Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philadelphia 76ersChampions | 65 | 17 | .793 | — | 7.5 |
| 2Los Angeles Lakers* | 58 | 24 | .707 | 7.0 | 5.1 |
| 3Boston Celtics* | 56 | 26 | .683 | 9.0 | 5.3 |
| 4Phoenix Suns* | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12.0 | 4.6 |
| 5San Antonio Spurs* | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12.0 | 3.1 |
| 6Milwaukee Bucks* | 51 | 31 | .622 | 14.0 | 4.3 |
| 7New Jersey Nets* | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 | 2.8 |
| 8Seattle SuperSonics* | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 2.9 |
| 9Portland Trail Blazers* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 | 1.9 |
| 10Denver Nuggets* | 45 | 37 | .549 | 20.0 | 0.3 |
| 11Kansas City Kings | 45 | 37 | .549 | 20.0 | 1.0 |
| 12New York Knicks* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21.0 | 2.6 |
| 13Atlanta Hawks* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 22.0 | -0.7 |
| 14Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | 0.2 |
| 15Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 27.0 | -0.7 |
| 16Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 28.0 | -0.2 |
| 17Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 35.0 | -3.5 |
| 18Utah Jazz | 30 | 52 | .366 | 35.0 | -4.2 |
| 19Chicago Bulls | 28 | 54 | .341 | 37.0 | -4.4 |
| 20San Diego Clippers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 40.0 | -4.6 |
| 21Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 42.0 | -6.8 |
| 22Indiana Pacers | 20 | 62 | .244 | 45.0 | -5.4 |
| 23Houston Rockets | 14 | 68 | .171 | 51.0 | -11.1 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Alex EnglishDEN28.4 points per game
- 2Kiki VandewegheDEN26.7 points per game
- 3Kelly TripuckaDET26.5 points per game
- 4George GervinSAS26.2 points per game
- 5Moses MalonePHI24.5 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Moses MalonePHI15.3 rebounds per game
- 2Buck WilliamsNJN12.5 rebounds per game
- 3Bill LaimbeerDET12.1 rebounds per game
- 4Artis GilmoreSAS12.0 rebounds per game
- 5Dan RoundfieldATL11.4 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Magic JohnsonLAL10.5 assists per game
- 2Johnny MooreSAS9.8 assists per game
- 3Rickey GreenUTA8.9 assists per game
- 4Larry DrewKCK8.1 assists per game
- 5Frank JohnsonWSB8.1 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
- Terry Cummings
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Sidney Moncrief
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.