NBA 1977-78 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1977-1978 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 1977-78 Conference Standings
Western Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Portland Trail Blazers | 58 | 24 | .707 | - | x |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10.0 | x |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9.0 | x |
| 4 | Seattle Supersonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 | x |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 | x |
| 6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 | x |
| 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 | - | x |
| 2 | San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | 3.0 | x |
| 3 | Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 11.0 | x |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12.0 | x |
| 5 | New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12.0 | x |
| 6 | Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14.0 | x |
| 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 | - | x |
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4.0 | x |
| 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 | - | x |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9.0 | x |
| 3 | Seattle Supersonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 | x |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 | x |
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 15.0 |
Atlantic Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Philadelphia 76ers | 55 | 27 | .671 | - | x |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12.0 | x |
| 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 | - | x |
| 2 | Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8.0 | x |
| 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9.0 | x |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11.0 | x |
| 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