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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              
Philadelphia 76ers* (1) 55 27 .671 — 114.7 109.6 4.87
New York Knickerbockers* (4) 43 39 .524 12.0 113.4 114.0 -0.53
Boston Celtics (8) 32 50 .390 23.0 105.7 107.7 -1.86
Buffalo Braves (10) 27 55 .329 28.0 105.3 109.0 -3.55
New Jersey Nets (11) 24 58 .293 31.0 106.7 112.5 -5.61
Central Division              
San Antonio Spurs* (2) 52 30 .634 — 114.5 111.1 3.20
Washington Bullets* (3) 44 38 .537 8.0 110.3 109.4 0.82
Cleveland Cavaliers* (4) 43 39 .524 9.0 104.4 103.9 0.44
Atlanta Hawks* (6) 41 41 .500 11.0 103.7 103.9 -0.13
New Orleans Jazz (7) 39 43 .476 13.0 107.6 109.5 -1.80
Houston Rockets (9) 28 54 .341 24.0 103.8 107.8 -3.83
Western Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Midwest Division              
Denver Nuggets* (2) 48 34 .585 — 111.8 110.9 0.80
Milwaukee Bucks* (6) 44 38 .537 4.0 112.4 113.0 -0.59
Chicago Bulls (8) 40 42 .488 8.0 103.9 104.8 -0.79
Detroit Pistons (9) 38 44 .463 10.0 109.0 110.2 -1.22
Indiana Pacers (10) 31 51 .378 17.0 108.6 111.1 -2.37
Kansas City Kings (10) 31 51 .378 17.0 109.5 111.4 -1.76
Pacific Division              
Portland Trail Blazers* (1) 58 24 .707 — 107.7 101.5 5.92
Phoenix Suns* (3) 49 33 .598 9.0 112.3 108.6 3.50
Seattle Supersonics* (4) 47 35 .573 11.0 104.5 102.9 1.48
Los Angeles Lakers* (5) 45 37 .549 13.0 110.3 107.6 2.59
Golden State Warriors (7) 43 39 .524 15.0 106.1 105.7 0.41

League Playoffs

Finals (4-3): Washington Bullets over Seattle Supersonics
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-2): Washington Bullets over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Conference Finals (4-2): Seattle Supersonics over Denver Nuggets
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0): Philadelphia 76ers over New York Knickerbockers
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2): Washington Bullets over San Antonio Spurs
Western Conference Semifinals (4-3): Denver Nuggets over Milwaukee Bucks
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2): Seattle Supersonics over Portland Trail Blazers
 
Eastern Conference First Round (2-0): New York Knickerbockers over Cleveland Cavaliers
Eastern Conference First Round (2-0): Washington Bullets over Atlanta Hawks
Western Conference First Round (2-0): Milwaukee Bucks over Phoenix Suns
Western Conference First Round (2-1): Seattle Supersonics over Los Angeles Lakers

