Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boston Celtics* | 61 | 21 | .744 | — | 7.4 |
| 2Los Angeles LakersChampions | 60 | 22 | .732 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 3Philadelphia 76ers* | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 4Seattle SuperSonics* | 56 | 26 | .683 | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| 5Phoenix Suns* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 6.0 | 3.3 |
| 6Atlanta Hawks* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11.0 | 2.8 |
| 7Milwaukee Bucks* | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12.0 | 3.6 |
| 8Kansas City Kings* | 47 | 35 | .573 | 14.0 | 2.8 |
| 9Houston Rockets* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20.0 | 0.3 |
| 10San Antonio Spurs* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20.0 | -0.2 |
| 11New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22.0 | -1.0 |
| 12Washington Bullets* | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22.0 | -2.3 |
| 13Portland Trail Blazers* | 38 | 44 | .463 | 23.0 | -0.9 |
| 14Cleveland Cavaliers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 24.0 | 0.4 |
| 15Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 24.0 | -0.5 |
| 16San Diego Clippers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 26.0 | -4.0 |
| 17New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27.0 | -1.0 |
| 18Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 31.0 | -2.6 |
| 19Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 31.0 | -4.2 |
| 20Golden State Warriors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37.0 | -4.2 |
| 21Utah Jazz | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37.0 | -5.7 |
| 22Detroit Pistons | 16 | 66 | .195 | 45.0 | -7.6 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1George GervinSAS33.1 points per game
- 2World B. FreeSDC30.2 points per game
- 3Adrian DantleyUTA28.0 points per game
- 4Julius ErvingPHI26.9 points per game
- 5Moses MaloneHOU25.8 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Swen NaterSDC15.0 rebounds per game
- 2Moses MaloneHOU14.5 rebounds per game
- 3Wes UnseldWSB13.3 rebounds per game
- 4Caldwell JonesPHI11.9 rebounds per game
- 5Jack SikmaSEA11.1 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Michael Ray RichardsonNYK10.1 assists per game
- 2Tiny ArchibaldBOS8.4 assists per game
- 3Foots WalkerCLE8.0 assists per game
- 4Norm NixonLAL7.8 assists per game
- 5John LucasGSW7.5 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
- Larry Bird
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.