NBA · 1977-78

1977-78 season

🏆 Champion Washington Bullets 14-7 playoffs
Finals MVP Wes Unseld
● Scoring leader George Gervin 27.2 PPG · 2.6× era

Team Standings

Team W L W/L%
Portland Trail Blazers POR 58 24 0.707
Philadelphia 76ers PHL 55 27 0.671
San Antonio Spurs SAN 52 30 0.634
Phoenix Suns PHX 49 33 0.598
Denver Nuggets DEN 48 34 0.585
Seattle SuperSonics SEA 47 35 0.573
Los Angeles Lakers LAL 45 37 0.549
Milwaukee Bucks MIL 44 38 0.537
Washington Bullets WAS 44 38 0.537
New York Knicks NYK 43 39 0.524
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 43 39 0.524
Golden State Warriors GOS 43 39 0.524
Atlanta Hawks ATL 41 41 0.500
Chicago Bulls CHI 40 42 0.488
New Orleans Jazz NOJ 39 43 0.476
Detroit Pistons DET 38 44 0.463
Boston Celtics BOS 32 50 0.390
Kansas City Kings KCK 31 51 0.378
Indiana Pacers IND 31 51 0.378
Houston Rockets HOU 28 54 0.341
Buffalo Braves BUF 27 55 0.329
New Jersey Nets NJN 24 58 0.293

Playoff Results

Team Wins Losses
Washington Bullets 14 7
Seattle SuperSonics 13 9
Philadelphia 76ers 6 4
Denver Nuggets 6 7
Milwaukee Bucks 5 4
New York Knicks 2 4
San Antonio Spurs 2 4
Portland Trail Blazers 2 4
Los Angeles Lakers 1 2
Phoenix Suns 0 2
Cleveland Cavaliers 0 2
Atlanta Hawks 0 2

Statistical Leaders

League this season: 10.6 PPG 4.8 RPG 2.4 APG 46.2% FG how the league has changed →