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 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19830 3628 7471 .486 2153 2863 .752 1299 2694 3993 2220 800 548 1752 2188 9409 114.7
2 San Antonio Spurs* 82 19780 3794 7594 .500 1797 2234 .804 1030 2594 3624 2240 797 553 1665 1871 9385 114.5
3 New York Knickerbockers* 82 20005 3815 7822 .488 1670 2225 .751 1180 2689 3869 2338 818 442 1764 2193 9300 113.4
4 Milwaukee Bucks* 82 19980 3801 7883 .482 1612 2220 .726 1239 2480 3719 2306 867 472 1680 2038 9214 112.4
5 Phoenix Suns* 82 19780 3731 7836 .476 1749 2329 .751 1166 2579 3745 2338 1059 372 1766 1956 9211 112.3
6 Denver Nuggets* 82 19830 3548 7441 .477 2068 2705 .765 1177 2736 3913 2187 824 422 1748 2116 9164 111.8
7 Washington Bullets* 82 19830 3580 7772 .461 1887 2655 .711 1349 2815 4164 1948 668 386 1613 1879 9047 110.3
8 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19805 3734 7672 .487 1576 2095 .752 1136 2647 3783 2229 802 409 1548 1964 9044 110.3
9 Kansas City Kings 82 19830 3601 7731 .466 1775 2262 .785 1208 2632 3840 1992 794 370 1690 2228 8977 109.5
10 Detroit Pistons 82 19855 3552 7424 .478 1832 2490 .736 1229 2601 3830 1840 866 330 1858 1980 8936 109.0
11 Indiana Pacers 82 19830 3500 7783 .450 1904 2564 .743 1386 2624 4010 1982 808 456 1642 2230 8904 108.6
12 Portland Trail Blazers* 82 19730 3556 7367 .483 1717 2259 .760 1187 2686 3873 2067 798 390 1625 2068 8829 107.7
13 New Orleans Jazz 82 19780 3568 7717 .462 1690 2331 .725 1309 2907 4216 2079 662 514 1694 1938 8826 107.6
14 New Jersey Nets 82 19905 3547 8004 .443 1652 2304 .717 1306 2595 3901 1879 857 631 1774 2312 8746 106.7
15 Golden State Warriors 82 19780 3574 7654 .467 1550 2081 .745 1183 2629 3812 2097 873 405 1518 2113 8698 106.1
16 Boston Celtics 82 19830 3494 7635 .458 1682 2159 .779 1235 2850 4085 1969 643 295 1652 2033 8670 105.7
17 Buffalo Braves 82 19805 3413 7323 .466 1808 2314 .781 1083 2538 3621 1975 650 327 1575 2017 8634 105.3
18 Seattle Supersonics* 82 19780 3445 7715 .447 1675 2352 .712 1456 2601 4057 1799 782 429 1636 2008 8565 104.5
19 Cleveland Cavaliers* 82 19880 3496 7707 .454 1569 2116 .741 1187 2676 3863 1740 692 455 1382 1832 8561 104.4
20 Chicago Bulls 82 19755 3330 7041 .473 1863 2471 .754 1248 2577 3825 2119 665 322 1667 1930 8523 103.9
21 Houston Rockets 82 19730 3523 7691 .458 1467 1896 .774 1301 2421 3722 1942 683 319 1376 2025 8513 103.8
22 Atlanta Hawks* 82 19830 3335 7253 .460 1836 2316 .793 1160 2359 3519 1901 916 408 1592 2470 8506 103.7
League Average 82 19825 3571 7615 .469 1751 2329 .752 1230 2633 3863 2054 787 421 1646 2063 8894 108.5

