The New Orleans Jazz were 39-43 in 1977-78. They finished 5th in the Central Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 107.6 | 51.4 | 25.4 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 43.5 | 94.1 | 46.2 | 20.6 | 28.4 | 72.5 | 50.5 | 16.0 | 35.5 | 20.7 | 23.6 | |||
Team Rank | 15th | 13th | 1st | 10th | 20th | 4th | 10th | 8th | 14th | 13th | 8th | 19th | 17th | 4th | 1st | 16th | 5th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 109.5 | 49.0 | 25.4 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 44.6 | 96.8 | 46.1 | 20.3 | 27.0 | 75.1 | 50.4 | 15.5 | 33.5 | 18.4 | 25.1 | |||
Opponent Rank | 15th | 13th | 20th | 13th | 17th | 19th | 17th | 20th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 10th | 4th | 17th | 18th | 16th | 12th | ||||
Net | -1.9 | +2.4 | -0.1 | -2.3 | +0.5 | -1.1 | -2.7 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +1.4 | -2.6 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +2.2 | -1.5 | |||||
Net Rank | 16th | 5th | 12th | 22nd | 5th | 16th | 15th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 17th | 11th | 6th | 6th | 20th | 5th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 16 | .738 | ||
| 2 | 42 | 21 | .667 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 41 | 23 | .641 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 35 | 27 | .565 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 34 | 28 | .548 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 35 | 29 | .547 | 11.5 | |
| 8 | 33 | 28 | .541 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 32 | 31 | .508 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 26 | 35 | .426 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 37 | .413 | 20.0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 46 | .258 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 15 | 47 | .242 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 48 | .238 | 31.0 |