Teams are ranked by the following methods in order, with the next method used only for tiebreakers for teams still tied from preceding methods.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | Pct | Pts-F | Pts-A | +/- | Avg Pts-F | Avg Pts-A | Avg +/- | W/L Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nets | Games Played | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0.818 | 1565 | 1482 | 83 | 86.9 | 82.3 | 4.6 | W-7 |
| 2 | Knicks | Games Played | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0.682 | 1519 | 1304 | 215 | 89.4 | 76.7 | 12.6 | W-1 |
| 3 | Heat | Games Played | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0.636 | 1767 | 1530 | 237 | 88.4 | 76.5 | 11.8 | L-1 |
| 4 | Lakers | Games Played | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0.636 | 1506 | 1466 | 40 | 79.3 | 77.2 | 2.1 | W-4 |
| 5 | Timberwolves | Games Played | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0.636 | 1376 | 1359 | 17 | 76.4 | 75.5 | 0.9 | W-4 |
| 6 | Sonics | Games Played | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0.636 | 1368 | 1223 | 145 | 80.5 | 71.9 | 8.5 | W-3 |
| 7 | Rockets | Games Played | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0.545 | 1387 | 1301 | 86 | 77.1 | 72.3 | 4.8 | L-7 |
| 8 | 76ers | Games Played | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.500 | 1573 | 1647 | -74 | 82.8 | 86.7 | -3.9 | W-7 |
| 9 | Cavaliers | Games Played | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0.364 | 1214 | 1281 | -67 | 75.9 | 80.1 | -4.2 | L-4 |
| 10 | Magic | Games Played | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0.318 | 1558 | 1791 | -233 | 77.9 | 89.6 | -11.6 | L-4 |
| 11 | Warriors | Games Played | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0.182 | 1603 | 1908 | -305 | 80.2 | 95.4 | -15.2 | L-8 |
| 12 | BYE | Games Played | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0.045 | 319 | 463 | -144 | 79.8 | 115.8 | -36.0 | L-13 |