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# Player Team GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1 George Gervin SAN 82 27.2 2.6× 5.1 3.7 1.5× 1.7 1.3 53.6% 0.0% 83.0%
2 Adrian Dantley IND 23 26.5 2.5× 9.4 2.0× 2.8 2.1 0.7 49.9% 0.0% 78.7%
3 Bob McAdoo NYK 79 26.5 2.5× 12.8 2.7× 3.8 1.6× 1.3 1.6 52.0% 0.0% 72.7%
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 62 25.8 2.4× 12.9 2.7× 4.3 1.8× 1.7 3.0 55.0% 0.0% 78.3%
5 Calvin Murphy HOU 76 25.6 2.4× 2.2 3.4 1.5 0.0 49.1% 0.0% 91.8%
6 Walter Davis PHX 81 24.2 2.3× 6.0 3.4 1.4 0.2 52.6% 0.0% 83.0%
7 Bernard King NJN 79 24.2 2.3× 9.5 2.0× 2.4 1.5 0.5 47.9% 0.0% 67.7%
8 John Drew ATL 70 23.2 2.2× 7.3 1.5× 2.0 1.7 0.4 48.0% 0.0% 76.0%
9 Rick Barry GOS 82 23.1 2.2× 5.5 5.4 2.3× 1.9 0.5 45.1% 0.0% 92.4%
10 Artis Gilmore CHI 82 22.9 2.2× 13.1 2.7× 3.2 0.5 2.2 55.9% 0.0% 70.4%
11 Truck Robinson NOJ 82 22.7 2.1× 15.7 3.3× 2.1 0.9 1.0 44.4% 0.0% 64.0%
12 Julius Erving PHL 74 20.6 1.9× 6.5 3.8 1.6× 1.8 1.3 50.2% 0.0% 84.5%
13 George McGinnis PHL 78 20.3 1.9× 10.4 2.2× 3.8 1.6× 1.8 0.3 46.3% 0.0% 71.6%
14 Doug Collins PHL 79 19.7 1.9× 2.9 4.1 1.7× 1.6 0.3 52.6% 0.0% 81.2%
15 Elvin Hayes WAS 81 19.7 1.9× 13.3 2.8× 1.8 1.2 2.0 45.1% 0.0% 63.4%
16 Marques Johnson MIL 80 19.5 1.8× 10.6 2.2× 2.4 1.1 1.3 52.2% 0.0% 73.6%
17 Adrian Dantley LAL 56 19.4 1.8× 7.2 3.4 1.2 0.1 52.0% 0.0% 80.1%
18 Moses Malone HOU 59 19.4 1.8× 15.0 3.1× 0.5 0.8 1.3 49.9% 0.0% 71.8%
19 Bob Dandridge WAS 75 19.3 1.8× 5.9 3.8 1.6× 1.3 0.6 47.1% 0.0% 78.8%
20 Dave Cowens BOS 77 18.6 1.8× 14.0 2.9× 4.6 1.9× 1.3 0.9 49.0% 0.0% 84.2%
21 Eric Money DET 76 18.6 1.8× 2.8 4.7 2.0× 1.6 0.2 50.0% 0.0% 71.8%
22 Mickey Johnson CHI 81 18.3 1.7× 9.1 1.9× 3.3 1.1 0.8 46.2% 0.0% 81.2%
23 Ron Boone KCK 82 17.7 1.7× 3.3 3.8 1.6× 1.3 0.1 44.3% 0.0% 85.4%
24 Fred Brown SEA 72 16.6 1.6× 2.6 3.3 1.5 0.3 48.8% 0.0% 89.8%
25 Wilbur Holland CHI 82 16.6 1.6× 3.6 3.8 1.6× 2.0 0.2 44.3% 0.0% 79.9%
26 Maurice Lucas POR 68 16.4 1.5× 9.1 1.9× 2.5 0.9 0.8 45.8% 0.0% 76.7%
27 Walt Frazier CLE 51 16.2 1.5× 4.1 4.1 1.7× 1.5 0.3 47.1% 0.0% 85.0%
28 Kevin Porter NJN 74 16.2 1.5× 2.7 10.8 4.5× 1.6 0.2 47.0% 0.0% 76.5%
29 Gail Goodrich NOJ 81 16.1 1.5× 2.2 4.8 2.0× 1.0 0.3 49.5% 0.0% 79.5%
30 John Havlicek BOS 82 16.1 1.5× 4.0 4.0 1.7× 1.1 0.3 44.9% 0.0% 85.5%
31 Lionel Hollins POR 81 15.9 1.5× 3.4 4.7 2.0× 1.9 0.4 44.2% 0.0% 74.3%
32 Mitch Kupchak WAS 67 15.9 1.5× 6.9 1.1 0.4 0.6 51.2% 0.0% 69.7%
33 Otis Birdsong KCK 73 15.8 2.4 2.4 1.0 0.2 49.2% 0.0% 69.7%
34 Billy Paultz SAN 80 15.8 8.4 1.7× 2.7 0.5 2.4 52.9% 0.0% 75.2%
35 World Free PHL 76 15.7 2.8 4.0 1.7× 0.9 0.5 45.5% 0.0% 73.1%
