| Final Regular Season Standings | ||||||||||
| W | L | GB | ||||||||
| 1 | Bulls (C-10) | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Rockets (C-3) | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Blazers (C-4) | 7 | 4 | 3 | Blazers beat Lakers & Celtics. Celtics beat Lakers. | |||||
| 4 | Celtics (C-7) | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | Lakers (C-11) | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 6 | Sonics (C-2) | 4 | 7 | 6 | Sonics were 3-1 in head-to-head games. Raptors & Warriors were 2-1 in 4-way head-to-head series; Warriors beat Raptors in single head-to-head game. Spurs & Hornets were 1-2 in 4-way head-to-head series; Hornets beat Spurs in single head-to-head game. | |||||
| 7 | Warriors (C-5) | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| 8 | Raptors (C-9) | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| 9 | Hornets (C-1) | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| 10 | Spurs (C-8) | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| 11 | Knicks (C-6) | 3 | 8 | 7 | Knicks beat Bucks in head-to-head game. | |||||
| 12 | Bucks (C-12) | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||||||