| Regular Season Standings | |||||
| W | L | GB | |||
| 1 | Pistons | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | Sonics | 8 | 2 | 1 | Sonics won versus strongest teams. |
| 3 | Rockets | 8 | 2 | 1 | Rockets won versus middle teams. |
| 4 | Suns | 8 | 2 | 1 | Suns won versus weakest teams. |
| 5 | Knicks | 6 | 4 | 3 | Knicks beat Hornets, 30-20, on Jan 23rd. |
| 6 | Hornets | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
| 7 | Raptors | 5 | 5 | 4 | Raptors won versus strongest teams. |
| 8 | Blazers | 5 | 5 | 4 | Blazers won versus middle teams. |
| 9 | Warriors | 5 | 5 | 4 | Warriors won versus weakest teams. |
| 10 | Lakers | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| 11 | Hawks | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 12 | Celtics | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| 13 | Magic | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
| 14 | Bulls | 0 | 10 | 9 |