League Champion: Boston Celtics
Finals MVP: Jo Jo White (21.7/4.3/5.8)
PTS Leader: Jo Jo White (408)
TRB Leader: Dave Cowens (296)
AST Leader: Alvan Adams (98) & Jo Jo White (98)
WS Leader: Dave Cowens (2.7)
| Place | Conference | Division | Margin | Month | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | A | C | M | P | ≤3 | ≥10 | Apr | May | Jun |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 12-6 | 9-0 | 3-6 | 8-4 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 7-3 | 2-1 | |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns | 10-9 | 7-2 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 8-5 | 2-4 | 8-5 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 4-2 | 5-5 | 1-2 | ||
| 3 | Golden State Warriors | 7-6 | 4-3 | 3-3 | 7-6 | 4-2 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 3-4 | ||||
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 6-7 | 5-2 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 2-4 | 4-3 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 2-4 | ||||
| 5 | Buffalo Braves | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0-1 | |||||
| 6 | Detroit Pistons | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 4-5 | |||||
| 7 | Washington Bullets | 3-4 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | ||||||
| 8 | Seattle SuperSonics | 2-4 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 2-4 | ||||||
| 9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | |||||||
| 10 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||||||
| Rk | Team | BOS | BUF | CLE | DET | GSW | MIL | PHI | PHO | SEA | WSB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | 4-2 | 4-2 | |||||||
| 2 | Buffalo Braves | 2-4 | 2-1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2-4 | 4-3 | ||||||||
| 4 | Detroit Pistons | 2-4 | 2-1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 | 3-4 | ||||||||
| 6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 1-2 | |||||||||
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1-2 | |||||||||
| 8 | Phoenix Suns | 2-4 | 4-3 | 4-2 | |||||||
| 9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 2-4 | |||||||||
| 10 | Washington Bullets | 3-4 |