| Regular Season Standings | |||||
| W | L | GB | |||
| 1 | Bulls | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | Warriors | 8 | 2 | 1 | Warriors beat Suns |
| 3 | Suns | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Magic | 7 | 3 | 2 | Magic beat Hawks |
| 5 | Hawks | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| 6 | Rockets | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 | Celtics | 4 | 6 | 5 | Celtics beat Raptors, Blazers, and Lakers |
| 8 | Blazers | 4 | 6 | 5 | Blazers beat stronger opponents than did Lakers or Raptors |
| 9 | Lakers | 4 | 6 | 5 | Lakers beat Raptors |
| 10 | Raptors | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| 11 | Sonics | 3 | 7 | 6 | Sonics beat Hornets and Pistons |
| 12 | Pistons | 3 | 7 | 6 | Pistons beat Hornets |
| 13 | Hornets | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 14 | Knicks | 1 | 9 | 8 |