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1976-77 NBA Western Conference standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1976-77 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 53-29, 3 games ahead of the Denver Nuggets.
🏆How the 1976-77 playoffs went
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West standings, 1976-77
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | 8-2 | W1 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4 | 7-3 | W6 |
| Golden State Warriors (GOS) | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Kansas City Kings (KCK) | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13 | 1-9 | L6 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 19 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 23 | 5-5 | W3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 5.5 games on November 17, 1976.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on March 23, 1977.
- The Denver Nuggets won 8 games in a row from October 22, 1976 to November 9, 1976, the longest run of the race.
- The Denver Nuggets led by 3 games as late as November 18, 1976.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 11-3 from March 5, 1977 to April 1, 1977, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 3 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 100 of the 149 days played.
- Nine teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 34 of the season's 172 charted days in first place.