League Champion: Boston Celtics
Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell (14.1/24.1/5.3)
Rookie of the Year: Willis Reed (19.5/14.7/1.7)
PPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (34.7)
RPG Leader: Bill Russell (24.1)
APG Leader: Oscar Robertson (11.5)
WS Leader: Oscar Robertson (17.0)
| 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 | 62-18 | 27-3 | 27-11 | 8-4 | 20-10 | 42-8 | 37-7 | 25-11 | 10-5 | 36-8 | 8-0 | 8-5 | 15-2 | 15-2 | 11-4 | 5-5 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 49-31 | 25-13 | 21-16 | 3-2 | 24-16 | 25-15 | 23-18 | 26-13 | 11-10 | 19-13 | 4-2 | 10-4 | 7-9 | 10-6 | 9-6 | 9-4 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Royals | 48-32 | 25-7 | 17-21 | 6-4 | 16-14 | 32-18 | 29-13 | 19-19 | 8-10 | 21-12 | 4-2 | 9-7 | 10-3 | 11-7 | 7-7 | 7-6 |
| 4 | St. Louis Hawks | 45-35 | 26-14 | 15-17 | 4-4 | 17-23 | 28-12 | 22-20 | 23-15 | 10-10 | 21-11 | 3-3 | 8-6 | 8-7 | 7-10 | 9-8 | 10-1 |
| 5 | Philadelphia 76ers | 40-40 | 13-12 | 9-21 | 18-7 | 14-16 | 26-24 | 21-20 | 19-20 | 8-9 | 20-18 | 3-4 | 8-6 | 8-8 | 8-7 | 9-7 | 4-8 |
| 6 | Baltimore Bullets | 37-43 | 23-14 | 12-19 | 2-10 | 15-25 | 22-18 | 20-22 | 17-21 | 5-9 | 13-21 | 4-5 | 6-6 | 6-8 | 8-8 | 7-10 | 6-6 |
| 7 | Detroit Pistons | 31-49 | 13-17 | 11-20 | 7-12 | 13-27 | 18-22 | 16-29 | 15-20 | 14-6 | 9-22 | 2-6 | 5-8 | 7-10 | 8-10 | 7-7 | 2-8 |
| 8 | New York Knicks | 31-49 | 15-20 | 9-21 | 7-8 | 10-20 | 21-29 | 13-30 | 18-19 | 10-8 | 11-25 | 2-4 | 3-9 | 6-13 | 5-10 | 9-7 | 6-6 |
| 9 | San Francisco Warriors | 17-63 | 10-26 | 5-31 | 2-6 | 10-30 | 7-33 | 11-33 | 6-30 | 3-12 | 7-27 | 1-5 | 5-11 | 5-12 | 1-13 | 2-14 | 3-8 |
| Rk | Team | BAL | BOS | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SFW | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Bullets | 3-7 | 6-4 | 6-4 | 4-6 | 2-8 | 4-6 | 7-3 | 5-5 | |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 7-3 | 8-2 | 10-0 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 5-5 | 9-1 | 9-1 | |
| 3 | Cincinnati Royals | 4-6 | 2-8 | 6-4 | 6-4 | 8-2 | 6-4 | 8-2 | 8-2 | |
| 4 | Detroit Pistons | 4-6 | 0-10 | 4-6 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 8-2 | 3-7 | |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | 6-4 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 7-3 | 10-0 | 7-3 | 8-2 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | New York Knicks | 8-2 | 3-7 | 2-8 | 5-5 | 0-10 | 5-5 | 7-3 | 1-9 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | 6-4 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 6-4 | 5-5 | |
| 8 | San Francisco Warriors | 3-7 | 1-9 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 0-10 | |
| 9 | St. Louis Hawks | 5-5 | 1-9 | 2-8 | 7-3 | 6-4 | 9-1 | 5-5 | 10-0 |