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1978-79 NBA Central standings
The San Antonio Spurs won the 1978-79 NBA Central division race at 48-34, 1 game ahead of the Houston Rockets.
🏆The 1978-79 playoffs, series by series
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Central standings, 1978-79
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| San Antonio Spurs (SAN) x | 48 | 34 | .585 | - | 6-4 | W1 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 2-8 | L4 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 2-8 | L2 |
| New Orleans Jazz (NOJ) | 26 | 56 | .317 | 22 | 4-6 | L2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as 3 games on December 2, 1978.
- The San Antonio Spurs took first place for good on February 11, 1979.
- The Atlanta Hawks won 9 games in a row from February 20, 1979 to March 11, 1979, the longest run of the race.
- The Atlanta Hawks led by 2.5 games as late as December 5, 1978.
- The San Antonio Spurs led by as many as 4 games on March 14, 1979.
- The San Antonio Spurs went 14-3 from December 5, 1978 to January 5, 1979, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 61 of the 149 days played.
- The San Antonio Spurs spent 112 of the season's 178 charted days in first place.