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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* 62 20 .756 — 122.6 114.0 60 22 7.96
Boston Celtics* 54 28 .659 8.0 116.1 112.0 51 31 3.87
New York Knickerbockers* 43 39 .524 19.0 116.1 114.3 46 36 1.78
Detroit Pistons* 40 42 .488 22.0 118.6 120.6 36 46 -1.70
Cincinnati Royals 39 43 .476 23.0 116.6 117.5 39 43 -0.64
Baltimore Bullets 36 46 .439 26.0 117.4 117.8 40 42 -0.23
Western Division         
St. Louis Hawks* 56 26 .683 — 113.0 110.3 48 34 2.37
Los Angeles Lakers* 52 30 .634 4.0 121.2 115.6 54 28 4.99
San Francisco Warriors* 43 39 .524 13.0 117.0 117.6 40 42 -0.67
Chicago Bulls* 29 53 .354 27.0 109.5 113.5 31 51 -3.77
Seattle Supersonics 23 59 .280 33.0 118.7 125.1 26 56 -6.00
San Diego Rockets 15 67 .183 41.0 112.4 121.0 22 60 -7.94

League Playoffs

Finals (4-2): Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-3): Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers
 
Western Division Finals (4-0): Los Angeles Lakers over San Francisco Warriors
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (4-2): Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons
Eastern Division Semifinals (4-2): Philadelphia 76ers over New York Knickerbockers
 
Western Division Semifinals (4-1): Los Angeles Lakers over Chicago Bulls
Western Division Semifinals (4-2): San Francisco Warriors over St. Louis Hawks

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 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19780 3965 8414 .471 2121 3338 .635 5914 2197 1851 10051
2 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19865 3827 8031 .477 2283 3143 .726 5225 1983 2152 9937
3 Seattle Supersonics 82 19755 3772 8593 .439 2188 3042 .719 5338 1998 2372 9732
4 Detroit Pistons* 82 19780 3755 8386 .448 2215 3129 .708 5452 1700 2240 9725
5 Baltimore Bullets 82 19755 3691 8428 .438 2245 2994 .750 5431 1534 2127 9627
6 San Francisco Warriors* 82 19805 3632 8587 .423 2334 3153 .740 6029 1901 2265 9598
7 Cincinnati Royals 82 19805 3679 7864 .468 2204 2892 .762 5129 2048 2016 9562
8 New York Knickerbockers* 82 19880 3682 8070 .456 2159 3042 .710 5122 1967 2364 9523
9 Boston Celtics* 82 19705 3686 8371 .440 2151 2983 .721 5666 1798 2147 9523
10 St. Louis Hawks* 82 19880 3504 7765 .451 2258 3111 .726 5325 1988 2046 9266
11 San Diego Rockets 82 19755 3566 8547 .417 2083 2929 .711 5418 1837 2188 9215
12 Chicago Bulls* 82 19805 3488 8138 .429 2006 2718 .738 5117 1527 2130 8982
League Average 82 19798 3687 8266 .446 2187 3040 .720 5431 1873 2158 9562

Opponent Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 St. Louis Hawks* 82 19880 9042
2 Boston Celtics* 82 19705 9186
3 Chicago Bulls* 82 19805 9310
4 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19780 9346
5 New York Knickerbockers* 82 19880 9374
6 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19865 9477
7 Cincinnati Royals 82 19805 9631
8 San Francisco Warriors* 82 19805 9647
9 Baltimore Bullets 82 19755 9659
10 Detroit Pistons* 82 19780 9889
11 San Diego Rockets 82 19755 9919
12 Seattle Supersonics 82 19755 10261
League Average 82 19798 9562

League Awards

Most Valuable Player:Wilt Chamberlain
Rookie of the Year:Earl Monroe

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Minutes Played

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI3836
2.Jerry Lucas*-CIN3619
3.Hal Greer*-PHI3263
4.Dave Bing*-DET3209
5.Bill Bridges-STL3197

