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1976-77 NBA Central standings
The Houston Rockets won the 1976-77 NBA Central division race at 49-33, 1 game ahead of the Washington Bullets.
🏆The 1976-77 playoffs, series by series
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Central standings, 1976-77
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Houston Rockets (HOU) x | 49 | 33 | .598 | - | 4-6 | L2 |
| Washington Bullets (WAS) x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 6-4 | W1 |
| San Antonio Spurs (SAN) x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 5 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 6 | 5-5 | L2 |
| New Orleans Jazz (NOJ) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 14 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 31 | 51 | .378 | 18 | 2-8 | L3 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The Houston Rockets trailed by as many as 4 games on November 14, 1976.
- The Houston Rockets took first place for good on March 11, 1977.
- The Houston Rockets won 9 games in a row from March 2, 1977 to March 17, 1977, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers led by 3.5 games as late as November 15, 1976.
- The Houston Rockets went 9-1 from March 3, 1977 to March 19, 1977, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 69 of the 146 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Houston Rockets spent 59 of the season's 172 charted days in first place.