points per game
- 5Calvin MurphyHOU25.6 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Truck RobinsonNOJ15.7 rebounds per game
- 2Moses MaloneHOU15.0 rebounds per game
- 3Dave CowensBOS14.0 rebounds per game
- 4Elvin HayesWSB13.3 rebounds per game
- 5Swen NaterBUF13.2 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Kevin Porter2TM10.2 assists per game
- 2John LucasHOU9.4 assists per game
- 3Ricky SobersIND7.4 assists per game
- 4Norm NixonLAL6.8 assists per game
- 5Norm Van LierCHI6.8 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
- Bill Walton
- Rookie of the Year
- Walter Davis
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.