Full NBA season

1977-78

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1977-78 NBA season.

953indexed games

11playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Western3 G8Los Angeles Lakers1Seattle SuperSonics Eastern2 G8New York Knicks1Cleveland Cavaliers Eastern2 G7Atlanta Hawks2Washington Bullets

Conference semifinals

Western6 G1Seattle SuperSonics–Portland Trail Blazers Eastern4 G8New York Knicks–Philadelphia 76ers

Conference finals

Western6 G1Seattle SuperSonics–Denver Nuggets Eastern6 G2Washington Bullets–Philadelphia 76ers

NBA Finals

NBA Finals7 G–Milwaukee Bucks–Denver Nuggets NBA Finals2 G–Milwaukee Bucks–Phoenix Suns NBA Finals7 G2Washington Bullets1Seattle SuperSonics NBA Finals6 G2Washington Bullets–San Antonio Spurs

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

First Round8Los Angeles Lakers1Seattle SuperSonics Semifinals1Seattle SuperSonics–Portland Trail Blazers Finals1Seattle SuperSonics–Denver Nuggets NBA Finals–Milwaukee Bucks–Denver Nuggets NBA Finals–Milwaukee Bucks–Phoenix Suns NBA Finals2Washington Bullets1Seattle SuperSonics NBA Finals2Washington Bullets–San Antonio Spurs Finals2Washington Bullets–Philadelphia 76ers Semifinals8New York Knicks–Philadelphia 76ers First Round8New York Knicks1Cleveland Cavaliers First Round7Atlanta Hawks2Washington Bullets

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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Player
David ThompsonDenver Nuggets	27.2	4.9	4.5	1.1	1.1
George GervinSan Antonio Spurs	27.2	5.1	3.7	1.6	1.3
Pete MaravichUtah Jazz	27.0	3.6	6.6	1.2	0.1
Bob McAdooNew York Knicks	26.5	12.8	3.8	0.7	0.7
Kareem Abdul-JabbarLos Angeles Lakers	25.8	12.9	4.3	1.6	2.7
Calvin MurphyHouston Rockets	25.6	2.2	3.4	1.3	0.0
Paul WestphalPhoenix Suns	25.2	2.1	5.5	1.7	0.4
Randy SmithLA Clippers	24.6	3.8	5.1	0.9	0.1

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Midseason showcase

All-Star teams

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Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

Conference standings

Seed	Team	W	L	Pct	PF/G	PA/G
—	Portland Trail Blazers	57	25	.695	107.7	102.0
—	San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	114.5	111.2
—	Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	112.4	108.6
1	Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	105.0	103.3
—	Denver Nuggets	47	35	.573	111.8	111.2
8	Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	110.3	108.0
—	Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	106.1	105.9
—	New Orleans Jazz	39	43	.476	107.6	109.5
—	Houston Rockets	35	47	.427	106.6	107.9
—	Sacramento Kings	31	51	.378	109.5	111.6
—	San Diego Clippers	28	54	.341	105.5	109.0

Eastern Conference

Conference standings

Seed	Team	W	L	Pct	PF/G	PA/G
—	Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	114.7	109.7
1	Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	104.5	104.0
2	Washington Bullets	43	39	.524	110.3	109.5
8	New York Knicks	43	39	.524	113.4	114.2
—	Milwaukee Bucks	43	39	.524	112.4	113.2
7	Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	104.4	104.0
—	Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	103.9	105.3
—	Detroit Pistons	36	46	.439	109.0	110.6
—	Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	105.7	107.8
—	Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	108.7	111.3
—	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	106.9	112.7

Around the league

Division standings

Playoff bracket

Awards and leaders

All-Star teams

Conference standings

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Division standings

Atlantic

Central

Other

Southeast

Northwest

Southwest

Pacific