Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Portland Trail Blazers* | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 8.5 |
| 2Chicago BullsChampions | 61 | 21 | .744 | 2.0 | 8.6 |
| 3Los Angeles Lakers* | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| 4Boston Celtics* | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7.0 | 5.2 |
| 5Phoenix Suns* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8.0 | 6.5 |
| 6San Antonio Spurs* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8.0 | 4.3 |
| 7Utah Jazz* | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9.0 | 3.2 |
| 8Houston Rockets* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | 3.3 |
| 9Detroit Pistons* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13.0 | 3.1 |
| 10Milwaukee Bucks* | 48 | 34 | .585 | 15.0 | 2.3 |
| 11Golden State Warriors* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19.0 | 1.7 |
| 12Philadelphia 76ers* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19.0 | -0.4 |
| 13Atlanta Hawks* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20.0 | 0.7 |
| 14Indiana Pacers* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22.0 | -0.4 |
| 15Seattle SuperSonics* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22.0 | 1.3 |
| 16New York Knicks* | 39 | 43 | .476 | 24.0 | -0.4 |
| 17Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30.0 | -2.3 |
| 18Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32.0 | -3.2 |
| 19Orlando Magic | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32.0 | -3.8 |
| 20Washington Bullets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33.0 | -4.8 |
| 21Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 34.0 | -3.8 |
| 22Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35.0 | -4.3 |
| 23Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37.0 | -5.0 |
| 24New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37.0 | -4.5 |
| 25Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 38.0 | -6.3 |
| 26Miami Heat | 24 | 58 | .293 | 39.0 | -5.9 |
| 27Denver Nuggets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43.0 | -10.3 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Michael JordanCHI31.5 points per game
- 2Karl MaloneUTA29.0 points per game
- 3Bernard KingWSB28.4 points per game
- 4Charles BarkleyPHI27.6 points per game
- 5Patrick EwingNYK26.6 points per game
Rebounds
- 1David RobinsonSAS13.0 rebounds per game
- 2Dennis RodmanDET12.5 rebounds per game
- 3Charles OakleyNYK12.1 rebounds per game
- 4Karl MaloneUTA11.8 rebounds per game
- 5Patrick EwingNYK11.2 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1John StocktonUTA14.2 assists per game
- 2Magic JohnsonLAL12.5 assists per game
- 3Michael AdamsDEN10.5 assists per game
- 4Kevin JohnsonPHO10.1 assists per game
- 5Tim HardawayGSW9.7 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
- Chicago BullsbeatDetroit Pistons4–0
Western Conference finals
Finals
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Michael Jordan
- Rookie of the Year
- Derrick Coleman
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Dennis Rodman
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Detlef Schrempf
- Most Improved Player
- Scott Skiles
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.