NBA Conference Standings after Dec 22 in 1977-78 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Philadelphia 20-10 .667 ---- 13-3 7-7 5-0 11-4 9-6
*Cleveland 17-12 .586 2.5 10-5 7-7 2-4 7-6 10-6
*Was Bullets 17-12 .586 2.5 11-3 6-9 6-1 10-3 7-9
New York 16-15 .516 4.5 12-5 4-10 2-4 8-10 8-5
San Antonio 16-15 .516 4.5 10-4 6-11 2-2 9-5 7-10
Atlanta 15-15 .500 5.0 9-4 6-11 3-2 7-8 8-7
Buffalo 13-15 .464 6.0 9-5 4-10 4-2 8-5 5-10
NO Jazz 13-18 .419 7.5 10-5 3-13 1-4 5-7 8-11
Houston 11-18 .379 8.5 8-6 3-12 2-3 6-8 5-10
Boston 10-20 .333 10.0 9-6 1-14 3-4 6-11 4-9
New Jersey 7-25 .219 14.0 5-9 2-16 1-5 3-13 4-12
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Portland 23-4 .852 ---- 15-0 8-4 5-0 10-2 13-2
Phoenix 18-11 .621 6.0 10-3 8-8 4-2 10-3 8-8
*Chicago 18-12 .600 6.5 12-2 6-10 3-2 7-5 11-7
Denver 18-12 .600 6.5 13-1 5-11 6-4 10-6 8-6
Milwaukee 18-15 .545 8.0 11-6 7-9 4-5 8-8 10-7
Seattle 16-18 .471 10.5 10-7 6-11 2-4 8-9 8-9
Golden State 14-16 .467 10.5 11-2 3-14 1-2 5-7 9-9
Kansas City 13-17 .433 11.5 10-6 3-11 4-4 6-8 7-9
LA Lakers 13-17 .433 11.5 10-8 3-9 1-5 5-10 8-7
Indiana 12-16 .429 11.5 9-6 3-10 4-5 6-13 6-3
Detroit 12-17 .414 12.0 9-8 3-9 3-4 5-9 7-8
Seattle 132, Boston 99
Kansas City 113, Chicago 110
Detroit 118, Milwaukee 102
NO Jazz 131, New Jersey 110
Cleveland 112, New York 100