Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Los Angeles Lakers* | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 6.7 |
| 2Detroit PistonsChampions | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| 3Portland Trail Blazers* | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| 4San Antonio Spurs* | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7.0 | 3.6 |
| 5Chicago Bulls* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8.0 | 2.7 |
| 6Utah Jazz* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8.0 | 4.8 |
| 7Phoenix Suns* | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9.0 | 7.1 |
| 8Philadelphia 76ers* | 53 | 29 | .646 | 10.0 | 4.2 |
| 9Boston Celtics* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | 3.2 |
| 10Dallas Mavericks* | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16.0 | 0.4 |
| 11New York Knicks* | 45 | 37 | .549 | 18.0 | 0.8 |
| 12Milwaukee Bucks* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19.0 | -1.1 |
| 13Denver Nuggets* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20.0 | 1.6 |
| 14Cleveland Cavaliers* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21.0 | -0.6 |
| 15Indiana Pacers* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21.0 | -0.2 |
| 16Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22.0 | 0.6 |
| 17Houston Rockets* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22.0 | 1.7 |
| 18Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22.0 | 1.4 |
| 19Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26.0 | -2.5 |
| 20Washington Bullets | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32.0 | -2.4 |
| 21Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33.0 | -2.8 |
| 22Sacramento Kings | 23 | 59 | .280 | 40.0 | -4.4 |
| 23Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41.0 | -3.6 |
| 24Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 44.0 | -7.0 |
| 25Miami Heat | 18 | 64 | .220 | 45.0 | -9.6 |
| 26Orlando Magic | 18 | 64 | .220 | 45.0 | -8.7 |
| 27New Jersey Nets | 17 | 65 | .207 | 46.0 | -7.8 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Michael JordanCHI33.6 points per game
- 2Karl MaloneUTA31.0 points per game
- 3Patrick EwingNYK28.6 points per game
- 4Tom ChambersPHO27.2 points per game
- 5Dominique WilkinsATL26.7 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Hakeem OlajuwonHOU14.0 rebounds per game
- 2David RobinsonSAS12.0 rebounds per game
- 3Charles OakleyNYK11.9 rebounds per game
- 4Charles BarkleyPHI11.5 rebounds per game
- 5Karl MaloneUTA11.1 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1John StocktonUTA14.5 assists per game
- 2Magic JohnsonLAL11.5 assists per game
- 3Kevin JohnsonPHO11.4 assists per game
- 4Muggsy BoguesCHH10.7 assists per game
- 5Isiah ThomasDET9.4 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 Bulls4–3
Western Conference finals
Finals
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Magic Johnson
- Rookie of the Year
- David Robinson
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Dennis Rodman
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Ricky Pierce
- Most Improved Player
- Rony Seikaly
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.