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League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click conference name for conference standings
Eastern Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Atlantic Division              
Boston Celtics* (1) 60 22 .732 — 106.5 100.8 5.41
Buffalo Braves* (3) 49 33 .598 11.0 107.8 105.6 2.17
New York Knickerbockers* (5) 40 42 .488 20.0 100.4 101.7 -0.91
Philadelphia 76ers (7) 34 48 .415 26.0 99.8 102.8 -2.60
Central Division              
Washington Bullets* (1) 60 22 .732 — 104.7 97.5 6.54
Houston Rockets* (4) 41 41 .500 19.0 103.9 102.9 0.84
Cleveland Cavaliers (5) 40 42 .488 20.0 99.0 99.4 -0.31
Atlanta Hawks (8) 31 51 .378 29.0 105.1 106.5 -1.32
New Orleans Jazz (9) 23 59 .280 37.0 101.5 109.3 -7.29
Western Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Midwest Division              
Chicago Bulls* (2) 47 35 .573 — 98.1 95.0 2.89
Kansas City-Omaha Kings* (3) 44 38 .537 3.0 101.4 101.6 -0.15
Detroit Pistons* (5) 40 42 .488 7.0 98.9 100.3 -1.19
Milwaukee Bucks (6) 38 44 .463 9.0 100.7 100.5 0.25
Pacific Division              
Golden State Warriors* (1) 48 34 .585 — 108.5 105.2 2.86
Seattle Supersonics* (4) 43 39 .524 5.0 103.1 104.1 -1.19
Portland Trail Blazers (6) 38 44 .463 10.0 103.8 103.3 0.28
Phoenix Suns (8) 32 50 .390 16.0 101.2 103.6 -2.35
Los Angeles Lakers (9) 30 52 .366 18.0 103.2 107.2 -3.94

League Playoffs

Finals (4-0): Golden State Warriors over Washington Bullets
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-2): Washington Bullets over Boston Celtics
Western Conference Finals (4-3): Golden State Warriors over Chicago Bulls
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1): Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3): Washington Bullets over Buffalo Braves
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2): Chicago Bulls over Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2): Golden State Warriors over Seattle Supersonics
 
Eastern Conference First Round (2-1): Houston Rockets over New York Knickerbockers
Western Conference First Round (2-1): Seattle Supersonics over Detroit Pistons

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Golden State Warriors* 82 19780 3714 7981 .465 1470 1915 .768 1416 2854 4270 2076 972 365 1716 2109 8898 108.5
2 Buffalo Braves* 82 19730 3552 7469 .476 1735 2224 .780 1108 2735 3843 2063 718 456 1710 1879 8839 107.8
3 Boston Celtics* 82 19755 3587 7825 .458 1560 1971 .791 1315 2949 4264 2159 662 288 1625 1913 8734 106.5
4 Atlanta Hawks 82 19805 3424 7824 .438 1772 2435 .728 1441 2653 4094 1878 744 227 1550 1964 8620 105.1
5 Washington Bullets* 82 19805 3555 7697 .462 1475 1962 .752 1133 2764 3897 2005 929 409 1594 1961 8585 104.7
6 Houston Rockets* 82 19780 3448 7231 .477 1625 2034 .799 1177 2495 3672 2155 746 351 1759 2068 8521 103.9
7 Portland Trail Blazers 82 19880 3414 7113 .480 1680 2265 .742 1049 2758 3807 2209 755 399 1833 2055 8508 103.8
8 Los Angeles Lakers 82 19855 3409 7577 .450 1641 2182 .752 1312 2763 4075 2091 755 423 1785 2079 8459 103.2
9 Seattle Supersonics* 82 19880 3488 7653 .456 1475 1970 .749 1142 2579 3721 1997 837 378 1610 1977 8451 103.1
10 New Orleans Jazz 82 19730 3301 7509 .440 1717 2247 .764 1144 2616 3760 1818 725 256 1802 2222 8319 101.5
11 Kansas City-Omaha Kings* 82 19730 3257 7258 .449 1797 2190 .821 991 2745 3736 1853 724 347 1542 1968 8311 101.4
12 Phoenix Suns 82 19805 3381 7561 .447 1535 2082 .737 1349 2684 4033 1879 664 317 1760 2090 8297 101.2
13 Milwaukee Bucks 82 19805 3450 7367 .468 1354 1746 .775 1021 2766 3787 1932 596 400 1540 1949 8254 100.7
14 New York Knickerbockers* 82 19730 3359 7464 .450 1518 1967 .772 981 2652 3633 1675 652 300 1374 2001 8236 100.4
15 Philadelphia 76ers 82 19805 3325 7476 .445 1530 2043 .749 1200 2706 3906 1709 576 263 1591 1974 8180 99.8
16 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 19880 3408 7371 .462 1301 1753 .742 1058 2502 3560 1903 600 348 1462 1881 8117 99.0
17 Detroit Pistons* 82 19705 3289 7053 .466 1533 1975 .776 1002 2515 3517 1916 679 380 1557 1866 8111 98.9
18 Chicago Bulls* 82 19880 3167 7085 .447 1711 2203 .777 1107 2786 3893 1840 668 379 1482 1952 8045 98.1
League Average 82 19797 3418 7473 .457 1579 2065 .765 1164 2696 3859 1953 722 349 1627 1995 8416 102.6