36 Alvan Adams PHX 70 15.5 8.1 1.7× 3.2 1.2 0.9 48.5% 0.0% 73.0%
37 Swen Nater BUF 78 15.5 13.2 2.7× 2.8 0.5 0.6 50.4% 0.0% 76.5%
38 Mike Bantom IND 82 15.3 7.4 1.5× 2.9 1.2 0.6 47.9% 0.0% 74.3%
39 Jim Chones CLE 82 15.0 10.3 2.1× 1.6 0.6 0.7 47.2% 0.0% 72.0%
40 Dave Meyers MIL 80 14.7 6.7 3.0 1.1 0.6 46.1% 0.0% 72.2%
41 Bobby Jones DEN 75 14.5 8.5 1.8× 3.4 1.8 1.7 57.8% 0.0% 75.1%
42 Spencer Haywood NYK 67 13.7 6.6 1.9 0.6 1.1 48.4% 0.0% 71.1%
43 Lou Hudson LAL 82 13.7 2.3 2.4 1.1 0.2 49.7% 0.0% 77.4%
44 Norm Nixon LAL 81 13.7 3.0 6.8 2.8× 1.7 0.1 49.7% 0.0% 71.4%
45 Junior Bridgeman MIL 82 13.6 3.5 2.1 0.9 0.4 50.3% 0.0% 81.0%
46 Scott May CHI 55 13.4 6.0 2.1 0.9 0.1 45.4% 0.0% 81.0%
47 Darnell Hillman NJN 45 13.1 7.5 1.6× 1.1 1.1 1.0 47.1% 0.0% 57.6%
48 Howard Porter NJN 55 12.8 4.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 49.5% 0.0% 81.1%
49 Bob Gross POR 72 12.7 5.6 3.5 1.4 0.7 52.9% 0.0% 80.0%
50 Steve Hawes ATL 75 12.7 9.2 1.9× 2.5 1.0 0.8 45.3% 0.0% 81.8%
51 Dennis Johnson SEA 81 12.7 3.6 2.8 1.5 0.6 41.7% 0.0% 73.2%
52 Robert Parish GOS 82 12.5 8.3 1.7× 1.2 1.0 1.5 47.2% 0.0% 62.5%
53 M.L. Carr DET 79 12.4 7.1 2.3 1.9 0.3 45.5% 0.0% 73.8%
54 John Lucas HOU 82 12.4 3.1 9.4 3.9× 2.0 0.1 43.5% 0.0% 77.2%
55 Austin Carr CLE 82 12.3 2.3 2.7 0.8 0.2 43.8% 0.0% 81.3%
56 Ron Lee PHX 82 12.2 3.1 3.7 1.5× 2.7 0.2 43.9% 0.0% 74.6%
57 Lucius Allen KCK 77 11.9 3.0 4.7 2.0× 1.2 0.4 44.1% 0.0% 79.1%
58 Larry McNeill BUF 37 11.9 5.1 1.2 0.5 0.3 46.2% 0.0% 83.3%
59 Marvin Barnes BUF 48 11.8 7.2 2.4 1.2 1.5 41.6% 0.0% 74.5%
60 Darryl Dawkins PHL 70 11.7 7.9 1.6× 1.2 0.5 1.8 57.5% 0.0% 70.9%
61 Charlie Criss ATL 77 11.4 1.6 3.8 1.6× 1.4 0.1 42.5% 0.0% 79.7%
62 Tom Henderson WAS 75 11.4 2.6 5.4 2.3× 1.2 0.2 43.2% 0.0% 74.6%
63 Sonny Parker GOS 82 11.4 4.7 1.9 1.6 0.4 51.9% 0.0% 70.5%
64 Ron Behagen IND 51 11.2 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.4 40.8% 0.0% 72.7%
65 Ron Behagen ATL 26 11.0 6.7 1.3 1.2 0.5 47.0% 0.0% 72.9%
66 Johnny Davis POR 82 10.7 2.1 2.6 1.0 0.2 45.4% 0.0% 82.8%
67 John Johnson SEA 76 10.7 4.0 2.8 0.6 0.2 41.6% 0.0% 75.3%
68 Dwight Jones HOU 82 10.6 7.8 1.6× 1.3 0.9 0.5 44.5% 0.0% 77.7%
69 Chris Ford DET 82 10.5 3.3 4.6 1.9× 2.0 0.2 48.1% 0.0% 73.4%
70 Eddie Johnson ATL 79 10.5 1.9 3.0 1.3 0.1 48.4% 0.0% 81.6%
71 Kevin Kunnert HOU 80 10.4 8.7 1.8× 1.2 0.6 1.1 43.7% 0.0% 68.9%
72 John Mengelt CHI 81 10.3 1.6 2.9 0.6 0.0 48.1% 0.0% 77.3%
73 Rich Kelley NOJ 82 10.2 9.3 1.9× 2.8 1.1 1.6 50.5% 0.0% 77.9%
74 Tom Owens POR 82 10.1 6.6 2.0 0.4 0.5 49.0% 0.0% 74.1%
