League Champion: Boston Celtics
Finals MVP: Jerry West (37.9/4.7/7.4)
PTS Leader: Jerry West (556)
TRB Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (444)
AST Leader: Jerry West (135)
WS Leader: Jerry West (4.3)
| Place | Division | Margin | Month | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | ≤3 | ≥10 | Mar | Apr | May |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 12-6 | 7-1 | 5-5 | 8-3 | 4-3 | 5-2 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 7-5 | 2-1 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 11-7 | 7-3 | 4-4 | 3-4 | 8-3 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 1-2 | 9-3 | 1-2 |
| 3 | New York Knicks | 6-4 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 6-4 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-4 | ||
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 5-6 | 4-1 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-6 | ||
| 5 | San Diego Rockets | 2-4 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| 6 | San Francisco Warriors | 2-4 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 0-3 | |||
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 1-1 | ||
| 8 | Baltimore Bullets | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | ||
| Rk | Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | LAL | NYK | PHI | SDR | SFW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Hawks | 1-4 | 4-2 | ||||||
| 2 | Baltimore Bullets | 0-4 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | 4-2 | 4-1 | |||||
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | 3-4 | 4-2 | |||||
| 5 | New York Knicks | 4-0 | 2-4 | ||||||
| 6 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1-4 | |||||||
| 7 | San Diego Rockets | 2-4 | |||||||
| 8 | San Francisco Warriors | 2-4 |