NBA Games Played on December 16, 1978

Dec 15, 1978 Dec 16, 1978 Dec 17, 1978

5 NBA Games

Cleveland	100	Final
Chicago	108

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	18	26	24	32
Chicago	22	26	27	33

PTS	2 tied	23
TRB	A. Gilmore-CHI	16

New Orleans	100	Final
Kansas City	128

	1	2	3	4
New Orleans	19	20	22	39
Kansas City	33	31	31	33

PTS	B. McKinney-KCK	24
TRB	2 tied	13

LA Lakers	100	Final
Phoenix	119

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	28	21	27	24
Phoenix	24	29	34	32

PTS	2 tied	25
TRB	A. Adams-PHO	12

Golden State	96	Final
San Antonio	104

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	26	16	29	25
San Antonio	28	22	20	34

PTS	G. Gervin-SAS	35
TRB	L. Kenon-SAS	20

Boston	117	Final
Washington	125

	1	2	3	4
Boston	33	17	33	34
Washington	28	31	26	40

PTS	E. Hayes-WSB	29
TRB	E. Hayes-WSB	15

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Washington Bullets*	22	9	.710	—	116.2	109.1
Philadelphia 76ers*	17	9	.654	2.5	113.3	110.2
New Jersey Nets*	17	13	.567	4.5	108.4	113.1
New York Knicks	14	16	.467	7.5	106.2	107.9
Boston Celtics	10	20	.333	11.5	106.8	111.2
Central Division
Atlanta Hawks*	15	13	.536	—	110.7	108.2
Houston Rockets*	14	13	.519	0.5	111.1	110.3
San Antonio Spurs*	15	14	.517	0.5	122.0	116.1
New Orleans Jazz	11	20	.355	5.5	109.0	113.6
Cleveland Cavaliers	10	19	.345	5.5	105.3	108.3
Detroit Pistons	10	20	.333	6.0	109.9	114.9

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Kansas City Kings*	17	10	.630	—	110.9	106.7
Denver Nuggets*	15	14	.517	3.0	112.0	111.2
Chicago Bulls	12	17	.414	6.0	102.3	105.0
Milwaukee Bucks	12	21	.364	8.0	109.7	113.5
Indiana Pacers	10	18	.357	7.5	108.3	111.5
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	20	7	.741	—	106.7	100.2
Phoenix Suns*	20	11	.645	2.0	116.8	111.8
Los Angeles Lakers*	20	12	.625	2.5	115.0	109.8
Portland Trail Blazers*	15	14	.517	6.0	106.0	107.2
Golden State Warriors	15	15	.500	6.5	107.9	107.4
San Diego Clippers	13	19	.406	9.5	110.3	116.0

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