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Chicago Bulls* 82 19880 3167 7070 .448 1457 1900 .767 1008 2647 3655 1686 625 404 1580 2168 7791 95.0
2 Washington Bullets* 82 19805 3249 7415 .438 1499 1967 .762 1184 2819 4003 1811 710 259 1842 2004 7997 97.5
3 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 19880 3263 7243 .451 1621 2102 .771 1235 2694 3929 1746 711 277 1618 1932 8147 99.4
4 Detroit Pistons* 82 19705 3409 7257 .470 1410 1793 .786 1104 2550 3654 2012 663 306 1523 1875 8228 100.3
5 Milwaukee Bucks 82 19805 3371 7600 .444 1495 1910 .783 1153 2645 3798 1960 660 298 1379 1704 8237 100.5
6 Boston Celtics* 82 19755 3432 7726 .444 1401 1882 .744 1060 2622 3682 1833 599 283 1475 1869 8265 100.8
7 Kansas City-Omaha Kings* 82 19730 3410 7400 .461 1515 1972 .768 1060 2812 3872 1840 606 312 1605 2029 8335 101.6
8 New York Knickerbockers* 82 19730 3361 7357 .457 1615 2082 .776 1070 2856 3926 1668 572 369 1493 1912 8337 101.7
9 Philadelphia 76ers 82 19805 3445 7466 .461 1541 1979 .779 1167 2748 3915 1959 742 343 1577 2036 8431 102.8
10 Houston Rockets* 82 19780 3429 7127 .481 1576 2127 .741 1036 2380 3416 2024 750 308 1685 2063 8434 102.9
11 Portland Trail Blazers 82 19880 3379 7502 .450 1714 2178 .787 1207 2572 3779 2090 927 383 1607 2085 8472 103.3
12 Phoenix Suns 82 19805 3356 7323 .458 1780 2350 .757 1112 2564 3676 2062 870 412 1586 1992 8492 103.6
13 Seattle Supersonics* 82 19880 3490 7606 .459 1560 2090 .746 1286 2754 4040 2188 692 349 1755 1948 8540 104.1
14 Golden State Warriors* 82 19780 3481 7628 .456 1666 2209 .754 1185 2658 3843 2084 794 387 1644 1855 8628 105.2
15 Buffalo Braves* 82 19730 3575 7943 .450 1513 1943 .779 1295 2619 3914 2151 730 383 1670 2030 8663 105.6
16 Atlanta Hawks 82 19805 3563 7504 .475 1606 2098 .765 1169 2851 4020 1914 746 422 1723 2265 8732 106.5
17 Los Angeles Lakers 82 19855 3595 7914 .454 1603 2117 .757 1422 2807 4229 2239 822 442 1606 2015 8793 107.2
18 New Orleans Jazz 82 19730 3553 7433 .478 1857 2465 .753 1193 2924 4117 1891 783 349 1924 2126 8963 109.3
League Average 82 19797 3418 7473 .457 1579 2065 .765 1164 2696 3859 1953 722 349 1627 1995 8416 102.6

