League Champion: Boston Celtics
Most Valuable Player: Julius Erving (24.6/8.0/4.4)
Rookie of the Year: Darrell Griffith (20.6/3.6/2.4)
PPG Leader: Adrian Dantley (30.7)
RPG Leader: Moses Malone (14.8)
APG Leader: Kevin Porter (9.1)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14.3)
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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 | Philadelphia 76ers | E | A | 62 | 20 | .756 | 7.85 | 7.76 | ||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | E | C | 60 | 22 | .732 | 7.27 | 7.14 | ||||||
| 3 | Boston Celtics | E | A | 62 | 20 | .756 | 5.88 | 6.05 | ||||||
| 4 | Phoenix Suns | W | P | 57 | 25 | .695 | 5.51 | 4.83 | ||||||
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | P | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.84 | 3.27 | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago Bulls | E | C | 45 | 37 | .549 | 1.98 | 2.34 | ||||||
| 7 | San Antonio Spurs | W | M | 52 | 30 | .634 | 2.88 | 2.18 | ||||||
| 8 | New York Knicks | E | A | 50 | 32 | .610 | 1.62 | 2.00 | ||||||
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | E | C | 44 | 38 | .537 | 1.40 | 1.72 | ||||||
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | P | 45 | 37 | .549 | 0.89 | 0.52 | ||||||
| 11 | Washington Bullets | E | A | 39 | 43 | .476 | 0.01 | 0.42 | ||||||
| 12 | Houston Rockets | W | M | 40 | 42 | .488 | 0.33 | -0.20 | ||||||
| 13 | Kansas City Kings | W | M | 40 | 42 | .488 | 0.01 | -0.49 | ||||||
| 14 | Denver Nuggets | W | M | 37 | 45 | .451 | -0.48 | -0.95 | ||||||
| 15 | Golden State Warriors | W | P | 39 | 43 | .476 | -1.18 | -1.41 | ||||||
| 16 | San Diego Clippers | W | P | 36 | 46 | .439 | -1.59 | -1.78 | ||||||
| 17 | Seattle SuperSonics | W | P | 34 | 48 | .415 | -1.65 | -1.84 | ||||||
| 18 | Atlanta Hawks | E | C | 31 | 51 | .378 | -3.10 | -2.37 | ||||||
| 19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | E | C | 28 | 54 | .341 | -4.85 | -4.15 | ||||||
| 20 | New Jersey Nets | E | A | 24 | 58 | .293 | -6.02 | -5.15 | ||||||
| 21 | Detroit Pistons | E | C | 21 | 61 | .256 | -6.32 | -5.58 | ||||||
| 22 | Utah Jazz | W | M | 28 | 54 | .341 | -5.89 | -5.99 | ||||||
| 23 | Dallas Mavericks | W | M | 15 | 67 | .183 | -8.40 | -8.33 | ||||||