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1977-78 NBA Standings

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League Champion: Washington Bullets

Most Valuable Player: Bill Walton (18.9/13.2/5.0)
Rookie of the Year: Walter Davis (24.2/6.0/3.4)

PPG Leader: George Gervin (27.2)
RPG Leader: Truck Robinson (15.7)
APG Leader: Kevin Porter (10.2)
WS Leader: David Thompson (12.7)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click conference name for conference standings
Eastern Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Atlantic Division              
Philadelphia 76ers* (1) 55 27 .671 — 114.7 109.6 4.87
New York Knicks* (5) 43 39 .524 12.0 113.4 114.0 -0.53
Boston Celtics (8) 32 50 .390 23.0 105.7 107.7 -1.86
Buffalo Braves (10) 27 55 .329 28.0 105.3 109.0 -3.55
New Jersey Nets (11) 24 58 .293 31.0 106.7 112.5 -5.61
Central Division              
San Antonio Spurs* (2) 52 30 .634 — 114.5 111.1 3.20
Washington Bullets* (3) 44 38 .537 8.0 110.3 109.4 0.82
Cleveland Cavaliers* (4) 43 39 .524 9.0 104.4 103.9 0.44
Atlanta Hawks* (6) 41 41 .500 11.0 103.7 103.9 -0.13
New Orleans Jazz (7) 39 43 .476 13.0 107.6 109.5 -1.80
Houston Rockets (9) 28 54 .341 24.0 103.8 107.8 -3.83
Western Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Midwest Division              
Denver Nuggets* (2) 48 34 .585 — 111.8 110.9 0.80
Milwaukee Bucks* (6) 44 38 .537 4.0 112.4 113.0 -0.59
Chicago Bulls (8) 40 42 .488 8.0 103.9 104.8 -0.79
Detroit Pistons (9) 38 44 .463 10.0 109.0 110.2 -1.22
Kansas City Kings (10) 31 51 .378 17.0 109.5 111.4 -1.76
Indiana Pacers (11) 31 51 .378 17.0 108.6 111.1 -2.37
Pacific Division              
Portland Trail Blazers* (1) 58 24 .707 — 107.7 101.5 5.92
Phoenix Suns* (3) 49 33 .598 9.0 112.3 108.6 3.50
Seattle SuperSonics* (4) 47 35 .573 11.0 104.5 102.9 1.48
Los Angeles Lakers* (5) 45 37 .549 13.0 110.3 107.6 2.59
Golden State Warriors (7) 43 39 .524 15.0 106.1 105.7 0.41

