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NBA 1977-78 Regular Season Standings

This page features the complete 1977-1978 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, losses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs

NBA Champions = NBA Champion

p = the team qualified for the Playoffs

NBA 1977-78 Conference Standings

Western Conference

Team W L Pct GB
1. Portland Trail Blazers 58 24 .707 - p
2. Denver Nuggets 48 34 .585 10.0 p
3. Phoenix Suns 49 33 .598 9.0 p
4. Seattle Supersonics 47 35 .573 11.0 p
5. Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 13.0 p
6. Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 14.0 p
7. Golden State Warriors 43 39 .524 15.0
8. Chicago Bulls 40 42 .488 18.0
9. Detroit Pistons 38 44 .463 20.0
10. Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 27.0
11. Indiana Pacers 31 51 .378 27.0

Eastern Conference

Team W L Pct GB
1 Philadelphia 76ers 55 27 .671 - p
2 San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 3.0 p
3 Washington Bullets NBA Champion 44 38 .537 11.0 p
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 12.0 p
5 New York Knicks 43 39 .524 12.0 p
6 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 14.0 p
7 New Orleans Jazz 39 43 .476 16.0
8 Boston Celtics 32 50 .390 23.0
9 Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 27.0
10 Buffalo Braves 27 55 .329 28.0
11 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 31.0

NBA 1977-78 Division Standings

Midwest Division

Team W L Pct GB
1 Denver Nuggets 48 34 .585 - p
2 Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 4.0 p
3 Chicago Bulls 40 42 .488 8.0
4 Detroit Pistons 38 44 .463 10.0
5 Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 17.0
6 Indiana Pacers 31 51 .378 17.0

Pacific Division

Team W L Pct GB
1 Portland Trail Blazers 58 24 .707 - p
2 Phoenix Suns 49 33 .598 9.0 p
3 Seattle Supersonics 47 35 .573 11.0 p
4 Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 13.0 p
5 Golden State Warriors 43 39 .524 15.0

Atlantic Division

Team W L Pct GB
1 Philadelphia 76ers 55 27 .671 - p
2 New York Knicks 43 39 .524 12.0 p
3 Boston Celtics 32 50 .390 23.0
4 Buffalo Braves 27 55 .329 28.0
5 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 31.0

Central Division

Team W L Pct GB
1 San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 - p
2 Washington Bullets NBA Champion 44 38 .537 8.0 p
3 Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 9.0 p
4 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 11.0 p
5 New Orleans Jazz 39 43 .476 13.0
6 Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 24.0

Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind

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