Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Detroit PistonsChampions | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 6.2 |
| 2Cleveland Cavaliers* | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| 3Los Angeles Lakers* | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| 4Phoenix Suns* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8.0 | 6.8 |
| 5Atlanta Hawks* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | 5.3 |
| 6New York Knicks* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | 3.6 |
| 7Utah Jazz* | 51 | 31 | .622 | 12.0 | 4.0 |
| 8Milwaukee Bucks* | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14.0 | 4.1 |
| 9Chicago Bulls* | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16.0 | 2.1 |
| 10Seattle SuperSonics* | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16.0 | 2.4 |
| 11Philadelphia 76ers* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17.0 | 1.7 |
| 12Houston Rockets* | 45 | 37 | .549 | 18.0 | 0.2 |
| 13Denver Nuggets* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19.0 | 0.9 |
| 14Golden State Warriors* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20.0 | -0.6 |
| 15Boston Celtics* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21.0 | 1.3 |
| 16Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23.0 | -1.8 |
| 17Portland Trail Blazers* | 39 | 43 | .476 | 24.0 | 0.9 |
| 18Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25.0 | -1.8 |
| 19Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35.0 | -3.0 |
| 20Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36.0 | -5.3 |
| 21New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37.0 | -5.7 |
| 22Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 42.0 | -9.5 |
| 23San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 42.0 | -7.5 |
| 24Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43.0 | -7.7 |
| 25Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 48.0 | -11.1 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Michael JordanCHI32.5 points per game
- 2Karl MaloneUTA29.1 points per game
- 3Dale EllisSEA27.5 points per game
- 4Clyde DrexlerPOR27.2 points per game
- 5Chris MullinGSW26.5 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Hakeem OlajuwonHOU13.5 rebounds per game
- 2Robert ParishBOS12.5 rebounds per game
- 3Charles BarkleyPHI12.5 rebounds per game
- 4Moses MaloneATL11.8 rebounds per game
- 5Karl MaloneUTA10.7 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1John StocktonUTA13.6 assists per game
- 2Magic JohnsonLAL12.8 assists per game
- 3Kevin JohnsonPHO12.2 assists per game
- 4Terry PorterPOR9.5 assists per game
- 5Nate McMillanSEA9.3 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
- Detroit PistonsbeatChicago Bulls4–2
Western Conference finals
Finals
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Magic Johnson
- Rookie of the Year
- Mitch Richmond
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Mark Eaton
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Eddie Johnson
- Most Improved Player
- Kevin Johnson
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.