NBA standings at the end of March 14, 1978
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia 76ers |
46 | 20 | .697 | 7467 | 7140 | 327 | -0.30 | 4.66 | 29-3 | 17-17 | 6-4 | Won 4 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
36 | 32 | .529 | 7674 | 7683 | -9 | -0.11 | -0.24 | 27-9 | 9-23 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Boston Celtics |
25 | 39 | .391 | 6681 | 6850 | -169 | 0.03 | -2.61 | 18-11 | 7-28 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
25 | 41 | .379 | 6921 | 7100 | -179 | 0.16 | -2.55 | 19-16 | 6-25 | 6-4 | Won 4 | |||||||
 New Jersey Nets |
17 | 52 | .246 | 7271 | 7763 | -492 | 0.21 | -6.92 | 14-22 | 3-30 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio Spurs |
41 | 26 | .612 | 7658 | 7434 | 224 | -0.29 | 3.06 | 27-8 | 14-18 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Washington Bullets |
36 | 30 | .545 | 7271 | 7207 | 64 | 0.05 | 1.02 | 25-6 | 11-24 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
34 | 35 | .493 | 7218 | 7217 | 1 | -0.06 | -0.05 | 24-11 | 10-24 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 New Orleans Jazz |
34 | 36 | .486 | 7495 | 7616 | -121 | 0.09 | -1.64 | 24-10 | 10-26 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
33 | 35 | .485 | 7055 | 7064 | -9 | 0.10 | -0.03 | 20-11 | 13-24 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
24 | 46 | .343 | 7267 | 7538 | -271 | 0.17 | -3.70 | 19-15 | 5-31 | 1-9 | Lost 9 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver Nuggets |
41 | 26 | .612 | 7504 | 7434 | 70 | 0.15 | 1.20 | 29-6 | 12-20 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Bucks |
35 | 33 | .515 | 7623 | 7705 | -82 | 0.03 | -1.18 | 23-12 | 12-21 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
33 | 36 | .478 | 7180 | 7212 | -32 | 0.45 | -0.01 | 24-10 | 9-26 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
31 | 36 | .463 | 7224 | 7298 | -74 | -0.03 | -1.13 | 20-14 | 11-22 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City Kings |
26 | 41 | .388 | 7225 | 7349 | -124 | -0.02 | -1.87 | 20-16 | 6-25 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Indiana Pacers |
25 | 42 | .373 | 7246 | 7438 | -192 | 0.26 | -2.61 | 19-15 | 6-27 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland Trail Blazers |
53 | 15 | .779 | 7448 | 6845 | 603 | -0.54 | 8.33 | 32-2 | 21-13 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
42 | 27 | .609 | 7740 | 7483 | 257 | -0.10 | 3.62 | 28-6 | 14-21 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
37 | 30 | .552 | 7412 | 7206 | 206 | -0.18 | 2.90 | 24-10 | 13-20 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
36 | 31 | .537 | 6978 | 6929 | 49 | -0.20 | 0.54 | 22-10 | 14-21 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
33 | 34 | .493 | 7062 | 7109 | -47 | 0.11 | -0.59 | 23-10 | 10-24 | 5-5 | Won 4 | |||||||