NBA Games Played on January 7, 1978
5 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 24 | 11 | .686 | — | 114.6 | 109.3 |
| New York Knicks* | 22 | 16 | .579 | 3.5 | 111.0 | 110.3 |
| Buffalo Braves | 14 | 21 | .400 | 10.0 | 102.9 | 105.7 |
| Boston Celtics | 11 | 24 | .314 | 13.0 | 106.5 | 111.2 |
| New Jersey Nets | 9 | 28 | .243 | 16.0 | 105.5 | 112.3 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Washington Bullets* | 21 | 14 | .600 | — | 110.2 | 107.2 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 21 | 17 | .553 | 1.5 | 113.7 | 113.1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 19 | 18 | .514 | 3.0 | 101.9 | 102.5 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 18 | 21 | .462 | 5.0 | 103.6 | 105.5 |
| New Orleans Jazz | 16 | 21 | .432 | 6.0 | 107.6 | 109.8 |
| Houston Rockets | 14 | 22 | .389 | 7.5 | 103.7 | 106.0 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Denver Nuggets* | 23 | 13 | .639 | — | 112.1 | 110.4 |
| Chicago Bulls | 20 | 18 | .526 | 4.0 | 103.6 | 102.4 |
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 21 | 19 | .525 | 4.0 | 111.5 | 112.0 |
| Detroit Pistons | 17 | 20 | .459 | 6.5 | 106.2 | 106.9 |
| Indiana Pacers | 15 | 19 | .441 | 7.0 | 111.2 | 111.7 |
| Kansas City Kings | 13 | 24 | .351 | 10.5 | 107.5 | 109.5 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 30 | 5 | .857 | — | 110.2 | 100.9 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 24 | 14 | .632 | 7.5 | 110.7 | 107.2 |
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 19 | 20 | .487 | 13.0 | 103.3 | 103.0 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 17 | 20 | .459 | 14.0 | 107.0 | 106.8 |
| Golden State Warriors | 17 | 20 | .459 | 14.0 | 106.4 | 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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