Expanded Standings

Place Conference Division All-Star Margin Month
Rk Team Overall Home Road E W A C M P Pre Post ≤3 ≥10 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
1 Portland Trail Blazers 58-24 36-5 22-19 28-14 30-10 14-5 14-9 17-7 13-3 40-8 18-16 11-5 29-11 4-1 12-2 11-2 12-3 11-2 6-11 2-3
2 Philadelphia 76ers 55-27 37-4 18-23 28-12 27-15 14-2 14-10 15-8 12-7 34-14 21-13 10-9 30-6 2-3 14-2 6-6 10-3 9-5 12-3 2-5
3 San Antonio Spurs 52-30 32-9 20-21 29-11 23-19 14-6 15-5 14-8 9-11 31-19 21-11 8-5 29-16 4-3 8-7 7-6 11-2 7-5 12-5 3-2
4 Phoenix Suns 49-33 34-7 15-26 25-17 24-16 12-7 13-10 16-8 8-8 34-16 15-17 3-4 33-19 3-3 8-4 10-6 12-2 5-8 9-7 2-3
5 Denver Nuggets 48-34 33-8 15-26 26-16 22-18 11-9 15-7 11-9 11-9 32-18 16-16 12-13 15-13 4-2 10-6 7-5 10-4 8-6 5-9 4-2
6 Seattle SuperSonics 47-35 31-10 16-25 22-20 25-15 11-8 11-12 17-7 8-8 27-22 20-13 11-7 19-14 1-6 5-11 11-3 10-2 7-5 9-7 4-1
7 Los Angeles Lakers 45-37 29-12 16-25 26-16 19-21 14-5 12-11 13-11 6-10 24-26 21-11 7-8 25-13 2-5 6-8 8-5 7-7 9-4 10-6 3-2
8 Milwaukee Bucks 44-38 28-13 16-25 24-18 20-20 11-8 13-10 14-6 6-14 26-27 18-11 13-6 20-20 3-2 8-8 9-7 6-8 7-4 8-7 3-2
9 Washington Bullets 44-38 29-12 15-26 26-14 18-24 12-8 14-6 8-15 10-9 26-23 18-15 8-9 21-17 1-3 9-4 10-6 6-8 5-8 10-7 3-2
10 Cleveland Cavaliers 43-39 27-14 16-25 22-18 21-21 13-7 9-11 13-10 8-11 24-24 19-15 7-5 21-20 3-3 10-2 5-10 4-9 8-7 8-8 5-0
11 New York Knicks 43-39 29-12 14-27 19-21 24-18 7-9 12-12 17-6 7-12 26-25 17-14 15-7 12-20 3-2 8-7 8-6 7-8 6-5 7-10 4-1
12 Golden State Warriors 43-39 30-11 13-28 23-19 20-20 11-8 12-11 15-9 5-11 25-26 18-13 7-7 20-16 5-2 5-9 5-9 9-5 5-7 11-5 3-2
13 Atlanta Hawks 41-41 29-12 12-29 20-20 21-21 12-8 8-12 11-12 10-9 24-27 17-14 9-12 16-18 3-1 8-6 6-11 6-9 6-6 8-7 4-1
14 Chicago Bulls 40-42 29-12 11-30 24-18 16-24 9-10 15-8 8-12 8-12 28-23 12-19 12-11 14-15 4-2 6-7 10-5 7-8 5-10 6-8 2-2
15 New Orleans Jazz 39-43 27-14 12-29 19-21 20-22 11-9 8-12 9-14 11-8 26-24 13-19 14-12 13-22 4-1 7-9 3-10 11-4 4-9 7-9 3-1
16 Detroit Pistons 38-44 24-17 14-27 22-20 16-24 9-10 13-10 8-12 8-12 23-27 15-17 10-6 19-23 4-3 4-8 7-7 7-7 6-7 8-8 2-4
17 Boston Celtics 32-50 24-17 8-33 16-24 16-26 8-8 8-16 10-13 6-13 17-30 15-20 8-13 11-21 1-5 6-7 4-11 4-7 7-5 8-10 2-5
18 Indiana Pacers 31-51 21-20 10-31 18-24 13-27 9-10 9-14 8-12 5-15 19-30 12-21 6-14 8-20 3-2 4-11 7-4 5-11 3-11 7-10 2-2
19 Kansas City Kings 31-51 22-19 9-32 16-26 15-25 7-12 9-14 11-9 4-16 17-34 14-17 8-7 14-17 3-4 4-9 6-8 3-13 8-4 7-8 0-5
20 Houston Rockets 28-54 21-20 7-34 15-25 13-29 9-11 6-14 8-15 5-14 18-31 10-23 3-16 15-26 3-2 4-10 6-8 3-11 8-7 1-13 3-3
21 Buffalo Braves 27-55 20-21 7-34 16-24 11-31 7-9 9-15 8-15 3-16 16-30 11-25 5-10 9-22 2-4 8-6 3-10 3-9 3-10 7-10 1-6
22 New Jersey Nets 24-58 18-23 6-35 10-30 14-28 4-12 6-18 9-14 5-14 9-42 15-16 9-10 6-30 1-4 2-13 5-9 1-14 5-7 9-7 1-4