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 Portland Trail Blazers* 82 19730 3289 7318 .449 1747 2282 .766 1187 2523 3710 1818 748 390 1624 2093 8325 101.5
2 Seattle Supersonics* 82 19780 3384 7377 .459 1670 2203 .758 1121 2600 3721 1956 735 410 1646 2067 8438 102.9
3 Atlanta Hawks* 82 19830 3162 6671 .474 2193 2930 .748 1160 2606 3766 1774 750 484 1980 2122 8517 103.9
4 Cleveland Cavaliers* 82 19880 3474 7620 .456 1574 2113 .745 1214 2779 3993 1915 690 446 1475 1952 8522 103.9
5 Chicago Bulls 82 19755 3565 7273 .490 1466 1980 .740 1065 2367 3432 2076 777 451 1479 2199 8596 104.8
6 Golden State Warriors 82 19780 3425 7368 .465 1820 2408 .756 1185 2794 3979 2037 728 408 1738 1975 8670 105.7
7 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19805 3648 7880 .463 1529 2050 .746 1365 2599 3964 2073 756 379 1570 1919 8825 107.6
8 Boston Celtics 82 19830 3539 7761 .456 1752 2278 .769 1142 2575 3717 1981 763 374 1412 1871 8830 107.7
9 Houston Rockets 82 19730 3571 7404 .482 1699 2238 .759 1195 2525 3720 1990 605 360 1410 1752 8841 107.8
10 Phoenix Suns* 82 19780 3578 7622 .469 1749 2319 .754 1202 2743 3945 1988 937 372 1969 2178 8905 108.6
11 Buffalo Braves 82 19805 3623 7609 .476 1695 2250 .753 1178 2587 3765 2137 722 375 1476 2003 8941 109.0
12 Washington Bullets* 82 19830 3767 8065 .467 1437 1895 .758 1166 2683 3849 2144 779 427 1437 2312 8971 109.4
13 New Orleans Jazz 82 19780 3659 7938 .461 1661 2213 .751 1273 2747 4020 2084 851 476 1511 2062 8979 109.5
14 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19830 3592 7788 .461 1803 2435 .740 1363 2473 3836 2095 823 346 1709 2287 8987 109.6
15 Detroit Pistons 82 19855 3688 7706 .479 1662 2177 .763 1244 2494 3738 2105 902 395 1719 2088 9038 110.2
16 Denver Nuggets* 82 19830 3678 7799 .472 1740 2365 .736 1267 2546 3813 2248 877 524 1620 2220 9096 110.9
17 San Antonio Spurs* 82 19780 3808 8063 .472 1494 1996 .748 1345 2576 3921 2145 837 379 1662 2059 9110 111.1
18 Indiana Pacers 82 19830 3634 7663 .474 1841 2455 .750 1350 2793 4143 2259 727 466 1762 2135 9109 111.1
19 Kansas City Kings 82 19830 3564 7521 .474 2004 2635 .761 1232 2684 3916 1928 796 408 1694 2088 9132 111.4
20 New Jersey Nets 82 19905 3544 7620 .465 2135 2830 .754 1312 2996 4308 2073 852 560 1864 1999 9223 112.5
21 Milwaukee Bucks* 82 19980 3715 7728 .481 1832 2404 .762 1234 2617 3851 2248 790 468 1783 2019 9262 113.0
22 New York Knickerbockers* 82 20005 3658 7742 .472 2029 2785 .729 1254 2623 3877 2113 879 357 1677 1989 9345 114.0
League Average 82 19825 3571 7615 .469 1751 2329 .752 1230 2633 3863 2054 787 421 1646 2063 8894 108.5