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Washington Bullets* 59.8 22.2 6.54 98.0 91.3 106.1 .462 .157 .287 .192 .438 .182 .700 .202 Capital Centre 383,775
2 Boston Celtics* 56.1 25.9 5.41 100.0 94.7 106.1 .458 .158 .334 .199 .444 .147 .736 .181 Boston Garden 486,270
3 Buffalo Braves* 46.7 35.3 2.17 99.8 97.8 107.7 .476 .168 .297 .232 .450 .160 .679 .190 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 467,267
4 Golden State Warriors* 49.7 32.3 2.86 100.4 97.3 107.6 .465 .163 .348 .184 .456 .160 .707 .218 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 360,740
5 Chicago Bulls* 50.1 31.9 2.89 97.4 94.4 99.7 .447 .155 .295 .241 .448 .167 .734 .206 Chicago Stadium 438,860
6 Kansas City-Omaha Kings* 40.2 41.8 -0.15 96.8 97.1 104.4 .449 .158 .261 .248 .461 .163 .721 .205 Kemper Arena 308,906
7 Seattle Supersonics* 38.0 44.0 -1.19 96.7 97.7 105.5 .456 .159 .293 .193 .459 .171 .667 .205 Seattle Center Coliseum 524,692
8 Houston Rockets* 43.9 38.1 0.84 100.4 99.4 102.9 .477 .178 .331 .225 .481 .173 .707 .221 Hofheinz Pavilion 187,457
9 Detroit Pistons* 36.9 45.1 -1.19 98.3 99.7 100.5 .466 .164 .282 .217 .470 .159 .695 .194 Cobo Arena 307,180
10 Cleveland Cavaliers 39.9 42.1 -0.31 97.6 98.0 100.4 .462 .152 .282 .177 .451 .165 .670 .224 Coliseum at Richfield 334,582
11 New York Knickerbockers* 37.5 44.5 -0.91 97.1 98.3 103.1 .450 .142 .256 .203 .457 .153 .713 .220 Madison Square Garden (IV) 760,786
12 Milwaukee Bucks 41.6 40.4 0.25 98.0 97.8 102.1 .468 .159 .279 .184 .444 .140 .706 .197 MECCA Arena 425,173
13 Portland Trail Blazers 42.2 39.8 0.28 98.1 97.7 104.7 .480 .184 .290 .236 .450 .160 .696 .228 Memorial Coliseum 441,506
14 Philadelphia 76ers 32.5 49.5 -2.60 95.8 98.8 103.4 .445 .160 .304 .205 .461 .159 .699 .206 The Spectrum 296,721
15 Phoenix Suns 34.4 47.6 -2.35 96.4 98.6 104.3 .447 .172 .345 .203 .458 .160 .707 .243 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 253,103
16 Atlanta Hawks 37.3 44.7 -1.32 98.3 99.5 106.3 .438 .148 .336 .226 .475 .170 .694 .214 Omni Coliseum 205,341
17 Los Angeles Lakers 30.2 51.8 -3.94 96.1 99.9 106.4 .450 .173 .319 .217 .454 .154 .660 .203 The Forum 474,287
18 New Orleans Jazz 21.4 60.6 -7.29 92.5 99.7 109.4 .440 .175 .281 .229 .478 .184 .687 .250 Municipal Auditorium 203,141
League Average 41.0 41.0 0.00 97.7 97.7 104.5 .457 .163 .302 .211 .457 .163 .698 .211 381,099

