League Champion: Boston Celtics
PTS Leader: Jerry West (447)
TRB Leader: Bill Russell (302)
AST Leader: Bill Russell (76)
WS Leader: Bill Russell (3.3)
| Place | Division | Margin | Month | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | ≤3 | ≥10 | Mar | Apr |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 8-4 | 7-0 | 1-4 | 4-3 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | Philadelphia 76ers | 6-5 | 4-1 | 2-4 | 6-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 3-4 | |
| 3 | Baltimore Bullets | 5-5 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-4 | |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 5-6 | 4-1 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Cincinnati Royals | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| 6 | St. Louis Hawks | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
| Rk | Team | BAL | BOS | CIN | LAL | PHI | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Bullets | 2-4 | 3-1 | ||||
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 4-1 | 4-3 | ||||
| 3 | Cincinnati Royals | 1-3 | |||||
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | 1-4 | ||||
| 5 | Philadelphia 76ers | 3-4 | 3-1 | ||||
| 6 | St. Louis Hawks | 1-3 |