League Champion: Philadelphia 76ers
Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone (24.5/15.3/1.3)
Rookie of the Year: Terry Cummings (23.7/10.6/2.5)
PPG Leader: Alex English (28.4)
RPG Leader: Moses Malone (15.3)
APG Leader: Magic Johnson (10.5)
WS Leader: Moses Malone (15.1)
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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 | 65 | 17 | .793 | 7.67 | 7.53 | ||||||
| 2 | Boston Celtics | E | A | 56 | 26 | .683 | 5.35 | 5.34 | ||||||
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | P | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5.55 | 5.06 | ||||||
| 4 | Phoenix Suns | W | P | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5.06 | 4.61 | ||||||
| 5 | Milwaukee Bucks | E | C | 51 | 31 | .622 | 4.40 | 4.32 | ||||||
| 6 | San Antonio Spurs | W | M | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3.66 | 3.10 | ||||||
| 7 | Seattle SuperSonics | W | P | 48 | 34 | .585 | 3.21 | 2.88 | ||||||
| 8 | New Jersey Nets | E | A | 49 | 33 | .598 | 2.77 | 2.77 | ||||||
| 9 | New York Knicks | E | A | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2.45 | 2.58 | ||||||
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | P | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2.13 | 1.88 | ||||||
| 11 | Kansas City Kings | W | M | 45 | 37 | .549 | 1.45 | 1.04 | ||||||
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | W | M | 45 | 37 | .549 | 0.62 | 0.27 | ||||||
| 13 | Washington Bullets | E | A | 42 | 40 | .512 | -0.13 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 14 | Detroit Pistons | E | C | 37 | 45 | .451 | -0.40 | -0.17 | ||||||
| 15 | Dallas Mavericks | W | M | 38 | 44 | .463 | -0.41 | -0.70 | ||||||
| 16 | Atlanta Hawks | E | C | 43 | 39 | .524 | -0.95 | -0.72 | ||||||
| 17 | Golden State Warriors | W | P | 30 | 52 | .366 | -3.62 | -3.48 | ||||||
| 18 | Utah Jazz | W | M | 30 | 52 | .366 | -4.20 | -4.22 | ||||||
| 19 | Chicago Bulls | E | C | 28 | 54 | .341 | -4.89 | -4.41 | ||||||
| 20 | San Diego Clippers | W | P | 25 | 57 | .305 | -4.83 | -4.61 | ||||||
| 21 | Indiana Pacers | E | C | 20 | 62 | .244 | -5.85 | -5.36 | ||||||
| 22 | Cleveland Cavaliers | E | C | 23 | 59 | .280 | -7.44 | -6.78 | ||||||
| 23 | Houston Rockets | W | M | 14 | 68 | .171 | -11.60 | -11.12 | ||||||