Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boston CelticsChampions | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | 6.0 |
| 2Philadelphia 76ers* | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | 7.8 |
| 3Milwaukee Bucks* | 60 | 22 | .732 | 2.0 | 7.1 |
| 4Phoenix Suns* | 57 | 25 | .695 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| 5Los Angeles Lakers* | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8.0 | 3.3 |
| 6San Antonio Spurs* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10.0 | 2.2 |
| 7New York Knicks* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | 2.0 |
| 8Chicago Bulls* | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 | 2.3 |
| 9Portland Trail Blazers* | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 | 0.5 |
| 10Indiana Pacers* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18.0 | 1.7 |
| 11Houston Rockets* | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 | -0.2 |
| 12Kansas City Kings* | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 | -0.5 |
| 13Golden State Warriors | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23.0 | -1.4 |
| 14Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23.0 | 0.4 |
| 15Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 | -0.9 |
| 16San Diego Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 | -1.8 |
| 17Seattle SuperSonics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28.0 | -1.8 |
| 18Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 | -2.4 |
| 19Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34.0 | -4.2 |
| 20Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34.0 | -6.0 |
| 21New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38.0 | -5.2 |
| 22Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41.0 | -5.6 |
| 23Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 47.0 | -8.3 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Adrian DantleyUTA30.7 points per game
- 2Moses MaloneHOU27.8 points per game
- 3George GervinSAS27.1 points per game
- 4Kareem Abdul-JabbarLAL26.2 points per game
- 5David ThompsonDEN25.5 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Moses MaloneHOU14.8 rebounds per game
- 2Swen NaterSDC12.4 rebounds per game
- 3Larry SmithGSW12.1 rebounds per game
- 4Larry BirdBOS10.9 rebounds per game
- 5Wes UnseldWSB10.7 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Kevin PorterWSB9.1 assists per game
- 2Norm NixonLAL8.8 assists per game
- 3Phil FordKCK8.8 assists per game
- 4Michael Ray RichardsonNYK7.9 assists per game
- 5Tiny ArchibaldBOS7.7 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
- Julius Erving
- Rookie of the Year
- Darrell Griffith
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.