League Champion: Kentucky Colonels
Most Valuable Player: Julius Erving (27.9/10.9/5.5) & George McGinnis (29.8/14.3/6.3)
Rookie of the Year: Marvin Barnes (24.0/15.6/3.2)
PPG Leader: George McGinnis (29.8)
RPG Leader: Swen Nater (16.4)
APG Leader: Mack Calvin (7.7)
WS Leader: Julius Erving (17.6)
| Place | Division | All-Star | Margin | Month | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | Pre | Post | ≤3 | ≥10 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| 1 | Denver Nuggets | 65-19 | 40-2 | 25-17 | 31-9 | 34-10 | 40-10 | 25-9 | 10-1 | 42-12 | 5-1 | 15-3 | 11-1 | 10-6 | 8-5 | 14-3 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Kentucky Colonels | 58-26 | 40-3 | 18-23 | 33-11 | 25-15 | 33-14 | 25-12 | 6-10 | 38-7 | 6-1 | 9-4 | 8-5 | 11-4 | 10-5 | 12-7 | 2-0 |
| 3 | New York Nets | 58-26 | 35-7 | 23-19 | 37-7 | 21-19 | 34-13 | 24-13 | 4-5 | 36-8 | 6-3 | 9-6 | 10-2 | 10-2 | 10-5 | 11-8 | 2-0 |
| 4 | San Antonio Spurs | 51-33 | 32-9 | 19-24 | 25-15 | 26-18 | 30-24 | 21-9 | 6-6 | 34-17 | 5-2 | 9-6 | 7-10 | 11-6 | 7-3 | 10-6 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 45-39 | 31-11 | 14-28 | 25-15 | 20-24 | 23-25 | 22-14 | 5-9 | 25-18 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 6-6 | 10-7 | 8-5 | 13-6 | 0-3 |
| 6 | Utah Stars | 38-46 | 29-13 | 9-33 | 20-20 | 18-26 | 22-27 | 16-19 | 3-3 | 16-26 | 2-6 | 9-5 | 8-9 | 3-9 | 7-6 | 7-10 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Spirits of St. Louis | 32-52 | 23-19 | 9-33 | 17-27 | 15-25 | 20-30 | 12-22 | 4-2 | 13-31 | 3-6 | 6-10 | 5-8 | 6-8 | 4-11 | 6-8 | 2-1 |
| 8 | San Diego Conquistadors | 31-53 | 22-20 | 9-33 | 19-21 | 12-32 | 21-29 | 10-24 | 8-5 | 14-37 | 3-5 | 5-7 | 5-9 | 8-9 | 6-10 | 4-10 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Memphis Sounds | 27-57 | 17-25 | 10-32 | 16-28 | 11-29 | 14-35 | 13-22 | 5-7 | 7-31 | 2-5 | 4-12 | 3-9 | 5-10 | 6-9 | 6-10 | 1-2 |
| 10 | Virginia Squires | 15-69 | 11-31 | 4-38 | 7-37 | 8-32 | 9-39 | 6-30 | 5-8 | 5-43 | 3-3 | 2-14 | 4-8 | 1-14 | 4-11 | 1-16 | 0-3 |
| Rk | Team | DNA | INA | KEN | MMS | NYA | SAA | SDA | SSL | UTS | VIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Nuggets | 7-4 | 4-4 | 6-2 | 6-2 | 8-3 | 10-1 | 7-1 | 9-2 | 8-0 | |
| 2 | Indiana Pacers | 4-7 | 3-5 | 7-1 | 4-4 | 4-7 | 7-4 | 6-2 | 5-6 | 5-3 | |
| 3 | Kentucky Colonels | 4-4 | 5-3 | 9-2 | 6-5 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 7-4 | 6-2 | 11-0 | |
| 4 | Memphis Sounds | 2-6 | 1-7 | 2-9 | 1-10 | 2-6 | 1-7 | 6-5 | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | New York Nets | 2-6 | 4-4 | 5-6 | 10-1 | 5-3 | 6-2 | 11-0 | 4-4 | 11-0 | |
| 6 | San Antonio Spurs | 3-8 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 6-2 | 3-5 | 10-1 | 5-3 | 6-5 | 8-0 | |
| 7 | San Diego Conquistadors | 1-10 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 7-1 | 2-6 | 1-10 | 2-6 | 6-5 | 5-3 | |
| 8 | Spirits of St. Louis | 1-7 | 2-6 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 0-11 | 3-5 | 6-2 | 3-5 | 8-3 | |
| 9 | Utah Stars | 2-9 | 6-5 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 5-3 | 6-2 | |
| 10 | Virginia Squires | 0-8 | 3-5 | 0-11 | 4-7 | 0-11 | 0-8 | 3-5 | 3-8 | 2-6 |