NBA 1976-77 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1976-1977 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an 'x'
NBA 1976-77 Conference Standings
Western Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | x |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3.0 | x |
| 3 | Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | x |
| 4 | Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 | x |
| 5 | Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | x |
| 6 | Chicago Bulls | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | x |
| 7 | Seattle Supersonics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | |
| 8 | Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 34 | 48 | .415 | 19.0 | |
| 11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 23.0 |
Eastern Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Philadelphia 76ers | 50 | 32 | .610 | - | x |
| 2 | Houston Rockets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1.0 | x |
| 3 | Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 | x |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 | x |
| 5 | San Antonio Spurs | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 | x |
| 6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 7.0 | x |
| 7 | New York Knicks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | New Orleans Jazz | 35 | 47 | .427 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 19.0 | |
| 10 | Buffalo Braves | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20.0 | |
| 11 | New York Nets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 28.0 |
NBA 1976-77 Division Standings
Midwest Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | - | x |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 | x |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 | x |
| 4 | Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10.0 | |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20.0 |
Pacific Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | x |
| 2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | x |
| 3 | Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 | x |
| 4 | Seattle Supersonics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | |
| 5 | Phoenix Suns | 34 | 48 | .415 | 19.0 |
Atlantic Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Philadelphia 76ers | 50 | 32 | .610 | - | x |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 | x |
| 3 | New York Knicks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | Buffalo Braves | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20.0 | |
| 5 | New York Nets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 28.0 |
Central Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Houston Rockets | 49 | 33 | .598 | - | x |
| 2 | Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | x |
| 3 | San Antonio Spurs | 44 | 38 | .537 | 5.0 | x |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 6.0 | x |
| 5 | New Orleans Jazz | 35 | 47 | .427 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 18.0 |
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind