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1978-79 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Washington Bullets won the 1978-79 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 54-28, 6 games ahead of the San Antonio Spurs.
🏆The 1978-79 playoffs, series by series
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East standings, 1978-79
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Washington Bullets (WAS) e | 54 | 28 | .659 | - | 5-5 | L3 |
| San Antonio Spurs (SAN) x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 8-2 | W1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 7-3 | W4 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) x | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 3-7 | L1 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 | 1-9 | L8 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 2-8 | L4 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 2-8 | L2 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 | 2-8 | W1 |
| New Orleans Jazz (NOJ) | 26 | 56 | .317 | 28 | 4-6 | L2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- e
- clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 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 8 games on March 25, 1979.
- The Washington Bullets went 15-2 from November 13, 1978 to December 16, 1978, turning a deficit of 4.5 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 40 of the 151 days played.
- The Washington Bullets spent 127 of the season's 178 charted days in first place.