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
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star weekend
The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.
East vs West
The classic conference matchup
The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.
Selected rosters
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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 |
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