League Champion: Boston Celtics
Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird (24.2/10.1/6.6)
Rookie of the Year: Ralph Sampson (21.0/11.1/2.0)
PPG Leader: Adrian Dantley (30.6)
RPG Leader: Moses Malone (13.4)
APG Leader: Magic Johnson (13.1)
WS Leader: Adrian Dantley (14.6)
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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 | Boston Celtics | E | A | 62 | 20 | .756 | 6.56 | 6.42 | ||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | E | C | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4.16 | 4.03 | ||||||
| 3 | New York Knicks | E | A | 47 | 35 | .573 | 3.84 | 3.79 | ||||||
| 4 | Detroit Pistons | E | C | 49 | 33 | .598 | 3.59 | 3.52 | ||||||
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | P | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.76 | 3.32 | ||||||
| 6 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | P | 48 | 34 | .585 | 3.55 | 3.13 | ||||||
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | E | A | 52 | 30 | .634 | 2.20 | 2.39 | ||||||
| 8 | New Jersey Nets | E | A | 45 | 37 | .549 | 1.10 | 1.27 | ||||||
| 9 | Utah Jazz | W | M | 45 | 37 | .549 | 1.13 | 0.81 | ||||||
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | W | P | 41 | 41 | .500 | 0.89 | 0.65 | ||||||
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | W | M | 43 | 39 | .524 | 0.43 | 0.15 | ||||||
| 12 | Seattle SuperSonics | W | P | 42 | 40 | .512 | -0.17 | -0.34 | ||||||
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | W | M | 37 | 45 | .451 | -0.27 | -0.50 | ||||||
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | E | C | 40 | 42 | .488 | -1.29 | -1.08 | ||||||
| 15 | Denver Nuggets | W | M | 38 | 44 | .463 | -1.10 | -1.27 | ||||||
| 16 | Kansas City Kings | W | M | 38 | 44 | .463 | -1.48 | -1.62 | ||||||
| 17 | Washington Bullets | E | A | 35 | 47 | .427 | -2.89 | -2.36 | ||||||
| 18 | Houston Rockets | W | M | 29 | 53 | .354 | -3.09 | -3.12 | ||||||
| 19 | San Diego Clippers | W | P | 30 | 52 | .366 | -3.26 | -3.21 | ||||||
| 20 | Golden State Warriors | W | P | 37 | 45 | .451 | -3.40 | -3.35 | ||||||
| 21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | E | C | 28 | 54 | .341 | -4.26 | -3.71 | ||||||
| 22 | Indiana Pacers | E | C | 26 | 56 | .317 | -4.82 | -4.25 | ||||||
| 23 | Chicago Bulls | E | C | 27 | 55 | .329 | -5.18 | -4.69 | ||||||