1977-78 National Basketball Association season

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Seasons
1976-77 1977-78 1978-79

Teams and Alignment

Conference Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics Boston Garden Boston
Buffalo Braves Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York
New Jersey Nets Jersey Mike's Arena Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey
New York Knickerbockers Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York
Philadelphia 76ers The Spectrum Philadelphia
Central Division Atlanta Hawks Omni Coliseum Atlanta
Cleveland Cavaliers Richfield Coliseum Summit County, Ohio
Houston Rockets The Summit Houston
New Orleans Jazz Caesars Superdome New Orleans
San Antonio Spurs HemisFair Arena San Antonio
Washington Bullets Capital Centre Lake Arbor, Maryland
Western Conference Midwest Division Chicago Bulls Chicago Stadium Chicago
Denver Nuggets McNichols Sports Arena Denver
Detroit Pistons Cobo Arena at Cobo Center Detroit
Indiana Pacers Market Square Arena Indianapolis
Kansas City Kings Hy-Vee Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Milwaukee Bucks UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee
Pacific Division Golden State Warriors Oakland Arena Oakland, California
Los Angeles Lakers Kia Forum Inglewood, California
Phoenix Suns Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix
Portland Trail Blazers Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
Seattle SuperSonics Climate Pledge Arena Seattle

Changes

  • New York Nets relocate from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York to Jersey Mike's Arena in Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey and renamed New Jersey Nets.

Regular Season Results

Conference Division Team W L GB
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Philadelphia 76ers 55 27
New York Knickerbockers 43 39 12
Boston Celtics 32 50 23
Buffalo Braves 27 55 28
New Jersey Nets 24 58 31
Central Division San Antonio Spurs 52 30
Washington Bullets 44 38 8
Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 9
Atlanta Hawks 41 41 11
New Orleans Jazz 39 43 13
Houston Rockets 28 54 24
Western Conference Midwest Division Denver Nuggets 48 34
Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 4
Chicago Bulls 40 42 8
Detroit Pistons 38 44 10
Kansas City Kings 31 51 17
Indiana Pacers 31 51 17
Pacific Division Portland Trail Blazers 58 24
Phoenix Suns 49 33 9
Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 11
Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 13
Golden State Warriors 43 39 15

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Philadelphia 76ers 4 Philadelphia 76ers 2 Washington Bullets 4 Washington Bullets
Cleveland Cavaliers 0 New York Knickerbockers 0
New York Knickerbockers 2
San Antonio Spurs 2 Washington Bullets 4
Washington Bullets 2 Washington Bullets 4
Atlanta Hawks 0
Portland Trail Blazers 2 Seattle SuperSonics 4 Seattle SuperSonics 3
Seattle SuperSonics 2 Seattle SuperSonics 4
Los Angeles Lakers 1
Denver Nuggets 4 Denver Nuggets 2
Milwaukee Bucks 2 Milwaukee Bucks 3
Phoenix Suns 0

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Western Conference 125-133 Eastern Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Georgia Atlanta Omni Coliseum Atlanta Hawks 37 One 38
NBA All-Star Game One
Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA Combined Statistical Area Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana Raising Cane's River Center Arena New Orleans Jazz One One
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Boston Garden Boston Celtics 36 36
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area Providence County, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island Amica Mutual Pavilion Boston Celtics One One
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Erie County, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo Braves 41 41
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Bojangles Coliseum Atlanta Hawks Four Four
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago Chicago Stadium Chicago Bulls 41 41
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Summit County, Ohio Unincorporated Richfield Coliseum Cleveland Cavaliers 41 One 42
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver McNichols Sports Arena Denver Nuggets 41 Seven 48
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division Wayne County, Michigan Detroit Cobo Arena at Cobo Center Detroit Pistons 41 41
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston The Summit Houston Rockets 41 41
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Marion County, Indiana Indianapolis Market Square Arena Indiana Pacers 41 41
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area Jackson County, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Hy-Vee Arena Kansas City Kings 41 41
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Inglewood, California Kia Forum Los Angeles Lakers 41 One 42
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee Bucks 41 Four 45
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut PeoplesBank Arena Boston Celtics Three Three
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area Orleans Parish, Louisiana New Orleans Caesars Superdome New Orleans Jazz 40 40
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division Middlesex County, New Jersey Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey Jersey Mike's Arena New Jersey Nets 41 41
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division New York County, New York Manhattan, New York Madison Square Garden New York Knickerbockers 41 Three 44
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia The Spectrum Philadelphia 76ers 41 Five 46
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix Suns 41 One 42
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland Trail Blazers 41 Three 44
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Bexar County, Texas San Antonio HemisFair Arena San Antonio Spurs 41 Three 44
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division Alameda County, California Oakland, California Oakland Arena Golden State Warriors 41 41
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle Climate Pledge Arena Seattle SuperSonics 41 11 52
The Kingdome Seattle SuperSonics One One
Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area Hampden County, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts Arena at MassMutual Center Boston Celtics One One
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division Prince George's County, Maryland Lake Arbor, Maryland Capital Centre Washington Bullets 41 10 51
Total 902 51 954