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 Portland Trail Blazers* 57.0 25.0 5.92 103.1 97.2 104.2 .483 .163 .320 .233 .449 .163 .694 .239 Memorial Coliseum 519,306
2 Philadelphia 76ers* 53.7 28.3 4.87 105.0 100.3 108.4 .486 .167 .344 .288 .461 .162 .664 .232 The Spectrum 644,456
3 San Antonio Spurs* 49.4 32.6 3.20 104.5 101.4 109.0 .500 .163 .286 .237 .472 .157 .659 .185 HemisFair Arena 373,707
4 Phoenix Suns* 50.5 31.5 3.50 100.3 97.0 111.4 .476 .166 .298 .223 .469 .186 .682 .229 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 470,009
5 Denver Nuggets* 43.1 38.9 0.80 102.3 101.5 108.5 .477 .168 .316 .278 .472 .155 .683 .223 McNichols Sports Arena 657,673
6 Seattle Supersonics* 45.3 36.7 1.48 99.2 97.7 104.8 .447 .158 .359 .217 .459 .165 .699 .226 Seattle Center Coliseum 504,668
7 Los Angeles Lakers* 48.0 34.0 2.59 103.3 100.8 106.1 .487 .153 .304 .205 .463 .152 .660 .194 The Forum 534,017
8 Milwaukee Bucks* 39.5 42.5 -0.59 101.8 102.4 108.7 .482 .159 .321 .204 .481 .169 .668 .237 MECCA Arena 435,057
9 Washington Bullets* 43.4 38.6 0.82 101.3 100.5 108.1 .461 .153 .335 .243 .467 .139 .707 .178 Capital Centre 446,539
10 New York Knickerbockers* 39.6 42.4 -0.53 101.7 102.2 109.7 .488 .167 .310 .214 .472 .158 .682 .262 Madison Square Garden (IV) 626,815
11 Cleveland Cavaliers* 42.3 39.7 0.44 99.9 99.4 103.5 .454 .138 .299 .204 .456 .147 .688 .207 Coliseum at Richfield 454,961
12 Golden State Warriors 41.9 40.1 0.41 99.6 99.3 106.0 .467 .150 .297 .203 .465 .171 .689 .247 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 474,715
13 Atlanta Hawks* 40.6 41.4 -0.13 99.7 99.8 103.3 .460 .161 .308 .253 .474 .199 .670 .329 Omni Coliseum 304,050
14 Chicago Bulls 38.6 43.4 -0.79 102.0 102.9 101.5 .473 .170 .345 .265 .490 .154 .708 .202 Chicago Stadium 548,844
15 New Orleans Jazz 36.1 45.9 -1.80 98.9 100.6 108.3 .462 .162 .323 .219 .461 .145 .695 .209 Louisiana Superdome 527,351
16 Detroit Pistons 37.7 44.3 -1.22 100.3 101.5 107.7 .478 .179 .330 .247 .479 .166 .676 .216 Cobo Arena 223,382
17 Boston Celtics 35.8 46.2 -1.86 99.1 100.9 105.9 .458 .161 .324 .220 .456 .139 .714 .226 Boston Garden
18 Kansas City Kings 36.1 45.9 -1.76 100.5 102.2 108.2 .466 .162 .310 .230 .474 .163 .681 .266 Kemper Arena 315,722
19 Indiana Pacers 34.5 47.5 -2.37 99.6 101.9 108.2 .450 .156 .332 .245 .474 .168 .660 .240 Market Square Arena 501,759
20 Houston Rockets 30.4 51.6 -3.83 102.2 106.1 101.3 .458 .139 .340 .191 .482 .144 .670 .229 The Summit 384,905
21 Buffalo Braves 31.2 50.8 -3.55 100.3 103.8 104.3 .466 .159 .295 .247 .476 .147 .683 .223 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 252,457
22 New Jersey Nets 26.4 55.6 -5.61 95.0 100.2 110.9 .443 .164 .304 .206 .465 .174 .664 .280 Rutgers Athletic Center 199,090
League Average 41.0 41.0 0.00 100.9 100.9 106.7 .469 .160 .318 .230 .469 .160 .682 .230 447,594

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Bill Walton*
Rookie of the Year: Walter Davis

League Leaders

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Minutes Played

1. Truck Robinson-NOJ 3638
2. Randy Smith-BUF 3314
3. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 3246
4. Dave Cowens*-BOS 3215
5. Bob McAdoo*-NYK 3182

Field Goals

1. George Gervin*-SAS 864
2. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 852
3. David Thompson*-DEN 826
4. Bob McAdoo*-NYK 814
5. Paul Westphal-PHO 809

Field Goal Attempts

1. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 1737
2. Randy Smith-BUF 1697
3. Rick Barry*-GSW 1686
4. Truck Robinson-NOJ 1683
5. Bernard King-NJN 1665

Field Goal Pct

1. Bobby Jones-DEN .578
2. Darryl Dawkins-PHI .575
3. Artis Gilmore-CHI .559
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .550
5. Alex English*-MIL .542

Free Throws

1. Adrian Dantley*-TOT 541
2. David Thompson*-DEN 520
3. George Gervin*-SAS 504
4. Artis Gilmore-CHI 471
5. Bob McAdoo*-NYK 469

Free Throw Attempts

1. Adrian Dantley*-TOT 680
2. Artis Gilmore-CHI 669
3. David Thompson*-DEN 668
4. Bob McAdoo*-NYK 645
5. George Gervin*-SAS 607

Free Throw Pct

1. Rick Barry*-GSW .924
2. Calvin Murphy*-HOU .918
3. Fred Brown-SEA .898
4. Mike Newlin-HOU .874
5. Scott Wedman-KCK .870

Offensive Rebounds

1. Moses Malone*-HOU 380
2. Marvin Webster-SEA 361
3. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 335
4. Artis Gilmore-CHI 318
5. Truck Robinson-NOJ 298

