The New Jersey Nets were 37-45 in 1978-79. They finished 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 6th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Philadelphia 76ers, 2 games to 0.

Scores & Schedules

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1978-79 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Rockets Rockets
47
35
.573
7.0
5
Hawks Hawks
46
36
.561
8.0
6
Nets Nets
37
45
.451
17.0
7
Knicks Knicks
31
51
.378
23.0
8
Pistons Pistons
30
52
.366
24.0

1978-79 Stats

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Team
82
240.9
107.7
44.0
23.3
10.4
7.5
42.2
91.7
46.0
23.2
31.9
72.9
50.9
15.1
28.9
22.7
28.4
Team Rank
15th
17th
16th
20th
3rd
1st
22nd
10th
22nd
4th
2nd
19th
22nd
9th
19th
22nd
20th
Opponent
82
240.9
111.9
47.6
26.6
10.5
6.0
42.8
89.1
48.0
26.3
34.9
75.5
53.6
15.0
32.5
23.4
26.9
Opponent Rank
15th
16th
19th
16th
20th
17th
6th
6th
7th
21st
21st
14th
15th
14th
22nd
1st
3rd
Net
-4.2
-3.5
-3.4
-0.1
+1.5
-0.5
+2.6
-2.0
-3.1
-3.0
-2.6
-2.6
+0.1
-3.6
-0.7
+1.5
Net Rank
20th
22nd
21st
12th
3rd
14th
6th
20th
19th
17th
19th
21st
12th
21st
9th
16th

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
19
1
.950
2
Lakers Lakers
14
4
.778
4.0
3
Rockets Rockets
12
4
.750
5.0
4
Spurs Spurs
13
5
.722
5.0
5
Nuggets Nuggets
13
5
.722
5.0
6
Suns Suns
12
8
.600
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
4
.789
2
Raptors Raptors
14
5
.737
1.0
3
Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.0
4
Knicks Knicks
12
6
.667
2.5
5
Hawks Hawks
12
8
.600
3.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
8
.600
3.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/31
GSW GSW
@
IND IND
109-114
Fri
10/31
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
128-101
Fri
10/31
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
110-122
Sat
11/1
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
106-137
Sat
11/1
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
103-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/29
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
5:00 PM
Sat
11/29
TOR TOR
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sat
11/29
CHI CHI
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Sat
11/29
DET DET
@
MIA MIA
8:00 PM
Sat
11/29
BKN BKN
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM