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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Click column headers to sort
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G W Pyth L Pyth SRS
Eastern Division         
Philadelphia 76ers* 55 25 .688 — 117.3 112.7 51 29 4.16
Boston Celtics* 54 26 .675 1.0 112.7 107.8 52 28 4.34
Cincinnati Royals* 45 35 .563 10.0 117.8 116.6 43 37 1.03
New York Knickerbockers 30 50 .375 25.0 116.7 119.3 34 46 -2.31
Western Division         
Los Angeles Lakers* 45 35 .563 — 119.5 116.4 47 33 2.76
Baltimore Bullets* 38 42 .475 7.0 118.3 119.5 37 43 -1.06
St. Louis Hawks* 36 44 .450 9.0 111.4 112.0 39 41 -0.50
San Francisco Warriors 35 45 .438 10.0 115.5 118.2 34 46 -2.36
Detroit Pistons 22 58 .275 23.0 110.3 117.2 24 56 -6.07

League Playoffs

Finals (4-3): Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-1): Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers
 
Western Division Finals (4-3): Los Angeles Lakers over St. Louis Hawks
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (3-2): Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals
 
Western Division Semifinals (3-0): St. Louis Hawks over Baltimore Bullets

Team Statistics

Glossary / Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Los Angeles Lakers* 80 19250 3597 8109 .444 2363 3057 .773 5334 1936 2035 9557
2 Baltimore Bullets* 80 19250 3599 8210 .438 2267 3186 .712 5542 1890 2199 9465
3 Cincinnati Royals* 80 19275 3610 8123 .444 2204 2906 .758 5559 1818 2033 9424
4 Philadelphia 76ers* 80 19250 3650 8189 .446 2087 3141 .664 5652 1905 2095 9387
5 New York Knickerbockers 80 19275 3559 7910 .450 2217 3078 .720 5119 1896 2227 9335
6 San Francisco Warriors 80 19225 3557 8512 .418 2129 2879 .739 5727 1872 2069 9243
7 Boston Celtics* 80 19225 3488 8367 .417 2038 2758 .739 5591 1795 2012 9014
8 St. Louis Hawks* 80 19200 3379 7836 .431 2155 2870 .751 5167 1782 2179 8913
9 Detroit Pistons 80 19200 3475 8502 .409 1877 2734 .687 5427 1569 2016 8827
League Average 80 19239 3546 8195 .433 2149 2957 .727 5458 1829 2096 9241

Opponent Statistics

Glossary / Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Boston Celtics* 80 19225 8623
2 St. Louis Hawks* 80 19200 8958
3 Philadelphia 76ers* 80 19250 9013
4 Los Angeles Lakers* 80 19250 9309
5 Cincinnati Royals* 80 19275 9331
6 Detroit Pistons 80 19200 9373
7 San Francisco Warriors 80 19225 9455
8 New York Knickerbockers 80 19275 9543
9 Baltimore Bullets* 80 19250 9560
League Average 80 19239 9241

League Awards

Most Valuable Player:Wilt Chamberlain
Rookie of the Year:Rick Barry

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Minutes Played

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI3737
2.Jerry Lucas*-CIN3517
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN3493
4.Bill Russell*-BOS3386
5.Walt Bellamy*-TOT3352

Field Goals

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI1074
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN818
 Jerry West*-LAL818
4.Rick Barry*-SFW745
5.Hal Greer*-PHI703

Field Goal Attempts

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI1990
2.Jerry West*-LAL1731
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN1723
4.Rick Barry*-SFW1698
5.Hal Greer*-PHI1580

Field Goal Pct

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI.540
2.Johnny Green-TOT.536
3.Walt Bellamy*-TOT.506
4.Al Attles-SFW.503
5.Happy Hairston-CIN.489

Free Throws

1.Jerry West*-LAL840
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN742
3.Rick Barry*-SFW569
4.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI501
5.Dick Barnett-NYK467

Free Throw Attempts

1.Jerry West*-LAL977
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI976
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN881
4.Walt Bellamy*-TOT689
5.Rick Barry*-SFW660

Free Throw Pct

1.Larry Siegfried-BOS.881
2.Rick Barry*-SFW.862
3.Howard Komives-NYK.861
4.Jerry West*-LAL.860
5.Adrian Smith-CIN.850

Total Rebounds

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI1943
2.Bill Russell*-BOS1779
3.Jerry Lucas*-CIN1668
4.Nate Thurmond*-SFW1312
5.Walt Bellamy*-TOT1254

Assists

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN847
2.Guy Rodgers-SFW846
3.K.C. Jones*-BOS503
4.Jerry West*-LAL480
5.Lenny Wilkens*-STL429

Personal Fouls

1.Zelmo Beaty-STL344
2.Bill Bridges-STL333
3.Willis Reed*-NYK323
4.Tom Sanders-BOS317
5.Hal Greer*-PHI315

Points

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI2649
2.Jerry West*-LAL2476
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN2378
4.Rick Barry*-SFW2059
5.Walt Bellamy*-TOT1820

Minutes Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI47.3
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN46.0
3.Jerry Lucas*-CIN44.5
4.Bill Russell*-BOS43.4
5.Walt Bellamy*-TOT41.9

Points Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI33.5
2.Jerry West*-LAL31.3
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN31.3
4.Rick Barry*-SFW25.7
5.Sam Jones*-BOS23.5

Rebounds Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI24.6
2.Bill Russell*-BOS22.8
3.Jerry Lucas*-CIN21.1
4.Nate Thurmond*-SFW18.0
5.Walt Bellamy*-TOT15.7

Assists Per Game

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN11.1
2.Guy Rodgers-SFW10.7
3.K.C. Jones*-BOS6.3
4.Lenny Wilkens*-STL6.2
5.Jerry West*-LAL6.1

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI28.3
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN25.2
3.Jerry West*-LAL24.6
4.Sam Jones*-BOS21.7
5.Rick Barry*-SFW20.0

True Shooting Pct

1.Jerry West*-LAL.573
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN.563
3.Bailey Howell*-BAL.555
4.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI.547
5.Johnny Green-TOT.547

Assist Pct

1.Guy Rodgers-SFW40.3
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN34.5
3.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-LAL24.6
4.Richie Guerin-STL23.3
5.K.C. Jones*-BOS22.7
    

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Rick Barry
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry Lucas
Oscar Robertson
Jerry West
 2nd Team
Hal Greer
John Havlicek
Gus Johnson
Sam Jones
Bill Russell

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Rick Barry
Billy Cunningham
Fred Hetzel
Dick Van Arsdale
Tom Van Arsdale

All-Star Teams

East
Wilt Chamberlain*
Hal Greer*
John Havlicek*
Sam Jones*
Jerry Lucas*
Willis Reed*
Oscar Robertson*
Bill Russell*
Adrian Smith*
Chet Walker*
 West
Rick Barry*
Zelmo Beaty*
Dave DeBusschere*
Bailey Howell*
Rudy LaRusso*
Eddie Miles*
Don Ohl*
Guy Rodgers*
Nate Thurmond*
Jerry West*
Players who played in the game are marked with an asterisk (*).