NBA standings at the end of January 7, 1977
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia 76ers |
21 | 14 | .600 | 3828 | 3668 | 160 | -0.00 | 4.57 | 12-4 | 9-10 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
18 | 18 | .500 | 3863 | 3889 | -26 | 0.37 | -0.35 | 13-7 | 5-11 | 6-4 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Boston Celtics |
17 | 18 | .486 | 3731 | 3810 | -79 | 0.07 | -2.18 | 10-4 | 7-14 | 3-7 | Lost 5 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
15 | 23 | .395 | 4093 | 4216 | -123 | 0.32 | -2.92 | 11-7 | 4-16 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 New York Nets |
12 | 25 | .324 | 3605 | 3764 | -159 | 0.13 | -4.16 | 5-12 | 7-13 | 1-9 | Lost 7 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
22 | 15 | .595 | 3804 | 3712 | 92 | -0.18 | 2.31 | 15-3 | 7-12 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
20 | 14 | .588 | 3624 | 3624 | 0 | -0.42 | -0.42 | 15-4 | 5-10 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 San Antonio Spurs |
20 | 18 | .526 | 4385 | 4368 | 17 | -0.19 | 0.25 | 16-2 | 4-16 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Washington Bullets |
18 | 17 | .514 | 3604 | 3635 | -31 | 0.04 | -0.84 | 13-4 | 5-13 | 6-4 | Won 5 | |||||||
 New Orleans Jazz |
19 | 18 | .514 | 3979 | 3977 | 2 | -0.38 | -0.33 | 15-8 | 4-10 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
13 | 27 | .325 | 4100 | 4347 | -247 | 0.14 | -6.03 | 8-14 | 5-13 | 1-9 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver Nuggets |
25 | 12 | .676 | 4193 | 3959 | 234 | -0.40 | 5.93 | 18-1 | 7-11 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
22 | 15 | .595 | 4095 | 4076 | 19 | -0.38 | 0.13 | 14-3 | 8-12 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Indiana Pacers |
19 | 20 | .487 | 4161 | 4169 | -8 | 0.05 | -0.16 | 14-6 | 5-14 | 5-5 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Kansas City Kings |
17 | 20 | .459 | 3856 | 3898 | -42 | 0.55 | -0.59 | 11-6 | 6-14 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
13 | 21 | .382 | 3237 | 3351 | -114 | 0.64 | -2.71 | 11-6 | 2-15 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Bucks |
11 | 28 | .282 | 4210 | 4352 | -142 | 0.63 | -3.01 | 9-10 | 2-18 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland Trail Blazers |
26 | 13 | .667 | 4297 | 3992 | 305 | -0.51 | 7.31 | 21-1 | 5-12 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
23 | 14 | .622 | 3974 | 3802 | 172 | -0.06 | 4.59 | 18-2 | 5-12 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
19 | 16 | .543 | 3932 | 3855 | 77 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 13-5 | 6-11 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
21 | 19 | .525 | 4164 | 4233 | -69 | -0.24 | -1.96 | 17-3 | 4-16 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
14 | 20 | .412 | 3472 | 3510 | -38 | -0.19 | -1.31 | 10-4 | 4-16 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||