League Champion: Boston Celtics
Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell (16.8/23.6/4.5)
Rookie of the Year: Terry Dischinger (25.5/8.0/3.1)
PPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (44.8)
RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (24.3)
APG Leader: Guy Rodgers (10.4)
WS Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (20.9)
| 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 | Boston Celtics | 58-22 | 25-5 | 21-16 | 12-1 | 25-11 | 33-11 | 28-14 | 30-8 | 8-7 | 35-6 | 4-1 | 11-4 | 9-5 | 14-6 | 13-5 | 7-1 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 53-27 | 27-7 | 20-17 | 6-3 | 20-14 | 33-13 | 34-11 | 19-16 | 12-6 | 18-12 | 3-4 | 12-3 | 11-4 | 15-1 | 9-8 | 3-7 |
| 3 | St. Louis Hawks | 48-32 | 30-7 | 13-18 | 5-7 | 19-15 | 29-17 | 29-18 | 19-14 | 12-5 | 20-16 | 5-2 | 10-6 | 9-7 | 9-7 | 8-6 | 7-4 |
| 4 | Syracuse Nationals | 48-32 | 23-5 | 13-19 | 12-8 | 21-15 | 27-17 | 24-19 | 24-13 | 5-2 | 30-14 | 4-1 | 9-5 | 6-9 | 9-8 | 14-6 | 6-3 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Royals | 42-38 | 23-10 | 15-19 | 4-9 | 20-16 | 22-22 | 23-22 | 19-16 | 7-16 | 21-9 | 3-2 | 10-6 | 6-8 | 9-9 | 9-9 | 5-4 |
| 6 | Detroit Pistons | 34-46 | 14-16 | 8-19 | 12-11 | 15-19 | 19-27 | 19-28 | 15-18 | 10-5 | 6-29 | 0-6 | 4-10 | 9-9 | 8-7 | 8-10 | 5-4 |
| 7 | San Francisco Warriors | 31-49 | 13-20 | 11-25 | 7-4 | 13-21 | 18-28 | 17-27 | 14-22 | 8-8 | 10-17 | 4-1 | 4-11 | 7-9 | 4-13 | 7-9 | 5-6 |
| 8 | Chicago Zephyrs | 25-55 | 17-17 | 3-23 | 5-15 | 12-28 | 13-27 | 15-32 | 10-23 | 6-15 | 10-23 | 2-4 | 4-12 | 7-11 | 5-11 | 3-12 | 4-5 |
| 9 | New York Knicks | 21-59 | 12-22 | 5-28 | 4-9 | 6-30 | 15-29 | 14-32 | 7-27 | 3-7 | 10-34 | 2-6 | 4-11 | 6-8 | 3-14 | 5-11 | 1-9 |
| Rk | Team | BOS | CHZ | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | SFW | STL | SYR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 8-2 | 9-3 | 8-0 | 4-5 | 10-2 | 8-1 | 5-3 | 6-6 | |
| 2 | Chicago Zephyrs | 2-8 | 4-6 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-7 | 2-8 | |
| 3 | Cincinnati Royals | 3-9 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 3-6 | 10-2 | 6-3 | 3-5 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Detroit Pistons | 0-8 | 7-3 | 4-4 | 1-11 | 8-1 | 7-5 | 4-8 | 3-6 | |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | 5-4 | 7-3 | 6-3 | 11-1 | 5-3 | 8-4 | 7-5 | 4-4 | |
| 6 | New York Knicks | 2-10 | 6-4 | 2-10 | 1-8 | 3-5 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 2-10 | |
| 7 | San Francisco Warriors | 1-8 | 6-4 | 3-6 | 5-7 | 4-8 | 6-2 | 3-9 | 3-5 | |
| 8 | St. Louis Hawks | 3-5 | 7-3 | 5-3 | 8-4 | 5-7 | 6-3 | 9-3 | 5-4 | |
| 9 | Syracuse Nationals | 6-6 | 8-2 | 5-7 | 6-3 | 4-4 | 10-2 | 5-3 | 4-5 |