League Champion: New York Knicks
Most Valuable Player: Dave Cowens (20.5/16.2/4.1)
Rookie of the Year: Bob McAdoo (18.0/9.1/1.7)
PPG Leader: Tiny Archibald (34.0)
RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (18.6)
APG Leader: Tiny Archibald (11.4)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21.9)
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| Rk | Team | Conf | Div | W | L | W-L% | MOV | ORtg | DRtg | NRtg | MOV/A | ORtg/A | DRtg/A | NRtg/A |
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | P | 60 | 22 | .732 | 8.51 | 8.16 | ||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | M | 60 | 22 | .732 | 8.22 | 7.84 | ||||||
| 3 | Boston Celtics | E | A | 68 | 14 | .829 | 8.20 | 7.35 | ||||||
| 4 | New York Knicks | E | A | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6.79 | 6.07 | ||||||
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | W | M | 51 | 31 | .622 | 3.49 | 3.43 | ||||||
| 6 | Golden State Warriors | W | P | 47 | 35 | .573 | 3.10 | 3.12 | ||||||
| 7 | Baltimore Bullets | E | C | 52 | 30 | .634 | 3.35 | 2.84 | ||||||
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | W | M | 40 | 42 | .488 | 0.22 | 0.53 | ||||||
| 9 | Atlanta Hawks | E | C | 46 | 36 | .561 | 0.09 | -0.16 | ||||||
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | W | P | 38 | 44 | .463 | -1.28 | -0.97 | ||||||
| 11 | Houston Rockets | E | C | 33 | 49 | .402 | -1.73 | -1.81 | ||||||
| 12 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | W | M | 36 | 46 | .439 | -2.89 | -2.37 | ||||||
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | E | C | 32 | 50 | .390 | -2.67 | -2.64 | ||||||
| 14 | Seattle SuperSonics | W | P | 26 | 56 | .317 | -5.90 | -5.33 | ||||||
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | P | 21 | 61 | .256 | -6.23 | -5.68 | ||||||
| 16 | Buffalo Braves | E | A | 21 | 61 | .256 | -9.17 | -8.85 | ||||||
| 17 | Philadelphia 76ers | E | A | 9 | 73 | .110 | -12.09 | -11.51 | ||||||