Defensive Rebounds

1. Truck Robinson-NOJ 990
2. Dave Cowens*-BOS 830
3. Bob McAdoo*-NYK 774
4. Artis Gilmore-CHI 753
5. Swen Nater-BUF 751

Total Rebounds

1. Truck Robinson-NOJ 1288
2. Dave Cowens*-BOS 1078
3. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 1075
4. Artis Gilmore-CHI 1071
5. Marvin Webster-SEA 1035

Assists

1. Kevin Porter-TOT 837
2. John Lucas-HOU 768
3. Ricky Sobers-IND 584
4. Norm Nixon-LAL 553
5. Norm Van Lier-CHI 531

Steals

1. Ron Lee-PHO 225
2. Quinn Buckner-MIL 188
3. Don Buse-PHO 185
  Gus Williams-SEA 185
5. Foots Walker-CLE 176

Blocks

1. George Johnson-NJN 274
2. Tree Rollins-ATL 218
3. Billy Paultz-SAS 194
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 185
5. Artis Gilmore-CHI 181

Turnovers

1. Artis Gilmore-CHI 366
2. Kevin Porter-TOT 360
3. Ricky Sobers-IND 352
4. Bob McAdoo*-NYK 346
5. Eric Money-DET 322

Personal Fouls

1. Lonnie Shelton-NYK 350
2. George Johnson-NJN 339
3. Mike Bantom-IND 333
4. Tree Rollins-ATL 326
5. Richard Washington-KCK 324

Points

1. George Gervin*-SAS 2232
2. David Thompson*-DEN 2172
3. Bob McAdoo*-NYK 2097
4. Randy Smith-BUF 2021
5. Paul Westphal-PHO 2014

Minutes Per Game

1. Truck Robinson-NOJ 44.4
2. Dave Cowens*-BOS 41.8
3. Pete Maravich*-NOJ 40.8
4. Billy Knight-BUF 40.7
5. Randy Smith-BUF 40.4

Points Per Game

1. George Gervin*-SAS 27.2
2. David Thompson*-DEN 27.1
3. Bob McAdoo*-NYK 26.5
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 25.8
5. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 25.6

Rebounds Per Game

1. Truck Robinson-NOJ 15.7
2. Moses Malone*-HOU 15.0
3. Dave Cowens*-BOS 14.0
4. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 13.3
5. Swen Nater-BUF 13.2

Assists Per Game

1. Kevin Porter-TOT 10.2
2. John Lucas-HOU 9.4
3. Ricky Sobers-IND 7.4
4. Norm Nixon-LAL 6.8
5. Norm Van Lier-CHI 6.8

Steals Per Game

1. Ron Lee-PHO 2.7
2. Gus Williams-SEA 2.3
3. Quinn Buckner-MIL 2.3
4. Mike Gale-SAS 2.3
5. Don Buse-PHO 2.3

Blocks Per Game

1. George Johnson-NJN 3.4
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 3.0
3. Tree Rollins-ATL 2.7
4. Bill Walton*-POR 2.5
5. Billy Paultz-SAS 2.4

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 29.2
2. Bob Lanier*-DET 24.8
3. George Gervin*-SAS 24.7
4. Paul Westphal-PHO 23.8
5. John Drew-ATL 23.7

True Shooting Pct

1. Bobby Jones-DEN .616
2. Darryl Dawkins-PHI .609
3. Artis Gilmore-CHI .604
4. Adrian Dantley*-TOT .595
5. George Gervin*-SAS .594

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Bobby Jones-DEN .578
2. Darryl Dawkins-PHI .575
3. Artis Gilmore-CHI .559
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .550
5. Alex English*-MIL .542

Offensive Rebound Pct

1. Moses Malone*-HOU 18.6
2. Paul Silas-SEA 13.0
3. Kevin Kunnert-HOU 12.6
4. Marvin Webster-SEA 12.1
5. George McGinnis-PHI 11.7

