NBA Games Played on January 8, 1979

Jan 7, 1979 Jan 8, 1979 Jan 9, 1979

1 NBA Game

Houston	104	Final
Milwaukee	116

	1	2	3	4
Houston	27	23	29	25
Milwaukee	29	25	31	31

PTS	M. Johnson-MIL	36
TRB	M. Malone-HOU	19

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Washington Bullets*	27	12	.692	—	115.1	108.9
Philadelphia 76ers*	24	13	.649	2.0	111.9	108.9
New Jersey Nets*	19	19	.500	7.5	109.2	113.6
New York Knicks	20	21	.488	8.0	107.1	108.5
Boston Celtics	13	24	.351	13.0	107.6	111.5
Central Division
San Antonio Spurs*	24	16	.600	—	119.9	113.1
Houston Rockets*	21	17	.553	2.0	111.2	110.2
Atlanta Hawks*	20	21	.488	4.5	109.4	107.9
Cleveland Cavaliers	17	22	.436	6.5	105.6	107.0
New Orleans Jazz	13	28	.317	11.5	108.2	114.5
Detroit Pistons	12	27	.308	11.5	109.3	115.4

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Kansas City Kings*	23	15	.605	—	110.9	107.2
Denver Nuggets*	20	20	.500	4.0	110.5	110.3
Chicago Bulls	16	23	.410	7.5	102.9	106.9
Milwaukee Bucks	18	26	.409	8.0	111.1	111.7
Indiana Pacers	14	25	.359	9.5	108.7	111.7
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	24	14	.632	—	106.3	102.6
Phoenix Suns*	26	16	.619	—	116.3	112.9
Los Angeles Lakers*	24	16	.600	1.0	114.2	109.4
Portland Trail Blazers*	19	17	.528	4.0	107.1	107.9
Golden State Warriors	21	19	.525	4.0	107.0	105.5
San Diego Clippers	19	23	.452	7.0	111.1	115.2

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