Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Los Angeles LakersChampions | 65 | 17 | .793 | — | 8.3 |
| 2Boston Celtics* | 59 | 23 | .720 | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| 3Atlanta Hawks* | 57 | 25 | .695 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| 4Dallas Mavericks* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 10.0 | 5.5 |
| 5Detroit Pistons* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 13.0 | 3.5 |
| 6Milwaukee Bucks* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 15.0 | 4.0 |
| 7Portland Trail Blazers* | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 | 2.6 |
| 8Philadelphia 76ers* | 45 | 37 | .549 | 20.0 | 0.1 |
| 9Utah Jazz* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21.0 | 0.0 |
| 10Golden State Warriors* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | -2.5 |
| 11Houston Rockets* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | 0.6 |
| 12Washington Bullets* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | -1.0 |
| 13Indiana Pacers* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 24.0 | -0.2 |
| 14Chicago Bulls* | 40 | 42 | .488 | 25.0 | 1.3 |
| 15Seattle SuperSonics* | 39 | 43 | .476 | 26.0 | 0.1 |
| 16Denver Nuggets* | 37 | 45 | .451 | 28.0 | -1.1 |
| 17Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 29.0 | -2.6 |
| 18Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 34.0 | -3.2 |
| 19Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36.0 | -3.3 |
| 20San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 54 | .341 | 37.0 | -5.1 |
| 21New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | -4.4 |
| 22New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | -5.4 |
| 23Los Angeles Clippers | 12 | 70 | .146 | 53.0 | -11.0 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Michael JordanCHI37.1 points per game
- 2Dominique WilkinsATL29.0 points per game
- 3Alex EnglishDEN28.6 points per game
- 4Larry BirdBOS28.1 points per game
- 5Kiki VandeweghePOR26.9 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Charles BarkleyPHI14.6 rebounds per game
- 2Charles OakleyCHI13.1 rebounds per game
- 3Buck WilliamsNJN12.5 rebounds per game
- 4James DonaldsonDAL11.9 rebounds per game
- 5Bill LaimbeerDET11.6 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Magic JohnsonLAL12.2 assists per game
- 2Sleepy FloydGSW10.3 assists per game
- 3Doc RiversATL10.0 assists per game
- 4Isiah ThomasDET10.0 assists per game
- 5Terry PorterPOR8.9 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
- Magic Johnson
- Rookie of the Year
- Chuck Person
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Michael Cooper
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Ricky Pierce
- Most Improved Player
- Dale Ellis
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.