NBA standings at the end of December 27, 1976
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia 76ers |
18 | 12 | .600 | 3249 | 3148 | 101 | -0.03 | 3.34 | 10-4 | 8-8 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Boston Celtics |
17 | 13 | .567 | 3264 | 3252 | 12 | -0.46 | -0.06 | 10-4 | 7-9 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
16 | 15 | .516 | 3326 | 3344 | -18 | 0.40 | -0.18 | 11-6 | 5-9 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
14 | 19 | .424 | 3559 | 3637 | -78 | 0.60 | -1.77 | 10-5 | 4-14 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 New York Nets |
12 | 19 | .387 | 3058 | 3141 | -83 | 0.08 | -2.60 | 5-9 | 7-10 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Rockets |
18 | 10 | .643 | 3048 | 2990 | 58 | -0.92 | 1.15 | 13-3 | 5-7 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
19 | 12 | .613 | 3154 | 3082 | 72 | -0.29 | 2.03 | 12-2 | 7-10 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 New Orleans Jazz |
18 | 16 | .529 | 3671 | 3655 | 16 | -0.47 | 0.00 | 15-8 | 3-8 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 San Antonio Spurs |
17 | 16 | .515 | 3735 | 3734 | 1 | -0.46 | -0.43 | 13-2 | 4-14 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Washington Bullets |
13 | 17 | .433 | 3081 | 3162 | -81 | 0.59 | -2.11 | 9-4 | 4-13 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
12 | 23 | .343 | 3593 | 3826 | -233 | 0.22 | -6.44 | 7-11 | 5-12 | 3-7 | Lost 5 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver Nuggets |
21 | 10 | .677 | 3456 | 3274 | 182 | -0.39 | 5.48 | 15-1 | 6-9 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
19 | 14 | .576 | 3611 | 3595 | 16 | -0.62 | -0.14 | 11-3 | 8-11 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Indiana Pacers |
15 | 19 | .441 | 3618 | 3657 | -39 | 0.51 | -0.63 | 12-5 | 3-14 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City Kings |
14 | 20 | .412 | 3541 | 3601 | -60 | 0.62 | -1.14 | 10-6 | 4-14 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
11 | 16 | .407 | 2601 | 2694 | -93 | 0.37 | -3.07 | 9-5 | 2-11 | 8-2 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Bucks |
7 | 26 | .212 | 3471 | 3665 | -194 | 0.79 | -5.09 | 6-9 | 1-17 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland Trail Blazers |
22 | 10 | .688 | 3549 | 3278 | 271 | -0.59 | 7.88 | 18-1 | 4-9 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
20 | 13 | .606 | 3557 | 3399 | 158 | -0.24 | 4.55 | 16-2 | 4-11 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
15 | 14 | .517 | 3263 | 3190 | 73 | 0.19 | 2.71 | 11-4 | 4-10 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
16 | 18 | .471 | 3534 | 3617 | -83 | 0.11 | -2.33 | 14-3 | 2-15 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
13 | 15 | .464 | 2870 | 2868 | 2 | -0.14 | -0.07 | 9-4 | 4-11 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||