The Eras Tribune

Historic data sourced from Basketball-Reference.com

MVP: Dave Cowens | DPOY: N/A | ROY: Bob McAdoo | Champion: New York Knicks

Final Standings

Eastern Conference

RkTeamWLW/L%GB
Atlantic Division
1Boston Celtics6814.829-
2New York Knicks5725.69511.0
3Buffalo Braves2161.25647.0
4Philadelphia 76ers973.11059.0
Central Division
1Baltimore Bullets5230.634-
2Atlanta Hawks4636.5616.0
3Houston Rockets3349.40219.0
4Cleveland Cavaliers3250.39020.0

Western Conference

RkTeamWLW/L%GB
Midwest Division
1Milwaukee Bucks6022.732-
2Chicago Bulls5131.6229.0
3Detroit Pistons4042.48820.0
4Kansas City-Omaha Kings3646.43924.0
Pacific Division
1Los Angeles Lakers6022.732-
2Golden State Warriors4735.57313.0
3Phoenix Suns3844.46322.0
4Seattle SuperSonics2656.31734.0
5Portland Trail Blazers2161.25639.0

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

  • New York Knicks def. Baltimore Bullets (4-1)
  • Boston Celtics def. Atlanta Hawks (4-2)
  • Los Angeles Lakers def. Chicago Bulls (4-3)
  • Golden State Warriors def. Milwaukee Bucks (4-2)

Conference Finals

  • New York Knicks def. Boston Celtics (4-3)
  • Los Angeles Lakers def. Golden State Warriors (4-1)

NBA Finals

  • New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)

League Leaders

Points Per Game

RkPlayerTeamPPG
1Tiny ArchibaldKCO34.0
2Kareem Abdul-JabbarMIL30.2
3Spencer HaywoodSEA29.2
4Lou HudsonATL27.1
5Pete MaravichATL26.1

Rebounds Per Game

RkPlayerTeamRPG
1Wilt ChamberlainLAL18.6
2Nate ThurmondGSW17.1
3Dave CowensBOS16.2
4Kareem Abdul-JabbarMIL16.1
5Wes UnseldBAL15.9

Assists Per Game

RkPlayerTeamAPG
1Tiny ArchibaldKCO11.4
2Lenny WilkensCLE8.4
3Dave BingDET7.8
4Oscar RobertsonMIL7.5
5Norm Van LierCHI7.1

Awards & Honors

All-NBA First Team

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Tiny Archibald
  • John Havlicek
  • Spencer Haywood
  • Jerry West

All-NBA Second Team

  • Rick Barry
  • Dave Cowens
  • Walt Frazier
  • Elvin Hayes
  • Pete Maravich

All-Defensive First Team

  • Wilt Chamberlain
  • Dave DeBusschere
  • Walt Frazier
  • John Havlicek
  • Jerry West

All-Defensive Second Team

  • Don Chaney
  • Mike Riordan
  • Paul Silas
  • Nate Thurmond
  • Norm Van Lier

All-Rookie First Team

  • Freddie Boyd
  • Dwight Davis
  • Bob McAdoo
  • Lloyd Neal
  • Jim Price

East All-Stars

  • John Block
  • Bill Bradley
  • Dave Cowens
  • Dave DeBusschere
  • Walt Frazier
  • John Havlicek
  • Elvin Hayes
  • Lou Hudson
  • Bob Kauffman
  • Pete Maravich
  • Jack Marin
  • Wes Unseld
  • Jo Jo White
  • Lenny Wilkens

West All-Stars

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Tiny Archibald
  • Rick Barry
  • Dave Bing
  • Wilt Chamberlain
  • Bob Dandridge
  • Gail Goodrich
  • Connie Hawkins
  • Spencer Haywood
  • Bob Lanier
  • Bob Love
  • Charlie Scott
  • Nate Thurmond
  • Chet Walker
  • Jerry West
  • Sidney Wicks