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1978-79 NBA Standings

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League Champion: Seattle SuperSonics

Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone (24.8/17.6/1.8)
Rookie of the Year: Phil Ford (15.9/2.3/8.6)

PPG Leader: George Gervin (29.6)
RPG Leader: Moses Malone (17.6)
APG Leader: Kevin Porter (13.4)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14.4)

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 Washington Bullets 54-28 31-10 23-18 29-11 25-17 11-5 18-6 12-7 13-10 36-15 18-13 7-7 32-14 4-5 11-2 9-5 10-3 8-4 9-6 3-3
2 Seattle SuperSonics 52-30 31-10 21-20 28-14 24-16 13-7 15-7 13-7 11-9 34-16 18-14 15-9 23-10 7-1 9-4 6-7 10-4 6-9 11-3 3-2
3 Phoenix Suns 50-32 32-9 18-23 29-13 21-19 12-7 17-6 10-10 11-9 32-20 18-12 7-8 27-11 7-3 10-4 7-7 7-6 6-6 10-4 3-2
4 Kansas City Kings 48-34 32-9 16-25 25-17 23-17 13-5 12-12 12-4 11-13 31-20 17-14 6-9 23-12 4-5 8-3 8-6 10-6 10-4 5-10 3-0
5 San Antonio Spurs 48-34 29-12 19-22 24-16 24-18 13-7 11-9 11-8 13-10 31-22 17-12 8-9 27-11 5-4 5-7 12-4 9-5 7-5 6-8 4-1
6 Denver Nuggets 47-35 29-12 18-23 23-19 24-16 11-8 12-11 8-8 16-8 28-26 19-9 9-8 21-12 6-3 4-10 7-6 11-6 7-6 9-2 3-2
7 Houston Rockets 47-35 30-11 17-24 24-16 23-19 12-8 12-8 10-10 13-9 27-23 20-12 12-5 17-17 5-3 5-7 9-5 8-7 7-6 9-5 4-2
8 Los Angeles Lakers 47-35 31-10 16-25 23-19 24-16 11-8 12-11 13-7 11-9 32-20 15-15 13-15 23-11 4-4 11-3 8-7 9-6 7-4 5-8 3-3
9 Philadelphia 76ers 47-35 31-10 16-25 25-15 22-20 9-7 16-8 12-7 10-13 30-19 17-16 10-10 18-11 5-1 9-5 9-5 6-7 6-8 9-8 3-1
10 Atlanta Hawks 46-36 34-7 12-29 24-16 22-20 10-10 14-6 12-7 10-13 28-25 18-11 10-10 19-15 4-4 8-5 7-9 9-7 6-4 8-7 4-0
11 Portland Trail Blazers 45-37 33-8 12-29 28-14 17-23 13-6 15-8 9-11 8-12 24-25 21-12 11-15 20-12 4-4 9-6 5-6 5-9 8-5 12-4 2-3
12 San Diego Clippers 43-39 29-12 14-27 18-24 25-15 8-11 10-13 14-6 11-9 27-27 16-12 16-5 12-17 5-6 6-9 7-6 8-6 8-4 7-6 2-2
13 Golden State Warriors 38-44 23-18 15-26 23-19 15-25 10-9 13-10 7-13 8-12 25-29 13-15 9-16 15-11 5-4 7-6 6-8 7-10 3-8 7-7 3-1
14 Indiana Pacers 38-44 25-16 13-28 24-18 14-26 7-12 17-6 6-10 8-16 21-30 17-14 12-9 8-19 4-3 4-10 3-11 9-6 6-8 10-5 2-1
15 Milwaukee Bucks 38-44 28-13 10-31 19-23 19-21 9-11 10-12 9-7 10-14 22-32 16-12 7-12 19-13 4-6 5-10 6-8 7-7 5-6 10-4 1-3
16 New Jersey Nets 37-45 25-16 12-29 18-22 19-23 7-9 11-13 7-12 12-11 23-26 14-19 12-5 13-25 6-4 7-7 4-6 6-7 8-6 5-10 1-5
17 Chicago Bulls 31-51 19-22 12-29 17-25 14-26 9-10 8-15 5-11 9-15 19-33 12-18 7-6 12-26 1-8 5-8 9-5 3-11 5-8 6-10 2-1
18 New York Knicks 31-51 23-18 8-33 17-23 14-28 7-9 10-14 8-11 6-17 24-30 7-21 7-9 10-27 4-5 8-7 7-7 4-11 4-9 4-9 0-3
19 Cleveland Cavaliers 30-52 20-21 10-31 15-25 15-27 9-11 6-14 7-12 8-15 20-31 10-21 7-9 12-24 4-4 3-11 7-6 6-8 6-8 3-11 1-4
20 Detroit Pistons 30-52 22-19 8-33 14-26 16-26 5-15 9-11 10-9 6-17 19-33 11-19 3-11 14-22 2-7 6-7 4-10 6-8 5-7 6-9 1-4
21 Boston Celtics 29-53 21-20 8-33 15-25 14-28 6-10 9-15 7-12 7-16 19-31 10-22 8-8 9-29 1-6 4-10 8-5 5-10 7-5 3-12 1-5
22 New Orleans Jazz 26-56 22-19 4-37 15-25 11-31 7-13 8-12 6-13 5-18 17-36 9-20 6-7 7-32 4-5 6-9 2-11 5-10 4-9 4-10 1-2

Team vs. Team

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