NBA Games Played on January 2, 1979

Jan 1, 1979 Jan 2, 1979 Jan 3, 1979

7 NBA Games

Milwaukee	116	Final
Cleveland	113

	1	2	3	4
Milwaukee	32	30	28	26
Cleveland	31	35	22	25

PTS	C. Russell-CLE	35
TRB	J. Chones-CLE	13

Denver	99	Final
Kansas City	97

	1	2	3	4
Denver	19	23	33	24
Kansas City	27	21	22	27

PTS	G. McGinnis-DEN	28
TRB	G. McGinnis-DEN	14

LA Lakers	105	Final
New Orleans	109

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	31	27	33	14
New Orleans	20	34	27	28

PTS	P. Maravich-NOJ	27
TRB	T. Robinson-NOJ	24

Phoenix	114	Final
New York	102

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	23	37	24	30
New York	22	27	23	30

PTS	A. Adams-PHO	28
TRB	B. McAdoo-NYK	17

Seattle	109	Final
Portland	108

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	22	35	22	30
Portland	29	28	28	23

PTS	L. Hollins-POR	26
TRB	J. Sikma-SEA	15

Detroit	119	Final
San Diego	137

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	26	25	29	39
San Diego	35	36	34	32

PTS	W. Free-SDC	33
TRB	K. Washington-SDC	17

Chicago	86	Final
Washington	109

	1	2	3	4
Chicago	18	22	22	24
Washington	31	30	26	22

PTS	A. Gilmore-CHI	21
TRB	M. Landsberger-CHI	18

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Washington Bullets*	25	12	.676	—	115.6	109.5
Philadelphia 76ers*	23	11	.676	0.5	111.6	107.8
New Jersey Nets*	17	17	.500	6.5	108.3	113.4
New York Knicks	19	20	.487	7.0	107.2	108.4
Boston Celtics	13	21	.382	10.5	107.9	110.6
Central Division
San Antonio Spurs*	22	15	.595	—	120.5	113.9
Houston Rockets*	19	15	.559	1.5	110.9	109.6
Atlanta Hawks*	19	18	.514	3.0	110.3	108.1
Cleveland Cavaliers	14	22	.389	7.5	105.2	107.4
New Orleans Jazz	13	25	.342	9.5	108.8	114.3
Detroit Pistons	12	25	.324	10.0	110.5	116.4

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Kansas City Kings*	20	15	.571	—	110.8	107.8
Denver Nuggets*	18	19	.486	3.0	110.8	111.2
Chicago Bulls	15	22	.405	6.0	102.5	106.5
Milwaukee Bucks	16	24	.400	6.5	111.2	112.1
Indiana Pacers	11	24	.314	9.0	108.5	112.6
Pacific Division
Phoenix Suns*	25	14	.641	—	116.3	112.3
Seattle SuperSonics*	23	13	.639	0.5	106.3	102.4
Los Angeles Lakers*	23	15	.605	1.5	114.6	109.6
Golden State Warriors	19	18	.514	5.0	107.1	106.2
Portland Trail Blazers*	18	17	.514	5.0	107.3	108.2
San Diego Clippers	19	21	.475	6.5	111.8	115.7

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.