Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boston CelticsChampions | 67 | 15 | .817 | — | 9.1 |
| 2Los Angeles Lakers* | 62 | 20 | .756 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| 3Milwaukee Bucks* | 57 | 25 | .695 | 10.0 | 8.7 |
| 4Philadelphia 76ers* | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13.0 | 2.5 |
| 5Houston Rockets* | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 2.1 |
| 6Atlanta Hawks* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17.0 | 2.6 |
| 7Denver Nuggets* | 47 | 35 | .573 | 20.0 | 0.9 |
| 8Detroit Pistons* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 21.0 | 1.4 |
| 9Dallas Mavericks* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 23.0 | 0.7 |
| 10Utah Jazz* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | -0.7 |
| 11Portland Trail Blazers* | 40 | 42 | .488 | 27.0 | 0.6 |
| 12New Jersey Nets* | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | -1.4 |
| 13Washington Bullets* | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | -1.3 |
| 14Sacramento Kings* | 37 | 45 | .451 | 30.0 | -3.2 |
| 15San Antonio Spurs* | 35 | 47 | .427 | 32.0 | -2.1 |
| 16Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 35.0 | -6.8 |
| 17Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 35.0 | -3.2 |
| 18Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 36.0 | -0.5 |
| 19Chicago Bulls* | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | -3.1 |
| 20Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | -3.6 |
| 21Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | -2.2 |
| 22Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41.0 | -2.7 |
| 23New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44.0 | -4.8 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Dominique WilkinsATL30.3 points per game
- 2Alex EnglishDEN29.8 points per game
- 3Adrian DantleyUTA29.8 points per game
- 4Larry BirdBOS25.8 points per game
- 5Purvis ShortGSW25.5 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Bill LaimbeerDET13.1 rebounds per game
- 2Charles BarkleyPHI12.8 rebounds per game
- 3Buck WilliamsNJN12.0 rebounds per game
- 4Moses MalonePHI11.8 rebounds per game
- 5Hakeem OlajuwonHOU11.5 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Magic JohnsonLAL12.6 assists per game
- 2Isiah ThomasDET10.8 assists per game
- 3Reggie TheusSAC9.6 assists per game
- 4John BagleyCLE9.4 assists per game
- 5Maurice CheeksPHI9.2 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
- Patrick Ewing
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Alvin Robertson
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Bill Walton
- Most Improved Player
- Alvin Robertson
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.