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1977-78 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Philadelphia 76ers won the 1977-78 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 55-27, 3 games ahead of the San Antonio Spurs.
🏆How the 1977-78 playoffs went
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East standings, 1977-78
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) | 55 | 27 | .671 | - | 4-6 | L1 |
| San Antonio Spurs (SAN) | 52 | 30 | .634 | 3 | 7-3 | L2 |
| Washington Bullets (WAS) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 11 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12 | 9-1 | W6 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14 | 7-3 | W1 |
| New Orleans Jazz (NOJ) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 16 | 4-6 | W3 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 32 | 50 | .390 | 23 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 28 | 54 | .341 | 27 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Buffalo Braves (BUF) | 27 | 55 | .329 | 28 | 1-9 | L2 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) | 24 | 58 | .293 | 31 | 4-6 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The Philadelphia 76ers trailed by as many as 3 games on November 2, 1977.
- The Philadelphia 76ers took first place for good on December 17, 1977.
- The Philadelphia 76ers won 10 games in a row from November 15, 1977 to November 30, 1977, the longest run of the race.
- The Atlanta Hawks led by 1.5 games as late as November 10, 1977.
- The Philadelphia 76ers led by as many as 7 games on March 19, 1978.
- The Philadelphia 76ers went 11-2 from November 10, 1977 to December 6, 1977, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 45 of the 156 days played.
- The Philadelphia 76ers spent 145 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.