League Champion: New York Knicks
Finals MVP: Willis Reed (23.0/10.5/2.8)
PTS Leader: Jerry West (562)
TRB Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (399)
AST Leader: Walt Frazier (156)
WS Leader: Jerry West (3.2)
| Place | Division | Margin | Month | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | ≤3 | ≥10 | Mar | Apr | May |
| 1 | New York Knicks | 12-7 | 9-2 | 3-5 | 8-4 | 4-3 | 3-1 | 6-3 | 2-2 | 8-3 | 2-2 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 11-7 | 7-2 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 8-3 | 2-1 | 7-5 | 1-1 | 8-4 | 2-2 |
| 3 | Milwaukee Bucks | 5-5 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-4 | ||
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 4-5 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 1-5 | ||
| 5 | Baltimore Bullets | 3-4 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | ||
| 6 | Phoenix Suns | 3-4 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-3 | |||
| 7 | Chicago Bulls | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-1 | |||
| 8 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | |||
| Rk | Team | ATL | BAL | CHI | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Hawks | 4-1 | 0-4 | ||||||
| 2 | Baltimore Bullets | 3-4 | |||||||
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 1-4 | |||||||
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 | 3-4 | 4-3 | |||||
| 5 | Milwaukee Bucks | 1-4 | 4-1 | ||||||
| 6 | New York Knicks | 4-3 | 4-3 | 4-1 | |||||
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1-4 | |||||||
| 8 | Phoenix Suns | 3-4 |