National Basketball Association Historical Standings 1970s

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National Basketball Association
Historical Standings
1970/71-1979/80

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1970-71
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
New York Knickerbockers	52	30	.634	--
Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	5
Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	8
Buffalo Braves	22	60	.268	30
CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Baltimore Bullets	42	40	.512	--
Atlanta Hawks	36	46	.439	6
Cincinnati Royals	33	49	.402	9
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	27

1970-71
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Bucks	66	16	.805	--
Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622	15
Phoenix Suns	48	34	.585	18
Detroit Pistons	45	37	.549	21
PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	48	34	.585	--
San Francisco Warriors	41	41	.500	7
San Diego Rockets	40	42	.488	8
Seattle SuperSonics	38	44	.463	10
Portland Trail Balzers	29	53	.354	19

1971-72
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	--
New York Knickerbockers	48	34	.585	8
Philadelphia 76ers	30	52	.366	26
Buffalo Braves	22	60	.268	34
CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Baltimore Bullets	38	44	.463	--
Atlanta Hawks	36	46	.439	2
Cincinnati Royals	30	52	.366	8
Cleveland Cavaliers	23	59	.280	15

1971-72
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Bucks	63	19	.768	--
Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695	6
Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	14
Detroit Pistons	26	56	.317	37
PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	69	13	.841	--
Golden State Warriors	51	31	.622	18
Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	22
Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	35
Portland Trail Blazers	18	64	.220	51

1972-73
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	68	14	.829	--
New York Knickerbockers	57	25	.695	11
Buffalo Braves	21	61	.256	47
Philadelphia 76ers	9	73	.110	59
CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Baltimore Bullets	52	30	.634	--
Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	6
Houston Rockets	33	49	.402	19
Cleveland Cavaliers	32	50	.390	20

1972-73
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Bucks	60	22	.732	--
Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622	9
Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	20
Kansas City/Omaha Kings	36	46	.439	24
PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732	--
Golden State Warriors	47	35	.573	13
Phoenix Suns	38	44	.463	22
Seattle SuperSonics	26	56	.317	34
Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	39

1973-74
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	--
New York Knickerbockers	49	33	.598	7
Buffalo Braves	42	40	.512	14
Philadelphia 76ers	25	57	.305	31
CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Capital Bullets	47	35	.573	--
Atlanta Hawks	35	47	.427	12
Houston Rockets	32	50	.390	15
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	18

1973-74
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	--
Chicago Bulls	54	28	.659	5
Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7
Kansas City/Omaha Kings	33	49	.402	26
PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	--
Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	3
Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	11
Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	17
Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	20

1974-75
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	60	22	.732	--
Buffalo Braves	49	33	.598	11
New York Knickerbockers	40	42	.488	20
Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	26
CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Washington Bullets	60	22	.732	--
Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	19
Cleveland Cavaliers	40	42	.488	20
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	29
New Orleans Jazz	23	59	.280	37

1974-75
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	--
Kansas City/Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	3
Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	7
Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	9
PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	--
Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5
Porland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10
Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	16
Los Angeles Lakers	30	52	.366	18

1975-76
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	54	28	.659	--
Buffalo Braves	46	36	.561	8
Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	8
New York Knickerbockers	38	44	.463	16
CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Cleveland Cavaliers	49	33	.598	--
Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	1
Houston Rockets	40	42	.488	9
New Orleans Jazz	38	44	.463	11
Atlanta Hawks	29	53	.354	20

1975-76
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	--
Detroit Pistons	36	46	.439	2
Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	7
Chicago Bulls	24	58	.293	14
PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Golden State Warriors	59	23	.720	--
Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	16
Phoenix Suns	42	40	.512	17
Los Angeles Lakers	40	42	.488	19
Portland Trail Blazers	37	45	.451	22

1976-77
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia 76ers	50	32	.610	--
Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	6
New York Knicks	40	42	.488	10
Buffalo Braves	30	52	.366	20
New York Nets	22	60	.268	28
CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Houston Rockets	49	33	.598	--
Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	1
San Antonio Spurs	44	38	.537	5
Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	6
New Orleans Jazz	35	47	.427	14
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	18

1976-77
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	--
Chicago Bulls	44	38	.537	6
Detroit Pistons	44	38	.537	6
Kansas City Kings	40	42	.488	10
Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	14
Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	20
PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	--
Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	4
Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	7
Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	13
Phoenix Suns	34	48	.415	19

1977-78
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia 76ers	55	27	.671	--
New York Knicks	43	39	.524	12
Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	23
Buffalo Braves	27	55	.329	28
New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	31
CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	--
Washington Bullets	44	38	.537	8
Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	9
Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	13
New Orleans Jazz	39	43	.476	15
Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	24

1977-78
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Denver Nuggets	48	34	.585	--
Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	4
Chicago Bulls	40	42	.488	8
Detroit Pistons	38	44	.463	10
Indiana Pacers	31	51	.378	17
Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	17
PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Portland Trail Blazers	58	24	.707	--
Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	9
Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	11
Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	13
Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	15

1978-79
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Washington Bullets	54	28	.659	--
Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	7
New Jersey Nets	37	45	.451	17
New York Knicks	31	51	.378	23
Boston Celtics	29	53	.354	25
CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	--
Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	1
Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	2
Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	18
Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	18
New Orleans Jazz	26	56	.317	22

1978-79
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Kansas City Kings	48	34	.585	--
Denver Nuggets	47	35	.573	1
Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	10
Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	10
Chicago Bulls	31	51	.378	17
PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	--
Phoenix Suns	50	32	.610	2
Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	5
Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	7
San Diego Clippers	43	39	.524	9
Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	14

1979-80
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	61	21	.744	--
Philadelphia 76ers	59	23	.720	2
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	22
New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	27
CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	--
Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	9
San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	9
Cleveland Cavaliers	37	45	.451	13
Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	13
Detroit Pistons	16	66	.195	34

1979-80
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	--
Kansas City Kings	47	35	.573	2
Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	19
Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	19
Utah Jazz	24	58	.293	25
PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732	--
Seattle SuperSonics	56	26	.683	4
Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	5
Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	22
San Diego Clippers	35	47	.427	25
Golden State Warriors	24	58	.293	36