| Regular Season Standings | |||||
| W | L | GB | |||
| 1 | Hornets | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | Magic | 8 | 2 | 1 | Magic beat Warriors, 35-20, on Jan 9th. |
| 3 | Warriors | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Celtics | 7 | 3 | 2 | Celtics won versus stronger teams. |
| 5 | Bulls | 7 | 3 | 2 | Bulls won versus weaker teams. |
| 6 | Rockets | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
| 7 | Knicks | 4 | 6 | 5 | Knicks beat Blazers, 29-25, on Feb 20th. |
| 8 | Blazers | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| 9 | Suns | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 10 | Lakers | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| 11 | Sonics | 1 | 9 | 8 | Sonics beat Hawks, 27-15, on Feb 27th. |
| 12 | Hawks | 1 | 9 | 8 |