NBA standings at the end of December 8, 1977
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia 76ers |
17 | 6 | .739 | 2607 | 2447 | 160 | -0.44 | 6.52 | 10-2 | 7-4 | 9-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
12 | 11 | .522 | 2589 | 2594 | -5 | -0.22 | -0.43 | 10-3 | 2-8 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
11 | 11 | .500 | 2260 | 2285 | -25 | 0.16 | -0.97 | 8-5 | 3-6 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Boston Celtics |
8 | 15 | .348 | 2459 | 2512 | -53 | -0.73 | -3.03 | 7-5 | 1-10 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New Jersey Nets |
3 | 22 | .120 | 2622 | 2865 | -243 | 0.44 | -9.28 | 2-8 | 1-14 | 1-9 | Lost 6 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Bullets |
14 | 8 | .636 | 2429 | 2365 | 64 | -0.21 | 2.70 | 9-2 | 5-6 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 San Antonio Spurs |
15 | 10 | .600 | 2896 | 2865 | 31 | -0.44 | 0.80 | 9-3 | 6-7 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
13 | 10 | .565 | 2307 | 2309 | -2 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 6-5 | 7-5 | 4-6 | Lost 5 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
12 | 10 | .545 | 2312 | 2372 | -60 | -0.66 | -3.39 | 7-3 | 5-7 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 New Orleans Jazz |
11 | 13 | .458 | 2588 | 2654 | -66 | 0.53 | -2.22 | 8-3 | 3-10 | 5-5 | Lost 5 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
9 | 13 | .409 | 2342 | 2359 | -17 | 1.04 | 0.26 | 8-4 | 1-9 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver Nuggets |
17 | 8 | .680 | 2848 | 2799 | 49 | -0.99 | 0.97 | 12-0 | 5-8 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
14 | 9 | .609 | 2362 | 2279 | 83 | -0.19 | 3.42 | 8-2 | 6-7 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Bucks |
14 | 12 | .538 | 2852 | 2846 | 6 | -0.26 | -0.03 | 7-6 | 7-6 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Indiana Pacers |
9 | 14 | .391 | 2631 | 2632 | -1 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 6-5 | 3-9 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City Kings |
9 | 15 | .375 | 2567 | 2622 | -55 | -0.11 | -2.40 | 6-5 | 3-10 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
8 | 14 | .364 | 2287 | 2380 | -93 | 0.76 | -3.47 | 7-6 | 1-8 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland Trail Blazers |
18 | 4 | .818 | 2450 | 2214 | 236 | 0.02 | 10.74 | 12-0 | 6-4 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
13 | 9 | .591 | 2376 | 2318 | 58 | 0.80 | 3.43 | 8-3 | 5-6 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
12 | 12 | .500 | 2613 | 2572 | 41 | -0.41 | 1.29 | 10-2 | 2-10 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
9 | 14 | .391 | 2435 | 2470 | -35 | -0.29 | -1.81 | 7-6 | 2-8 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
9 | 17 | .346 | 2584 | 2657 | -73 | 0.49 | -2.32 | 5-7 | 4-10 | 5-5 | Won 4 | |||||||