Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boston Celtics* | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 6.5 |
| 2Los Angeles LakersChampions | 62 | 20 | .756 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 3Milwaukee Bucks* | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| 4Philadelphia 76ers* | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| 5Denver Nuggets* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | 2.0 |
| 6Houston Rockets* | 48 | 34 | .585 | 15.0 | 1.4 |
| 7Detroit Pistons* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17.0 | 2.7 |
| 8Dallas Mavericks* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19.0 | 1.8 |
| 9New Jersey Nets* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21.0 | 0.6 |
| 10Portland Trail Blazers* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21.0 | 2.8 |
| 11San Antonio Spurs* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22.0 | 0.6 |
| 12Utah Jazz* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22.0 | -0.3 |
| 13Washington Bullets* | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23.0 | 0.1 |
| 14Chicago Bulls* | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25.0 | -0.5 |
| 15Cleveland Cavaliers* | 36 | 46 | .439 | 27.0 | -2.3 |
| 16Phoenix Suns* | 36 | 46 | .439 | 27.0 | -2.3 |
| 17Atlanta Hawks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29.0 | -1.1 |
| 18Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32.0 | -2.7 |
| 19Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32.0 | -4.5 |
| 20Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32.0 | -5.4 |
| 21New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 39.0 | -4.1 |
| 22Golden State Warriors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41.0 | -7.2 |
| 23Indiana Pacers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41.0 | -5.5 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Larry BirdBOS28.7 points per game
- 2Michael JordanCHI28.2 points per game
- 3Purvis ShortGSW28.0 points per game
- 4Alex EnglishDEN27.9 points per game
- 5Dominique WilkinsATL27.4 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Moses MalonePHI13.1 rebounds per game
- 2Bill LaimbeerDET12.4 rebounds per game
- 3Buck WilliamsNJN12.3 rebounds per game
- 4Hakeem OlajuwonHOU11.9 rebounds per game
- 5Mark EatonUTA11.3 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Isiah ThomasDET13.9 assists per game
- 2Magic JohnsonLAL12.6 assists per game
- 3Johnny MooreSAS10.0 assists per game
- 4Norm NixonLAC8.8 assists per game
- 5John BagleyCLE8.6 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
Eastern Conference finals
Western Conference finals
Finals
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Larry Bird
- Rookie of the Year
- Michael Jordan
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Mark Eaton
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Kevin McHale
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.