the conference playoffs y – Clinched division title x – Clinched playoff spot Playoffs Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. Statistics leaders NBA awards Yearly awards Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics Rookie of the Year: Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks Defensive Player of the Year: Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs Sixth Man of the Year: Bill Walton, Boston Celtics Most Improved Player: Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs Coach of the Year: Mike Fratello, Atlanta Hawks All-NBA First Team: F – Larry Bird, Boston Celtics F – Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks C – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers G – Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons G – Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA Second Team: F – Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers F – Alex English, Denver Nuggets C – Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets G – Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks G – Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs All-NBA Rookie Team: Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons Charles Oakley, Chicago Bulls Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks Xavier McDaniel, Seattle SuperSonics Karl Malone, Utah Jazz NBA All-Defensive First Team: Paul Pressey, Milwaukee Bucks Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers NBA All-Defensive Second Team: Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers Bill Hanzlik, Denver Nuggets Manute Bol, Washington Bullets Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs Dennis Johnson, Boston Celtics Player of the week The following players were named NBA Player of the Week. Player of the month The following players were named NBA Player of the Month. Rookie of the month The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month. Coach of the month The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month. References