League Champion: New York Nets
Playoffs MVP: Julius Erving
PTS Leader: Willie Wise (420)
TRB Leader: Gerald Govan (246)
AST Leader: Ron Boone (109)
WS Leader: Julius Erving (3.0)
| Place | Division | Margin | Month | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | ≤3 | ≥10 | Mar | Apr | May |
| 1 | New York Nets | 12-2 | 8-0 | 4-2 | 8-1 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 9-0 | 1-0 | 8-1 | 3-1 |
| 2 | Utah Stars | 9-9 | 7-2 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 8-5 | 0-4 | 5-3 | 1-0 | 7-6 | 1-3 |
| 3 | Indiana Pacers | 7-7 | 5-2 | 2-5 | 7-7 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 7-6 | ||
| 4 | Kentucky Colonels | 4-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 | |||
| 5 | San Antonio Spurs | 3-4 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-4 | ||
| 6 | San Diego Conquistadors | 2-4 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 2-0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||
| 7 | Virginia Squires | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 1-0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| 8 | Carolina Cougars | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-4 | |||
| 9 | Denver Rockets | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||||||
| Rk | Team | CAR | DNR | INA | KEN | NYA | SAA | SDA | UTS | VIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Cougars | 0-4 | ||||||||
| 2 | Denver Rockets | 0-1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Indiana Pacers | 4-3 | 3-4 | |||||||
| 4 | Kentucky Colonels | 4-0 | 0-4 | |||||||
| 5 | New York Nets | 4-0 | 4-1 | 4-1 | ||||||
| 6 | San Antonio Spurs | 3-4 | ||||||||
| 7 | San Diego Conquistadors | 1-0 | 2-4 | |||||||
| 8 | Utah Stars | 4-3 | 1-4 | 4-2 | ||||||
| 9 | Virginia Squires | 1-4 |