| Rk | Team | Chg | Rec | SoS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIL - Bucks | 47-11 | 9 | |
| 2 | NY - Knicks | 40-21 | 12 | |
| 3 | CHI - Bulls | 36-23 | 5 | |
| 4 | LA - Lakers | 1 | 35-22 | 3 |
| 5 | PHX - Suns | -1 | 35-25 | 14 |
| 6 | PHI - 76ers | 1 | 37-25 | 11 |
| 7 | BAL - Bullets | -1 | 34-24 | 8 |
| 8 | DET - Pistons | 1 | 37-21 | 6 |
| 9 | BOS - Celtics | -1 | 32-28 | 13 |
| 10 | SF - Warriors | 32-29 | 4 | |
| 11 | SD - Rockets | 1 | 26-37 | 10 |
| 12 | SEA - SuperSonics | -1 | 26-33 | 7 |
| 13 | CIN - Royals | 24-35 | 1 | |
| 14 | ATL - Hawks | 21-39 | 2 | |
| 15 | POR - Trailblazers | 21-39 | 15 | |
| 16 | BUF - Braves | 16-46 | 16 | |
| 17 | CLE - Cavaliers | 11-52 | 17 | |