Defensive Rebound Pct

1. Bill Walton*-POR 34.2
2. Swen Nater-BUF 28.8
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 26.8
4. Artis Gilmore-CHI 26.6
5. Moses Malone*-HOU 26.2

Total Rebound Pct

1. Moses Malone*-HOU 22.3
2. Swen Nater-BUF 19.9
3. Artis Gilmore-CHI 19.0
4. Marvin Webster-SEA 18.1
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 18.1

Assist Pct

1. Kevin Porter-TOT 41.6
2. John Lucas-HOU 34.8
3. Charles Dudley-GSW 29.8
4. Paul Westphal-PHO 28.5
5. Ricky Sobers-IND 27.7

Steal Pct

1. Ron Lee-PHO 5.0
2. Eddie Jordan-TOT 4.5
3. Quinn Buckner-MIL 4.0
4. Mike Gale-SAS 3.3
5. Gus Williams-SEA 3.3

Block Pct

1. Tree Rollins-ATL 7.2
2. George Johnson-NJN 5.9
3. Joe Meriweather-NOJ 4.6
4. Elmore Smith-CLE 4.6
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 4.1

Turnover Pct

1. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 8.5
2. Rick Barry*-GSW 10.7
3. Scott Wedman-KCK 10.8
4. John Williamson-TOT 11.1
5. Kevin Grevey-WSB 11.2

Usage Pct

1. John Drew-ATL 31.0
2. Paul Westphal-PHO 30.9
3. Pete Maravich*-NOJ 30.1
4. George Gervin*-SAS 29.5
5. Walter Davis-PHO 28.5

Offensive Rating

1. Adrian Dantley*-TOT 116.3
2. David Thompson*-DEN 114.4
3. Marques Johnson-MIL 113.6
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 112.9
5. Bobby Jones-DEN 112.5

Defensive Rating

1. Bill Walton*-POR 89.5
2. Gar Heard-PHO 92.4
3. Ron Lee-PHO 93.4
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 93.7
5. Tree Rollins-ATL 93.9

Offensive Win Shares

1. David Thompson*-DEN 10.8
2. Adrian Dantley*-TOT 9.6
3. George Gervin*-SAS 9.2
4. Dan Issel*-DEN 7.9
5. Artis Gilmore-CHI 7.8

Defensive Win Shares

1. Truck Robinson-NOJ 5.0
2. Marvin Webster-SEA 5.0
3. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 4.8
4. Bill Walton*-POR 4.8
5. Dave Cowens*-BOS 4.8

Win Shares

1. David Thompson*-DEN 12.7
2. Adrian Dantley*-TOT 12.2
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 12.1
4. George Gervin*-SAS 12.0
5. Artis Gilmore-CHI 11.5

Win Shares Per 48 Minutes

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 0.257
2. Bob Lanier*-DET 0.209
3. David Thompson*-DEN 0.202
4. George Gervin*-SAS 0.201
5. Adrian Dantley*-TOT 0.199
 

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Julius Erving*
George Gervin*
Truck Robinson
David Thompson*
Bill Walton*
 2nd Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
Walter Davis
Maurice Lucas
Pete Maravich*
Paul Westphal

All-Defensive Teams

1st Team
Don Buse
Lionel Hollins
Bobby Jones
Maurice Lucas
Bill Walton*
 2nd Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
Quinn Buckner
E.C. Coleman
Artis Gilmore
Bob Gross
Norm Van Lier

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Walter Davis
Marques Johnson
Bernard King
Norm Nixon
Jack Sikma

All-Star Game Rosters

East
Doug Collins
Dave Cowens*
Julius Erving*
George Gervin*
John Havlicek*
Elvin Hayes*
Larry Kenon
Moses Malone*
Pete Maravich*
Bob McAdoo*
Truck Robinson
Randy Smith
 West
Rick Barry*
Walter Davis
Artis Gilmore
Lionel Hollins
Bobby Jones
Bob Lanier*
Maurice Lucas
David Thompson*
Bill Walton*
Paul Westphal
Brian Winters