NBA Games Played on January 15, 1978
4 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 28 | 11 | .718 | — | 114.2 | 107.9 |
| New York Knicks* | 22 | 19 | .537 | 7.0 | 110.5 | 110.6 |
| Buffalo Braves | 16 | 22 | .421 | 11.5 | 103.6 | 105.4 |
| Boston Celtics | 13 | 26 | .333 | 15.0 | 105.8 | 110.0 |
| New Jersey Nets | 9 | 32 | .220 | 20.0 | 105.5 | 112.3 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Washington Bullets* | 24 | 16 | .600 | — | 109.2 | 107.2 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 23 | 18 | .561 | 1.5 | 113.2 | 112.2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 19 | 20 | .487 | 4.5 | 101.8 | 102.8 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 19 | 23 | .452 | 6.0 | 103.2 | 105.2 |
| New Orleans Jazz | 17 | 24 | .415 | 7.5 | 107.5 | 111.0 |
| Houston Rockets | 15 | 25 | .375 | 9.0 | 102.8 | 105.1 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Denver Nuggets* | 27 | 13 | .675 | — | 112.3 | 110.2 |
| Chicago Bulls | 23 | 19 | .548 | 5.0 | 104.5 | 102.8 |
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 23 | 21 | .523 | 6.0 | 112.1 | 112.8 |
| Indiana Pacers | 17 | 21 | .447 | 9.0 | 110.2 | 111.7 |
| Detroit Pistons | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10.0 | 105.8 | 107.0 |
| Kansas City Kings | 15 | 27 | .357 | 13.0 | 108.0 | 109.8 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 33 | 6 | .846 | — | 110.4 | 101.2 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7.0 | 111.6 | 106.8 |
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 23 | 20 | .535 | 12.0 | 103.4 | 102.5 |
| Golden State Warriors | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15.0 | 106.1 | 106.5 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 17 | 24 | .415 | 17.0 | 106.7 | 107.1 |
Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.

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