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Bob McAdoo*
Rookie of the Year: Jamaal Wilkes

League Leaders

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Minutes Played

1. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 3539
2. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 3465
3. Sam Lacey-KCO 3378
4. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 3244
5. Rick Barry*-GSW 3235

Field Goals

1. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 1095
2. Rick Barry*-GSW 1028
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 812
4. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 759
5. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 739

Field Goal Attempts

1. Rick Barry*-GSW 2217
2. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 2138
3. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 1668
4. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 1664
5. Fred Carter-PHI 1598

Field Goal Pct

1. Don Nelson-BOS .539
2. Butch Beard-GSW .528
3. Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU .525
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL .513
5. Bob McAdoo*-BUF .512

Free Throws

1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 652
2. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 641
3. Chet Walker-CHI 413
4. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 409
5. Sidney Wicks-POR 394
  Rick Barry*-GSW 394

Free Throw Attempts

1. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 796
2. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 748
3. Sidney Wicks-POR 558
4. John Drew-ATL 544
5. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 534

Free Throw Pct

1. Rick Barry*-GSW .904
2. Calvin Murphy*-HOU .883
3. Bill Bradley*-NYK .873
4. Tiny Archibald*-KCO .872
5. Jim Price-TOT .871

Offensive Rebounds

1. John Drew-ATL 357
2. Paul Silas-BOS 348
3. Curtis Perry-PHO 347
4. Wes Unseld*-WSB 318
5. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 307

Defensive Rebounds

1. Sam Lacey-KCO 921
2. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 848
3. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 783
4. Wes Unseld*-WSB 759
5. Dave Cowens*-BOS 729

Total Rebounds

1. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 1155
2. Sam Lacey-KCO 1149
3. Wes Unseld*-WSB 1077
4. Paul Silas-BOS 1025
5. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 1004

Assists

1. Kevin Porter-WSB 650
2. Dave Bing*-DET 610
3. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 557
4. Randy Smith-BUF 534
5. Slick Watts-SEA 499

Steals

1. Rick Barry*-GSW 228
2. Slick Watts-SEA 190
  Walt Frazier*-NYK 190
4. Fred Brown-SEA 187
5. Larry Steele-POR 183

Blocks

1. Elmore Smith-LAL 216
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 212
3. Nate Thurmond*-CHI 195
4. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 187
5. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 174

Personal Fouls

1. Phil Jackson-NYK 330
  Bob Dandridge-MIL 330
3. Kevin Porter-WSB 320
4. Clifford Ray-GSW 305
5. Ron Behagen-KCO 301

Points

1. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 2831
2. Rick Barry*-GSW 2450
3. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 2170
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 1949
5. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 1887

Minutes Per Game

1. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 43.2
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 42.3
3. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 42.3
4. Sam Lacey-KCO 41.7
5. Walt Frazier*-NYK 41.1

Points Per Game

1. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 34.5
2. Rick Barry*-GSW 30.6
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 30.0
4. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 26.5
5. Charlie Scott-PHO 24.3

Rebounds Per Game

1. Wes Unseld*-WSB 14.8
2. Dave Cowens*-BOS 14.7
3. Sam Lacey-KCO 14.2
4. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 14.1
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 14.0

Assists Per Game

1. Kevin Porter-WSB 8.0
2. Dave Bing*-DET 7.7
3. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 6.8
4. Randy Smith-BUF 6.5
5. Pete Maravich*-NOJ 6.2

Steals Per Game

1. Rick Barry*-GSW 2.9
2. Walt Frazier*-NYK 2.4
3. Larry Steele-POR 2.4
4. Slick Watts-SEA 2.3
5. Fred Brown-SEA 2.3

Blocks Per Game

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 3.3
2. Elmore Smith-LAL 2.9
3. Nate Thurmond*-CHI 2.4
4. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 2.3
5. Bob Lanier*-DET 2.3

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 26.4
2. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 25.8
3. Bob Lanier*-DET 24.4
4. Rick Barry*-GSW 23.5
5. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 21.7

