NBA Games Played on December 29, 1978
8 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 23 | 10 | .697 | — | 112.2 | 108.0 |
| Washington Bullets* | 24 | 12 | .667 | 0.5 | 115.8 | 110.2 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 17 | 16 | .515 | 6.0 | 108.7 | 113.7 |
| New York Knicks | 18 | 19 | .486 | 7.0 | 107.2 | 108.2 |
| Boston Celtics | 13 | 20 | .394 | 10.0 | 107.9 | 110.6 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| San Antonio Spurs* | 21 | 15 | .583 | — | 121.1 | 114.5 |
| Houston Rockets* | 18 | 15 | .545 | 1.5 | 110.9 | 109.9 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 18 | 18 | .500 | 3.0 | 110.2 | 108.7 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 13 | 21 | .382 | 7.0 | 105.0 | 107.6 |
| Detroit Pistons | 12 | 23 | .343 | 8.5 | 110.5 | 115.9 |
| New Orleans Jazz | 12 | 25 | .324 | 9.5 | 108.8 | 114.5 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Kansas City Kings* | 20 | 13 | .606 | — | 111.3 | 108.0 |
| Denver Nuggets* | 17 | 18 | .486 | 4.0 | 111.8 | 111.5 |
| Chicago Bulls | 15 | 21 | .417 | 6.5 | 102.9 | 106.4 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 24 | .385 | 8.0 | 111.1 | 112.1 |
| Indiana Pacers | 11 | 23 | .324 | 9.5 | 108.5 | 112.5 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 22 | 12 | .647 | — | 106.5 | 102.0 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 23 | 14 | .622 | 0.5 | 114.9 | 109.6 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 23 | 14 | .622 | 0.5 | 116.5 | 112.7 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4.0 | 107.3 | 108.2 |
| Golden State Warriors | 18 | 18 | .500 | 5.0 | 107.1 | 106.4 |
| San Diego Clippers | 17 | 21 | .447 | 7.0 | 111.1 | 115.7 |
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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