Team vs. Team

Rk Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SEA WSB
1 Atlanta Hawks 2-2 3-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-2 1-3 3-1 3-1 2-1 3-1 2-2 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 3-1 1-3 1-3 2-1 1-3
2 Boston Celtics 2-2 3-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-2 2-2 2-1 2-2 1-2 3-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 0-4 2-2 1-3 0-4 0-4 1-3
3 Buffalo Braves 1-3 1-3 3-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-3 3-1 1-3 1-2 1-3 1-3 2-2 2-2 3-1 1-3 0-4 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
4 Chicago Bulls 3-1 3-1 1-3 3-1 2-2 2-2 1-3 3-1 3-1 0-4 2-2 1-3 1-2 2-2 1-3 3-1 2-2 1-3 2-2 2-2 2-1
5 Cleveland Cavaliers 3-1 3-1 3-1 1-3 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-1 2-2 2-2 3-1 3-1 2-2 3-1 1-3 1-2 0-4 0-4 3-1 2-2
6 Denver Nuggets 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-2 1-3 2-2 2-2 3-0 2-2 2-2 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 1-3 1-3 2-2 3-1 2-1 1-3 3-1
7 Detroit Pistons 2-2 3-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 3-1 1-3 1-3 2-2 2-2 3-1 3-1 0-3 0-4 2-2 1-3 1-2 1-3 2-2
8 Golden State Warriors 3-1 2-2 3-0 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-1 3-1 3-1 0-4 2-2 3-1 0-4 2-2 1-3 2-2 1-3 3-1 2-2 2-2
9 Houston Rockets 1-3 2-2 1-3 1-3 2-2 0-3 1-3 1-2 3-1 2-2 1-3 1-3 2-2 1-3 2-2 2-2 1-3 2-2 1-3 0-4 1-3
10 Indiana Pacers 1-3 1-2 3-1 1-3 1-2 2-2 3-1 1-3 1-3 2-2 1-3 0-4 2-2 2-2 1-3 2-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 3-1
11 Kansas City Kings 1-2 2-2 2-1 4-0 2-2 2-2 3-1 1-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-4 2-2 2-2 0-4 1-3 0-4 0-4 0-4 1-3 2-2
12 Los Angeles Lakers 1-3 2-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 1-3 2-2 4-0 3-1 3-1 2-2 3-1 4-0 2-1 3-1 2-2 1-3 0-4 2-2 1-3 2-2
13 Milwaukee Bucks 2-2 1-3 3-1 3-1 1-3 1-3 2-2 2-2 3-1 4-0 4-0 1-3 3-1 2-1 3-1 1-2 1-3 1-3 2-2 1-3 3-1
14 New Jersey Nets 1-3 1-3 2-2 2-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-4 1-3 0-4 1-3 0-4 2-2 0-3 0-4 2-2 2-2
15 New Orleans Jazz 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 1-3 4-0 3-1 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-2 4-0 1-3 2-2 1-3 3-1 1-3 2-2 0-4
16 New York Knicks 2-2 2-2 1-3 3-1 1-3 3-1 3-0 2-2 2-2 3-1 4-0 1-3 1-3 3-1 3-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-2 2-1 2-2
17 Philadelphia 76ers 2-2 4-0 3-1 1-3 3-1 3-1 4-0 3-1 2-2 2-2 3-1 2-2 2-1 4-0 2-2 3-1 2-1 2-2 3-1 3-1 2-2
18 Phoenix Suns 1-3 2-2 4-0 2-2 2-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 3-1 3-1 4-0 3-1 3-1 2-2 3-1 3-1 1-2 1-3 2-2 2-2 2-2
19 Portland Trail Blazers 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 4-0 1-3 3-1 3-1 2-2 3-1 4-0 4-0 3-1 3-0 1-3 3-1 2-2 3-1 2-2 3-1 2-1
20 San Antonio Spurs 3-1 4-0 3-1 2-2 4-0 1-2 2-1 1-3 3-1 3-1 4-0 2-2 2-2 4-0 3-1 2-2 1-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2
21 Seattle SuperSonics 1-2 4-0 3-1 2-2 1-3 3-1 3-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-3 2-2 1-3 2-2 1-3
22 Washington Bullets 3-1 3-1 3-1 1-2 2-2 1-3 2-2 2-2 3-1 1-3 2-2 2-2 1-3 2-2 4-0 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 2-2 3-1