League Champion: New York Knicks
Finals MVP: Willis Reed (16.4/9.2/2.6)
PTS Leader: Jerry West (401)
TRB Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (383)
AST Leader: Jerry West (132)
WS Leader: Walt Frazier (3.0)
| Place | Conference | Division | Margin | Month | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | A | C | M | P | ≤3 | ≥10 | Mar | Apr | May |
| 1 | New York Knicks | 12-5 | 7-1 | 5-4 | 8-4 | 4-1 | 4-3 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 5-2 | 1-0 | 7-4 | 4-1 | |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 9-8 | 8-2 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 8-4 | 1-4 | 4-3 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 7-4 | 1-4 | |
| 3 | Boston Celtics | 7-6 | 4-3 | 3-3 | 7-6 | 3-4 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 5-3 | 7-6 | |||||
| 4 | Golden State Warriors | 5-6 | 3-2 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 4-2 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5-5 | ||||
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 3-4 | 3-0 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | |||||
| 6 | Atlanta Hawks | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-4 | ||||||
| 7 | Milwaukee Bucks | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-4 | |||||
| 8 | Baltimore Bullets | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||||||
| Rk | Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHI | GSW | LAL | MIL | NYK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Hawks | 2-4 | |||||||
| 2 | Baltimore Bullets | 1-4 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | 3-4 | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago Bulls | 3-4 | |||||||
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | 1-4 | 4-2 | ||||||
| 6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | 4-1 | 1-4 | |||||
| 7 | Milwaukee Bucks | 2-4 | |||||||
| 8 | New York Knicks | 4-1 | 4-3 | 4-1 |