Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chicago BullsChampions | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | 7.2 |
| 2Utah Jazz* | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | 5.7 |
| 3Los Angeles Lakers* | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
| 4Seattle SuperSonics* | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 5Indiana Pacers* | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4.0 | 6.3 |
| 6Phoenix Suns* | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| 7San Antonio Spurs* | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 | 3.3 |
| 8Miami Heat* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7.0 | 5.1 |
| 9Charlotte Hornets* | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 | 2.5 |
| 10Atlanta Hawks* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | 3.9 |
| 11Cleveland Cavaliers* | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 | 3.1 |
| 12Portland Trail Blazers* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16.0 | 0.8 |
| 13Minnesota Timberwolves* | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 | 0.2 |
| 14New Jersey Nets* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 | 1.9 |
| 15New York Knicks* | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 | 2.7 |
| 16Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 | 1.1 |
| 17Houston Rockets* | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 | -1.2 |
| 18Orlando Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 | -0.5 |
| 19Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 | 1.9 |
| 20Boston Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 | -2.0 |
| 21Milwaukee Bucks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 | -1.3 |
| 22Philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 | -1.9 |
| 23Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 | -5.8 |
| 24Dallas Mavericks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42.0 | -6.3 |
| 25Golden State Warriors | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 | -9.2 |
| 26Vancouver Grizzlies | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 | -7.5 |
| 27Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45.0 | -7.5 |
| 28Toronto Raptors | 16 | 66 | .195 | 46.0 | -8.3 |
| 29Denver Nuggets | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51.0 | -11.7 |
One table for the league: the data has no conferences or divisions. * made the playoffs.
Leaders
Points
- 1Michael JordanCHI28.7 points per game
- 2Shaquille O'NealLAL28.3 points per game
- 3Karl MaloneUTA27.0 points per game
- 4Mitch RichmondSAC23.2 points per game
- 5Antoine WalkerBOS22.4 points per game
Rebounds
- 1Dennis RodmanCHI15.0 rebounds per game
- 2Jayson WilliamsNJN13.6 rebounds per game
- 3Tim DuncanSAS11.9 rebounds per game
- 4Charles BarkleyHOU11.7 rebounds per game
- 5Dikembe MutomboATL11.4 rebounds per game
Assists
- 1Rod StricklandWAS10.5 assists per game
- 2Jason KiddPHO9.1 assists per game
- 3Mark JacksonIND8.7 assists per game
- 4Stephon MarburyMIN8.6 assists per game
- 5John StocktonUTA8.5 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 BullsbeatIndiana Pacers4–3
Western Conference finals
- Utah JazzbeatLos Angeles Lakers4–0
Finals
- Chicago BullsbeatUtah Jazz4–2
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Michael Jordan
- Rookie of the Year
- Tim Duncan
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Dikembe Mutombo
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Danny Manning
- Most Improved Player
- Alan Henderson
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.