| Regular Season Standings | |||||
| W | L | GB | |||
| 1 | Lakers | 10 | 1 | 0 | Lakers beat Bulls, 22-12, on Feb 20th. |
| 2 | Bulls | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | Blazers | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Hornets | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sonics | 6 | 5 | 4 | Sonics beat Magic, 34-23, on March 6th |
| 6 | Magic | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 | Suns | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
| 8 | Pistons | 3 | 8 | 7 | Pistons won versus strongest opponents. |
| 9 | Knicks | 3 | 8 | 7 | Knicks beat Celtics, 22-14, on Jan 30th. |
| 10 | Celtics | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
| 11 | Rockets | 3 | 8 | 7 | Rockets won versus weakest opponents. |
| 12 | Hawks | 1 | 10 | 9 |