Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boston Celtics* | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 6.3 |
| 2Philadelphia 76ers* | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| 3Los Angeles LakersChampions | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| 4Milwaukee Bucks* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8.0 | 5.4 |
| 5Seattle SuperSonics* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | 3.7 |
| 6San Antonio Spurs* | 48 | 34 | .585 | 15.0 | 1.8 |
| 7Denver Nuggets* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17.0 | 0.1 |
| 8Houston Rockets* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17.0 | -0.4 |
| 9Phoenix Suns* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17.0 | 3.0 |
| 10Golden State Warriors | 45 | 37 | .549 | 18.0 | 0.8 |
| 11New Jersey Nets* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19.0 | 0.9 |
| 12Washington Bullets* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20.0 | 1.1 |
| 13Atlanta Hawks* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21.0 | 0.8 |
| 14Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21.0 | 0.4 |
| 15Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 24.0 | -0.6 |
| 16Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 28.0 | -1.5 |
| 17Chicago Bulls | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29.0 | -1.6 |
| 18New York Knicks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30.0 | -2.1 |
| 19Kansas City Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33.0 | -3.3 |
| 20Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35.0 | -4.5 |
| 21Utah Jazz | 25 | 57 | .305 | 38.0 | -5.6 |
| 22San Diego Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 46.0 | -7.0 |
| 23Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 48.0 | -7.8 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1George GervinSAS32.3 points per game
- 2Moses MaloneHOU31.1 points per game
- 3Adrian DantleyUTA30.3 points per game
- 4Alex EnglishDEN25.4 points per game
- 5Julius ErvingPHI24.4 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Moses MaloneHOU14.7 rebounds per game
- 2Jack SikmaSEA12.7 rebounds per game
- 3Buck WilliamsNJN12.3 rebounds per game
- 4Dan RoundfieldATL11.8 rebounds per game
- 5Mychal ThompsonPOR11.7 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Johnny MooreSAS9.6 assists per game
- 2Magic JohnsonLAL9.5 assists per game
- 3Maurice CheeksPHI8.4 assists per game
- 4Norm NixonLAL8.0 assists per game
- 5Tiny ArchibaldBOS8.0 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
- Moses Malone
- Rookie of the Year
- Buck Williams
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.