NBA standings at the end of December 25, 1976
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia 76ers |
18 | 12 | .600 | 3249 | 3148 | 101 | -0.02 | 3.35 | 10-4 | 8-8 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Boston Celtics |
16 | 13 | .552 | 3161 | 3151 | 10 | -0.65 | -0.31 | 10-4 | 6-9 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
15 | 15 | .500 | 3223 | 3246 | -23 | 0.66 | -0.11 | 11-6 | 4-9 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
13 | 19 | .406 | 3456 | 3541 | -85 | 0.54 | -2.12 | 10-5 | 3-14 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Nets |
12 | 19 | .387 | 3058 | 3141 | -83 | 0.08 | -2.59 | 5-9 | 7-10 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
19 | 11 | .633 | 3058 | 2979 | 79 | -0.23 | 2.41 | 12-1 | 7-10 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
17 | 10 | .630 | 2955 | 2911 | 44 | -0.97 | 0.66 | 13-3 | 4-7 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New Orleans Jazz |
17 | 16 | .515 | 3562 | 3555 | 7 | -0.43 | -0.21 | 14-8 | 3-8 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 San Antonio Spurs |
16 | 16 | .500 | 3625 | 3629 | -4 | -0.43 | -0.56 | 13-2 | 3-14 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Washington Bullets |
13 | 16 | .448 | 2981 | 3053 | -72 | 0.57 | -1.91 | 9-4 | 4-12 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
12 | 22 | .353 | 3495 | 3723 | -228 | 0.21 | -6.49 | 7-10 | 5-12 | 4-6 | Lost 4 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver Nuggets |
21 | 9 | .700 | 3355 | 3171 | 184 | -0.35 | 5.78 | 15-0 | 6-9 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
19 | 14 | .576 | 3611 | 3595 | 16 | -0.64 | -0.16 | 11-3 | 8-11 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Indiana Pacers |
15 | 18 | .455 | 3539 | 3564 | -25 | 0.49 | -0.27 | 12-4 | 3-14 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City Kings |
14 | 19 | .424 | 3436 | 3491 | -55 | 0.68 | -0.98 | 10-5 | 4-14 | 3-7 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
11 | 16 | .407 | 2601 | 2694 | -93 | 0.36 | -3.09 | 9-5 | 2-11 | 8-2 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Bucks |
7 | 25 | .219 | 3372 | 3558 | -186 | 0.69 | -5.12 | 6-9 | 1-16 | 3-7 | Won 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland Trail Blazers |
22 | 9 | .710 | 3462 | 3189 | 273 | -0.54 | 8.27 | 18-1 | 4-8 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
19 | 13 | .594 | 3450 | 3300 | 150 | -0.03 | 4.65 | 15-2 | 4-11 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
15 | 14 | .517 | 3263 | 3190 | 73 | 0.18 | 2.70 | 11-4 | 4-10 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
13 | 15 | .464 | 2870 | 2868 | 2 | -0.17 | -0.10 | 9-4 | 4-11 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
15 | 18 | .455 | 3445 | 3530 | -85 | -0.13 | -2.70 | 13-3 | 2-15 | 2-8 | Lost 6 | |||||||