True Shooting Pct

1. Don Nelson-BOS .600
2. Butch Beard-GSW .585
3. Happy Hairston-LAL .579
4. Bob McAdoo*-BUF .569
5. Chet Walker-CHI .568

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Don Nelson-BOS .539
2. Butch Beard-GSW .528
3. Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU .525
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL .513
5. Bob McAdoo*-BUF .512

Offensive Rebound Pct

1. John Drew-ATL 14.4
2. Paul Silas-BOS 13.1
3. Curtis Perry-PHO 13.1
4. Happy Hairston-LAL 12.8
5. Clyde Lee-TOT 11.7

Defensive Rebound Pct

1. Sam Lacey-KCO 28.3
2. Dave Cowens*-BOS 27.3
3. Happy Hairston-LAL 26.7
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 26.4
5. Wes Unseld*-WSB 26.2

Total Rebound Pct

1. Happy Hairston-LAL 19.8
2. Paul Silas-BOS 19.2
3. Wes Unseld*-WSB 18.6
4. Dave Cowens*-BOS 18.1
5. Curtis Perry-PHO 18.0

Assist Pct

1. Kevin Porter-WSB 33.9
2. Slick Watts-SEA 31.7
3. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 29.0
4. Dave Bing*-DET 28.9
5. Pete Maravich*-NOJ 28.2

Steal Pct

1. Slick Watts-SEA 4.2
2. Larry Steele-POR 3.5
3. Jerry Sloan-CHI 3.2
4. Fred Brown-SEA 3.2
5. Rick Barry*-GSW 3.1

Block Pct

1. George Johnson-GSW 4.9
2. Elmore Smith-LAL 4.6
3. Tom Burleson-SEA 4.2
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 4.0
5. Nate Thurmond*-CHI 4.0

Defensive Rating

1. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 87.6
2. Wes Unseld*-WSB 88.2
3. Nate Thurmond*-CHI 90.7
4. Dave Cowens*-BOS 90.7
5. Sam Lacey-KCO 91.5

Offensive Win Shares

1. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 12.7
2. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 9.0
3. Rick Barry*-GSW 8.9
4. Bob Lanier*-DET 8.6
5. Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU 8.2

Defensive Win Shares

1. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 8.2
2. Wes Unseld*-WSB 6.6
3. Sam Lacey-KCO 6.3
4. Nate Thurmond*-CHI 5.4
5. Dave Cowens*-BOS 5.2

Win Shares

1. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 17.8
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 12.9
3. Rick Barry*-GSW 12.7
4. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 12.5
5. Bob Lanier*-DET 12.4

Win Shares Per 48 Minutes

1. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 0.242
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 0.225
3. Chet Walker-CHI 0.205
4. Don Nelson-BOS 0.204
5. Bob Lanier*-DET 0.199
 

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Tiny Archibald*
Rick Barry*
Walt Frazier*
Elvin Hayes*
Bob McAdoo*
 2nd Team
Phil Chenier
Dave Cowens*
John Havlicek*
Spencer Haywood
Jo Jo White

All-Defensive Teams

1st Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
Walt Frazier*
John Havlicek*
Paul Silas
Jerry Sloan
 2nd Team
Don Chaney
Dave Cowens*
Elvin Hayes*
Bob Love
Norm Van Lier

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Tom Burleson
John Drew
Scott Wedman
Jamaal Wilkes
Brian Winters

All-Star Game Rosters

East
Phil Chenier
Dave Cowens*
Walt Frazier*
John Havlicek*
Elvin Hayes*
Bob McAdoo*
Steve Mix
Earl Monroe*
Paul Silas
Rudy Tomjanovich
Wes Unseld*
Jo Jo White
 West
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
Tiny Archibald*
Rick Barry*
Dave Bing*
Bob Dandridge
Gail Goodrich*
Spencer Haywood
Sam Lacey
Bob Lanier*
Jim Price
Charlie Scott
Sidney Wicks