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This page features the complete 1977-78 NBA season standings, including conference and division positions, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs.
| NBA Season: |
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| Best Record |
All-NBA 1st Team |
Season MVP |
Portland Trail Blazers
58-24 |
Leonard Robinson
Julius Erving
Bill Walton
George Gervin
David Thompson |
Bill Walton
Portland Trail Blazers |
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x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an "x".
NBA 1977-78 Conference Standings |
| Western Conference |
Eastern Conference |
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|
Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
Portland Trail Blazers |
58 |
24 |
.707 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
Denver Nuggets |
48 |
34 |
.585 |
10 |
x |
| 3. |
Phoenix Suns |
49 |
33 |
.598 |
9 |
x |
| 4. |
Seattle Supersonics |
47 |
35 |
.573 |
11 |
x |
| 5. |
Los Angeles Lakers |
45 |
37 |
.549 |
13 |
x |
| 6. |
Milwaukee Bucks |
44 |
38 |
.537 |
14 |
x |
| 7. |
Golden State Warriors |
43 |
39 |
.524 |
15 |
|
| 8. |
Chicago Bulls |
40 |
42 |
.488 |
18 |
|
| 9. |
Detroit Pistons |
38 |
44 |
.463 |
20 |
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| 10. |
Kansas City Kings |
31 |
51 |
.378 |
27 |
|
| 11. |
Indiana Pacers |
31 |
51 |
.378 |
27 |
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Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
Philadelphia 76ers |
55 |
27 |
.671 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
San Antonio Spurs |
52 |
30 |
.634 |
3 |
x |
| 3. |
Washington Bullets |
44 |
38 |
.537 |
11 |
x |
| 4. |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
43 |
39 |
.524 |
12 |
x |
| 5. |
New York Knicks |
43 |
39 |
.524 |
12 |
x |
| 6. |
Atlanta Hawks |
41 |
41 |
.500 |
14 |
x |
| 7. |
New Orleans Jazz |
39 |
43 |
.476 |
16 |
|
| 8. |
Boston Celtics |
32 |
50 |
.390 |
23 |
|
| 9. |
Houston Rockets |
28 |
54 |
.341 |
27 |
|
| 10. |
Buffalo Braves |
27 |
55 |
.329 |
28 |
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| 11. |
New Jersey Nets |
24 |
58 |
.293 |
31 |
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NBA 1977-78 Division Standings |
| Midwest Division |
Atlantic Division |
|
|
Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
Denver Nuggets |
48 |
34 |
.585 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
Milwaukee Bucks |
44 |
38 |
.537 |
4 |
x |
| 3. |
Chicago Bulls |
40 |
42 |
.488 |
8 |
|
| 4. |
Detroit Pistons |
38 |
44 |
.463 |
10 |
|
| 5. |
Kansas City Kings |
31 |
51 |
.378 |
17 |
|
| 6. |
Indiana Pacers |
31 |
51 |
.378 |
17 |
|
|
|
Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
Philadelphia 76ers |
55 |
27 |
.671 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
New York Knicks |
43 |
39 |
.524 |
12 |
x |
| 3. |
Boston Celtics |
32 |
50 |
.390 |
23 |
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| 4. |
Buffalo Braves |
27 |
55 |
.329 |
28 |
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| 5. |
New Jersey Nets |
24 |
58 |
.293 |
31 |
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| Pacific Division |
Central Division |
|
|
Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
Portland Trail Blazers |
58 |
24 |
.707 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
Phoenix Suns |
49 |
33 |
.598 |
9 |
x |
| 3. |
Seattle Supersonics |
47 |
35 |
.573 |
11 |
x |
| 4. |
Los Angeles Lakers |
45 |
37 |
.549 |
13 |
x |
| 5. |
Golden State Warriors |
43 |
39 |
.524 |
15 |
|
|
|
Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
San Antonio Spurs |
52 |
30 |
.634 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
Washington Bullets |
44 |
38 |
.537 |
8 |
x |
| 3. |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
43 |
39 |
.524 |
9 |
x |
| 4. |
Atlanta Hawks |
41 |
41 |
.500 |
11 |
x |
| 5. |
New Orleans Jazz |
39 |
43 |
.476 |
13 |
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| 6. |
Houston Rockets |
28 |
54 |
.341 |
24 |
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