Template:1978–79 NBA East standings

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Washington Bullets	54	28	.659	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	6
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	7
4	x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	7
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	8
6	x-New Jersey Nets	37	45	.451	17
7	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	23
8	Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	24
8	Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	24
10	Boston Celtics	29	53	.354	25
11	New Orleans Jazz	26	56	.317	28

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{{1978–79 NBA East standings}}

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{{1978–79 NBA East standings|team=NYK}}

For the other teams, use:

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