Basketball was one of the 20 sports disciplines held in the 
1978 Asian GamesThe 8th Asian Games were held from December 9, 1978 to December 20, 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. And then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan was decided to host the 8th Games...
 in 
BangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon  or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, 
ThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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ChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
 won their 1st title by beating last edition's finalist 
South KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China  to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China  to the south...
 in the championship match. The games were held from December 9 to 20, 1978.
Medal table
| 1  | 
   | 
 1  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 2 | 
|    | 
 1  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 2 | 
| 3  | 
   | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 1 | 
|    | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 1 | 
|  Total  | 
 2  | 
 2  | 
 2  | 
 6 | 
Medalists
Group A
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
L | 
 | 
4 | 
4 | 
0 | 
 | 
4 | 
3 | 
1 | 
 | 
4 | 
2 | 
2 | 
 | 
4 | 
1 | 
3 | 
 | 
4 | 
0 | 
4 | 
Group B
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
L | 
 | 
4 | 
4 | 
0 | 
 | 
4 | 
3 | 
1 | 
 | 
4 | 
2 | 
2 | 
 | 
4 | 
1 | 
3 | 
 | 
4 | 
0 | 
4 | 
Group C
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
L | 
 | 
3 | 
3 | 
0 | 
 | 
3 | 
2 | 
1 | 
 | 
3 | 
1 | 
2 | 
 | 
3 | 
0 | 
3 | 
Group 7-14
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
L | 
 | 
7 | 
6 | 
1 | 
 | 
7 | 
6 | 
1 | 
 | 
7 | 
5 | 
2 | 
 | 
7 | 
4 | 
3 | 
 | 
7 | 
3 | 
4 | 
 | 
7 | 
3 | 
4 | 
 | 
7 | 
1 | 
6 | 
 | 
7 | 
0 | 
7 | 
Final group
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
L | 
 | 
5 | 
5 | 
0 | 
 | 
5 | 
4 | 
1 | 
 | 
5 | 
3 | 
2 | 
 | 
5 | 
2 | 
3 | 
 | 
5 | 
1 | 
4 | 
 | 
5 | 
0 | 
5 | 
Final classification
| Rank | 
Team | 
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 | 
  | 
 | 
  | 
 | 
| 4 | 
 | 
| 5 | 
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| 6 | 
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| 7 | 
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| 8 | 
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| 9 | 
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| 10 | 
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| 11 | 
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| 12 | 
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| 13 | 
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| 14 | 
 | 
Round Robin
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
L | 
 | 
4 | 
4 | 
0 | 
 | 
4 | 
3 | 
1 | 
 | 
4 | 
2 | 
2 | 
 | 
4 | 
1 | 
3 | 
 | 
4 | 
0 | 
4 | 
Final standing
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