NBA Conference Standings after Dec 15 in 1979-80 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Boston 24-7 .774 ---- 14-1 10-6 7-2 18-6 6-1
Philadelphia 22-9 .710 2.0 15-3 7-6 7-0 17-7 5-2
*Atlanta 21-13 .618 4.5 12-4 9-9 6-6 18-11 3-2
San Antonio 16-15 .516 8.0 9-4 7-11 5-4 11-9 5-6
Houston 15-15 .500 8.5 11-3 4-12 8-3 11-11 4-4
Indiana 15-17 .469 9.5 11-4 4-13 5-5 12-12 3-5
Was Bullets 13-15 .464 9.5 8-7 5-8 3-6 10-13 3-2
Cleveland 15-18 .455 10.0 13-4 2-14 6-5 11-13 4-5
New York 14-18 .438 10.5 10-7 4-11 5-6 10-16 4-2
New Jersey 12-19 .387 12.0 10-7 2-12 1-9 8-17 4-2
Detroit 9-22 .290 15.0 7-7 2-15 3-10 6-17 3-5
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Seattle 22-9 .710 ---- 14-2 8-7 8-6 18-9 4-0
LA Lakers 21-10 .677 1.0 14-3 7-7 6-7 16-10 5-0
Phoenix 20-13 .606 3.0 13-3 7-10 8-5 14-9 6-4
*Milwaukee 19-14 .576 4.0 9-6 10-8 6-2 15-7 4-7
Kansas City 18-14 .562 4.5 12-4 6-10 6-0 12-9 6-5
Portland 17-16 .515 6.0 11-5 6-11 6-6 15-12 2-4
San Diego 15-18 .455 8.0 11-8 4-10 8-6 14-13 1-5
Golden State 11-21 .344 11.5 7-10 4-11 3-9 11-15 0-6
Denver 11-22 .333 12.0 8-8 3-14 5-5 7-19 4-3
Chicago 10-21 .323 12.0 6-8 4-13 0-6 7-18 3-3
Utah 8-22 .267 13.5 6-9 2-13 2-6 7-15 1-7
Boston 99, New York 96
San Antonio 102, Golden State 101
Was Bullets 115, Chicago 113 (OT)
Phoenix 126, Detroit 105
Portland 106, Denver 98
Cleveland 117, New Jersey 111
Atlanta 112, Philadelphia 96