NBA Games Played on January 16, 1978

Jan 15, 1978 Jan 16, 1978 Jan 17, 1978

1 NBA Game

New Jersey	112	Final
Indiana	120	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
New Jersey	28	25	27	24	8
Indiana	22	33	22	27	16

PTS	B. King-NJN	31
TRB	R. Behagen-IND	16

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Philadelphia 76ers*	28	11	.718	—	114.2	107.9
New York Knicks*	22	19	.537	7.0	110.5	110.6
Buffalo Braves	16	22	.421	11.5	103.6	105.4
Boston Celtics	13	26	.333	15.0	105.8	110.0
New Jersey Nets	9	33	.214	20.5	105.6	112.5
Central Division
Washington Bullets*	24	16	.600	—	109.2	107.2
San Antonio Spurs*	23	18	.561	1.5	113.2	112.2
Cleveland Cavaliers*	19	20	.487	4.5	101.8	102.8
Atlanta Hawks*	19	23	.452	6.0	103.2	105.2
New Orleans Jazz	17	24	.415	7.5	107.5	111.0
Houston Rockets	15	25	.375	9.0	102.8	105.1

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Denver Nuggets*	27	13	.675	—	112.3	110.2
Chicago Bulls	23	19	.548	5.0	104.5	102.8
Milwaukee Bucks*	23	21	.523	6.0	112.1	112.8
Indiana Pacers	18	21	.462	8.5	110.5	111.7
Detroit Pistons	17	23	.425	10.0	105.8	107.0
Kansas City Kings	15	27	.357	13.0	108.0	109.8
Pacific Division
Portland Trail Blazers*	33	6	.846	—	110.4	101.2
Phoenix Suns*	27	14	.659	7.0	111.6	106.8
Seattle SuperSonics*	23	20	.535	12.0	103.4	102.5
Golden State Warriors	19	22	.463	15.0	106.1	106.5
Los Angeles Lakers*	17	24	.415	17.0	106.7	107.1

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.