League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers
Rookie of the Year: Ray Felix (17.6/13.3/1.1)
PPG Leader: Neil Johnston (24.4)
RPG Leader: Harry Gallatin (15.3)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.2)
WS Leader: Neil Johnston (18.3)
| Place | Division | All-Star | Margin | Month | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | Neutral | E | W | Pre | Post | ≤3 | ≥10 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
| 1 | Minneapolis Lakers | 46-26 | 20-4 | 13-15 | 13-7 | 27-13 | 19-13 | 24-15 | 22-11 | 7-3 | 25-13 | 0-2 | 12-2 | 7-6 | 11-5 | 13-7 | 3-4 |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 44-28 | 18-8 | 15-13 | 11-7 | 24-16 | 20-12 | 28-12 | 16-16 | 14-4 | 12-13 | 1-0 | 12-3 | 7-7 | 12-5 | 6-11 | 6-2 |
| 3 | Rochester Royals | 44-28 | 18-10 | 12-15 | 14-3 | 22-18 | 22-10 | 22-17 | 22-11 | 9-10 | 21-9 | 1-0 | 7-8 | 9-4 | 9-7 | 10-7 | 8-2 |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | 42-30 | 17-6 | 10-19 | 15-5 | 25-15 | 17-15 | 23-19 | 19-11 | 7-6 | 24-14 | 5-8 | 12-8 | 7-7 | 13-5 | 5-2 | |
| 5 | Syracuse Nationals | 42-30 | 26-6 | 11-17 | 5-7 | 21-19 | 21-11 | 26-16 | 16-14 | 4-9 | 22-10 | 0-1 | 9-7 | 9-6 | 11-5 | 7-9 | 6-2 |
| 6 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 40-32 | 19-8 | 11-17 | 10-7 | 23-17 | 17-15 | 22-19 | 18-13 | 6-7 | 19-13 | 9-7 | 8-6 | 9-8 | 9-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Warriors | 29-43 | 10-9 | 6-16 | 13-18 | 19-21 | 10-22 | 16-21 | 13-22 | 9-12 | 9-15 | 1-0 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 6-11 | 10-9 | 2-8 |
| 8 | Milwaukee Hawks | 21-51 | 11-14 | 5-17 | 5-20 | 15-25 | 6-26 | 9-31 | 12-20 | 8-6 | 7-27 | 1-0 | 3-11 | 3-11 | 4-13 | 6-10 | 4-6 |
| 9 | Baltimore Bullets | 16-56 | 12-18 | 0-22 | 4-16 | 11-29 | 5-27 | 10-30 | 6-26 | 2-9 | 5-30 | 0-1 | 3-11 | 4-9 | 5-13 | 3-14 | 1-8 |
| Rk | Team | BLB | BOS | FTW | MLH | MNL | NYK | PHW | ROC | SYR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Bullets | 1-9 | 0-8 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 1-7 | 3-7 | |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 9-1 | 4-4 | 6-2 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 5-5 | |
| 3 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 8-0 | 4-4 | 9-2 | 5-5 | 3-5 | 6-2 | 3-8 | 2-6 | |
| 4 | Milwaukee Hawks | 6-2 | 2-6 | 2-9 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 1-9 | 1-7 | |
| 5 | Minneapolis Lakers | 6-2 | 5-3 | 5-5 | 8-3 | 5-3 | 6-2 | 6-5 | 5-3 | |
| 6 | New York Knicks | 7-3 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 3-5 | 7-3 | 7-1 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Warriors | 6-4 | 4-6 | 2-6 | 5-3 | 2-6 | 3-7 | 1-7 | 6-4 | |
| 8 | Rochester Royals | 7-1 | 4-4 | 8-3 | 9-1 | 5-6 | 1-7 | 7-1 | 3-5 | |
| 9 | Syracuse Nationals | 7-3 | 5-5 | 6-2 | 7-1 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 5-3 |