Template:1977–78 NBA East standings

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	55	27	.671	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	3
3	x-Washington Bullets	44	38	.537	11
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	12
5	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	12
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	14
7	New Orleans Jazz	39	43	.476	16
8	Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	23
9	Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	27
10	Buffalo Braves	27	55	.329	28
11	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	31

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{{1977–78 NBA East standings}}

To highlight the New York Knicks, insert:

{{1977–78 NBA East standings|team=NYK}}

For the other teams, use:

• Washington Bullets - WSB
• Boston Celtics - BOS
• Houston Rockets - HOU
• Cleveland Cavaliers - CLE
• Buffalo Braves - BUF
• Atlanta Hawks - ATL
• Philadelphia 76ers - PHI
• New Orleans Jazz - NOJ
• New Jersey Nets - NJN
• San Antonio Spurs - SAS