League Champion: Boston Celtics
PTS Leader: Jerry West (479)
TRB Leader: Bill Russell (428)
AST Leader: Bill Russell (85)
WS Leader: Bill Russell (3.2)
| Place | Division | Margin | Month | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | ≤3 | ≥10 | Mar | Apr |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 11-6 | 5-4 | 6-2 | 7-3 | 4-3 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 2-2 | 9-4 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 7-7 | 4-3 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 7-7 | |
| 3 | St. Louis Hawks | 6-4 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 6-4 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 3-4 | |
| 4 | Cincinnati Royals | 2-3 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | ||
| 5 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-4 | |||
| 6 | Baltimore Bullets | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-3 | |||
| Rk | Team | BAL | BOS | CIN | LAL | PHI | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Bullets | 0-3 | |||||
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 3-2 | 4-3 | 4-1 | |||
| 3 | Cincinnati Royals | 2-3 | |||||
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3-4 | 4-3 | ||||
| 5 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1-4 | |||||
| 6 | St. Louis Hawks | 3-0 | 3-4 |