Top Teams
Champion: Boston Celtics
Runner-up: Los Angeles Lakers
Best Offense: Detroit Pistons: 111.8 ORating
Best Defense: New York Knicks: 104.5 DRating
Best Net: Boston Celtics: +5.1 NetRating
Awards
MVP: Larry Bird
Finals MVP: Larry Bird
Defensive Player of the Year: Sidney Moncrief
Sixth Man of the Year: Kevin McHale
Most Improved Player:
Rookie of the Year: Ralph Sampson
Historical Context
Relative ORating: 1.06
Relative Pace: 1.00
Relative TS%: 1.04
Relative FG%: 1.08
Relative FT%: 1.01
Relative 3-Point Attempt Rate: 0.14
Relative Free Throw Attempt Rate: 1.03
ALL-ROOKIE 1ST TEAM
| PLAYER | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | TOV | STL | BLK | PF | FG% | eFG% | TS% | OWS | DWS | WIN_SHARES | WIN_SHARES_48 | O-RAPM | D-RAPM | RAPM | THREE_YR_RAPM | FIVE_YR_RAPM | O_RATING | D_RATING | NET_RATING | NET_ON_OFF |
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| Byron Scott | 74.0 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | nan | nan | nan | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .082 | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan |
| Thurl Bailey | 81.0 | 24.8 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | nan | nan | nan | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | .100 | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan |
| Jeff Malone | 81.0 | 24.4 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | nan | nan | nan | -0.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .037 | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan |
| Ralph Sampson | 82.0 | 32.8 | 21.0 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | nan | nan | nan | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.8 | .101 | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan |
| Steve Stipanovich | 81.0 | 30.0 | 12.0 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.7 | nan | nan | nan | -0.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | .074 | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan |
| Darrell Walker | 82.0 | 16.1 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | nan | nan | nan | -0.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | .085 | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan |
ALL-ROOKIE 2ND TEAM
| PLAYER | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | TOV | STL | BLK | PF | FG% | eFG% | TS% | OWS | DWS | WIN_SHARES | WIN_SHARES_48 | O-RAPM | D-RAPM | RAPM | THREE_YR_RAPM | FIVE_YR_RAPM | O_RATING | D_RATING | NET_RATING | NET_ON_OFF |
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