| Rk | Team | Chg | Rec | SoS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIL - Bucks | 41-8 | 7 | |
| 2 | NY - Knicks | 35-17 | 11 | |
| 3 | CHI - Bulls | 30-21 | 7 | |
| 4 | LA - Lakers | 3 | 28-20 | 3 |
| 5 | PHI - 76ers | 32-22 | 12 | |
| 5 | PHX - Suns | -1 | 30-23 | 13 |
| 7 | BAL - Bullets | 1 | 30-20 | 6 |
| 8 | DET - Pistons | -2 | 34-18 | 10 |
| 9 | BOS - Celtics | 29-24 | 14 | |
| 10 | SF - Warriors | 27-25 | 4 | |
| 11 | SD - Rockets | 24-30 | 9 | |
| 12 | SEA - SuperSonics | 24-28 | 5 | |
| 13 | CIN - Royals | 21-29 | 1 | |
| 14 | ATL - Hawks | 17-35 | 2 | |
| 15 | POR - Trailblazers | 17-36 | 15 | |
| 16 | BUF - Braves | 16-40 | 17 | |
| 17 | CLE - Cavaliers | 8-47 | 16 | |