League Champion: Boston Celtics
PTS Leader: Elgin Baylor (424)
TRB Leader: Bill Russell (326)
AST Leader: Bob Cousy (116)
WS Leader: Bill Russell (2.5)
| Place | Division | Margin | Month | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | ≤3 | ≥10 | Mar | Apr |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 8-5 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 7-3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati Royals | 6-6 | 3-2 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 5-3 | 1-3 | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 6-7 | 5-2 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 4-3 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 5-7 |
| 4 | St. Louis Hawks | 6-5 | 5-0 | 1-5 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 3-3 | |
| 5 | Syracuse Nationals | 2-3 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | ||
| 6 | Detroit Pistons | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-3 | |||
| Rk | Team | BOS | CIN | DET | LAL | STL | SYR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | 4-2 | ||||
| 2 | Cincinnati Royals | 3-4 | 3-2 | ||||
| 3 | Detroit Pistons | 1-3 | |||||
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 2-4 | 4-3 | ||||
| 5 | St. Louis Hawks | 3-1 | 3-4 | ||||
| 6 | Syracuse Nationals | 2-3 |