Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boston CelticsChampions | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | 6.4 |
| 2Los Angeles Lakers* | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8.0 | 3.3 |
| 3Philadelphia 76ers* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10.0 | 2.4 |
| 4Milwaukee Bucks* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | 4.0 |
| 5Detroit Pistons* | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13.0 | 3.5 |
| 6Portland Trail Blazers* | 48 | 34 | .585 | 14.0 | 3.1 |
| 7New York Knicks* | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 | 3.8 |
| 8New Jersey Nets* | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 | 1.3 |
| 9Utah Jazz* | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 | 0.8 |
| 10Dallas Mavericks* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 | 0.1 |
| 11Seattle SuperSonics* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 | -0.3 |
| 12Phoenix Suns* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 | 0.7 |
| 13Atlanta Hawks* | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 | -1.1 |
| 14Denver Nuggets* | 38 | 44 | .463 | 24.0 | -1.3 |
| 15Kansas City Kings* | 38 | 44 | .463 | 24.0 | -1.6 |
| 16Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 | -3.4 |
| 17San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 | -0.5 |
| 18Washington Bullets* | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27.0 | -2.4 |
| 19San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32.0 | -3.2 |
| 20Houston Rockets | 29 | 53 | .354 | 33.0 | -3.1 |
| 21Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34.0 | -3.7 |
| 22Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 | -4.7 |
| 23Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36.0 | -4.3 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Adrian DantleyUTA30.6 points per game
- 2Mark AguirreDAL29.5 points per game
- 3Kiki VandewegheDEN29.4 points per game
- 4Alex EnglishDEN26.4 points per game
- 5Bernard KingNYK26.3 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Moses MalonePHI13.4 rebounds per game
- 2Buck WilliamsNJN12.3 rebounds per game
- 3Jeff RulandWSB12.3 rebounds per game
- 4Bill LaimbeerDET12.2 rebounds per game
- 5Ralph SampsonHOU11.1 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Magic JohnsonLAL13.1 assists per game
- 2Isiah ThomasDET11.1 assists per game
- 3Norm NixonSDC11.1 assists per game
- 4John LucasSAS10.7 assists per game
- 5Johnny MooreSAS9.6 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
- Los Angeles LakersbeatDallas Mavericks4–1
- Phoenix SunsbeatUtah Jazz4–2
Eastern Conference finals
Western Conference finals
Finals
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Larry Bird
- Rookie of the Year
- Ralph Sampson
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Sidney Moncrief
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Kevin McHale
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.