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1978-79 NBA Atlantic standings
The Washington Bullets won the 1978-79 NBA Atlantic division race at 54-28, 7 games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers.
🏆The 1978-79 playoffs, series by series
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Atlantic standings, 1978-79
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Washington Bullets (WAS) e | 54 | 28 | .659 | - | 5-5 | L3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 8-2 | W1 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) x | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 3-7 | L1 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 | 1-9 | L8 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 | 2-8 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- e
- clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The Washington Bullets trailed by as many as 4.5 games on November 11, 1978.
- The Washington Bullets took first place for good on January 5, 1979.
- The Washington Bullets won 9 games in a row from November 14, 1978 to December 1, 1978, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia 76ers led by 3 games as late as November 17, 1978.
- The Washington Bullets led by as many as 10 games on March 14, 1979.
- The Washington Bullets went 13-6 from January 27, 1979 to March 13, 1979, turning a lead of 2 games into a lead of 9.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 34 of the 133 days played.
- The Washington Bullets spent 128 of the season's 178 charted days in first place.