Field Goals

1.Dave Bing*-DET835
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI819
3.Hal Greer*-PHI777
4.Elgin Baylor*-LAL757
5.Earl Monroe*-BAL742

Field Goal Attempts

1.Dave Bing*-DET1893
2.Elgin Baylor*-LAL1709
3.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-SEA1662
4.Earl Monroe*-BAL1637
5.Hal Greer*-PHI1626

Field Goal Pct

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI.595
2.Walt Bellamy*-NYK.541
3.Jerry Lucas*-CIN.519
4.Jerry West*-LAL.514
5.Len Chappell-TOT.513

Free Throws

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN576
2.Lenny Wilkens*-STL546
3.Rudy LaRusso-SFW522
4.Earl Monroe*-BAL507
5.Elgin Baylor*-LAL488

Free Throw Attempts

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI932
2.Lenny Wilkens*-STL711
3.Dave Bing*-DET668
4.Rudy LaRusso-SFW661
5.Oscar Robertson*-CIN660

Free Throw Pct

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN.873
2.Larry Siegfried-BOS.868
3.Dave Gambee-SDR.847
4.Fred Hetzel-SFW.833
5.Adrian Smith-CIN.829

Total Rebounds

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI1952
2.Jerry Lucas*-CIN1560
3.Bill Russell*-BOS1451
4.Clyde Lee-SFW1141
5.Nate Thurmond*-SFW1121

Assists

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI702
2.Lenny Wilkens*-STL679
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN633
4.Dave Bing*-DET509
5.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-SEA493

Personal Fouls

1.Bill Bridges-STL366
2.John Tresvant-TOT344
3.Willis Reed*-NYK343
4.Rudy LaRusso-SFW337
5.Clyde Lee-SFW331

Points

1.Dave Bing*-DET2142
2.Elgin Baylor*-LAL2002
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI1992
4.Earl Monroe*-BAL1991
5.Hal Greer*-PHI1976

Minutes Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI46.8
2.Jerry Lucas*-CIN44.1
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN42.5
4.Dave Bing*-DET40.6
5.Hal Greer*-PHI39.8

Points Per Game

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN29.2
2.Dave Bing*-DET27.1
3.Elgin Baylor*-LAL26.0
4.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI24.3
5.Earl Monroe*-BAL24.3

Rebounds Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI23.8
2.Jerry Lucas*-CIN19.0
3.Bill Russell*-BOS18.6
4.Clyde Lee-SFW13.9
5.Ray Scott-BAL13.7

Assists Per Game

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN9.7
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI8.6
3.Lenny Wilkens*-STL8.3
4.Dave Bing*-DET6.4
5.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-SEA6.2

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI24.7
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN24.6
3.Elgin Baylor*-LAL21.0
4.Jerry Lucas*-CIN19.8
5.Willis Reed*-NYK19.5

True Shooting Pct

1.Jerry West*-LAL.590
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN.588
3.Walt Bellamy*-NYK.583
4.Jerry Lucas*-CIN.565
5.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI.557

Assist Pct

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN33.2
2.Lenny Wilkens*-STL30.2
3.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-SEA27.2
4.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI23.2
5.Dave Bing*-DET23.0
    

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Elgin Baylor
Dave Bing
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry Lucas
Oscar Robertson
 2nd Team
Hal Greer
John Havlicek
Willis Reed
Bill Russell
Jerry West

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Walt Frazier
Phil Jackson
Earl Monroe
Bob Rule
Al Tucker

All-Star Teams

East
Dick Barnett*
Dave Bing*
Wilt Chamberlain*
Dave DeBusschere*
Hal Greer*
John Havlicek*
Gus Johnson*
Sam Jones*
Jerry Lucas*
Willis Reed*
Oscar Robertson*
Bill Russell*
 West
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman*
Elgin Baylor*
Zelmo Beaty*
Bob Boozer*
Bill Bridges*
Archie Clark*
Jim King*
Don Kojis*
Rudy LaRusso*
Clyde Lee*
Nate Thurmond
Jerry West*
Lenny Wilkens*
Players who played in the game are marked with an asterisk (*).