| Regular Season Standings | |||||
| W | L | GB | |||
| 1 | Lakers | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Knicks | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sonics | 6 | 4 | 4 | Based on strength of opponents beaten. |
| 4 | Hornets | 6 | 4 | 4 | Based on strength of opponents beaten. |
| 5 | Rockets | 6 | 4 | 4 | Based on strength of opponents beaten. |
| 6 | Celtics | 5 | 5 | 5 | Celtics beat Bulls |
| 7 | Bulls | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 8 | Suns | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 9 | Blazers | 1 | 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | Magic | 0 | 10 | 10 |