| Regular Season Standings | |||||
| W | L | GB | |||
| 1 | Magic | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | Bulls | 7 | 3 | 2 | Bulls beat Sonics, 44-26, on Jan 30th. |
| 3 | Sonics | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Blazers | 5 | 5 | 4 | Won versus strongest teams. |
| 5 | Celtics | 5 | 5 | 4 | Won versus middle teams. |
| 6 | Knicks | 5 | 5 | 4 | Won versus weakest teams. |
| 7 | Rockets | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | Hornets | 0 | 10 | 9 |