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 | Celtics | Games Played | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | 355 | 318 | 37 | 59.2 | 53.0 | 6.2 | W-4 |
| 2 | Lakers | Games Played | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | 402 | 388 | 14 | 67.0 | 64.7 | 2.3 | L-1 |
| 3 | Tar Heels | Games Played | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | 337 | 344 | -7 | 56.2 | 57.3 | -1.2 | W-1 |
| 4 | Clippers | Games Played | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 367 | 372 | -5 | 61.2 | 62.0 | -0.8 | L-1 |
| 5 | Supersonics | Games Played | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 330 | 337 | -7 | 55.0 | 56.2 | -1.2 | W-1 |
| 6 | Thunder | Games Played | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 379 | 373 | 6 | 63.2 | 62.2 | 1.0 | W-1 |
| 7 | Magic | Games Played | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.167 | 353 | 391 | -38 | 58.8 | 65.2 | -6.3 | L-3 |