75 Eddie Jordan NJN 51 10.0 2.1 2.8 2.2 0.4 40.7% 0.0% 78.8%
76 Bill Robinzine KCK 82 10.0 6.6 0.9 0.9 0.1 45.1% 0.0% 76.0%
77 Tom McMillen ATL 68 9.9 6.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 49.3% 0.0% 80.0%
78 Armond Hill ATL 82 9.7 2.8 5.2 2.2× 1.8 0.2 41.5% 0.0% 84.8%
79 Alex English MIL 82 9.6 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 54.2% 0.0% 72.7%
80 William Averitt BUF 34 9.5 1.5 3.8 1.6× 0.6 0.2 43.6% 0.0% 66.7%
81 Anthony Roberts DEN 82 9.5 4.3 1.3 0.5 0.1 42.3% 0.0% 72.2%
82 Butch Beard NYK 79 9.4 3.3 4.3 1.8× 1.5 0.0 50.2% 0.0% 80.6%
83 Jim McElroy NOJ 74 9.4 2.0 3.9 1.6× 0.8 0.5 47.3% 0.0% 73.7%
84 Quinn Buckner MIL 82 9.3 3.0 5.6 2.3× 2.3 0.2 46.8% 0.0% 64.5%
85 Steve Mix PHL 82 9.2 3.6 2.1 1.1 0.0 52.0% 0.0% 79.5%
86 Henry Bibby PHL 82 9.1 3.1 5.7 2.4× 1.1 0.1 43.4% 0.0% 78.1%
87 Mike Gale SAN 70 9.1 3.2 5.4 2.3× 2.3 0.4 47.3% 0.0% 87.0%
88 Terry Furlow CLE 53 8.9 2.0 1.4 0.4 0.3 43.3% 0.0% 88.9%
89 Joe Meriweather NOJ 54 8.8 6.9 1.1 0.3 2.2 47.2% 0.0% 65.4%
90 Clifford Ray GOS 79 8.8 9.6 2.0× 1.9 0.9 1.1 57.1% 0.0% 60.9%
91 George Johnson NJN 81 8.7 9.6 2.0× 1.4 1.0 3.4 39.5% 0.0% 71.9%
92 Tom Burleson KCK 76 8.6 6.3 1.7 0.8 1.1 43.4% 0.0% 79.4%
93 John Gianelli MIL 82 8.5 6.2 2.3 0.7 1.1 48.8% 0.0% 64.2%
94 Jim McMillian NYK 81 8.5 3.6 2.5 0.9 0.2 46.2% 0.0% 85.8%
95 Louie Nelson NJN 25 8.5 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.2 41.6% 0.0% 65.8%
96 Dave Robisch IND 23 8.5 7.5 1.6× 2.1 0.9 0.7 40.3% 0.0% 78.1%
97 Don Buse PHX 82 8.4 3.0 4.8 2.0× 2.3 0.2 45.8% 0.0% 82.4%
98 William Averitt NJN 21 8.3 1.6 3.2 0.8 0.0 36.7% 0.0% 80.0%
99 Charlie Johnson WAS 39 8.3 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.0 40.8% 0.0% 82.4%
100 Mark Olberding SAN 79 8.2 4.7 1.7 0.6 0.3 48.1% 0.0% 81.1%
101 Allan Bristow SAN 82 8.1 3.1 2.4 0.8 0.0 47.8% 0.0% 73.1%
102 Gus Gerard DET 47 7.9 3.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 43.4% 0.0% 68.8%
103 Mike Glenn BUF 56 7.9 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.1 52.7% 0.0% 78.5%
104 Garfield Heard PHX 80 7.8 8.2 1.7× 1.6 1.6 1.3 42.4% 0.0% 61.2%
105 Darnell Hillman DEN 33 7.8 7.2 1.6 0.4 1.1 49.8% 0.0% 60.5%
106 Kent Benson MIL 69 7.7 4.3 1.4 1.0 0.8 46.5% 0.0% 65.2%
107 Don Ford LAL 79 7.7 4.5 1.8 0.9 0.6 47.2% 0.0% 75.6%
108 Mike Green SAN 63 7.6 4.8 1.0 0.4 1.4 45.7% 0.0% 77.5%
109 John Brown ATL 75 7.3 4.0 1.4 0.7 0.1 47.4% 0.0% 82.5%
110 Cedric Maxwell BOS 72 7.3 5.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 53.8% 0.0% 75.2%
111 Robert Reid HOU 80 7.3 4.5 1.5 0.8 0.6 45.5% 0.0% 65.6%
112 Tom Boswell BOS 65 7.1 4.4 1.1 0.4 0.2 51.8% 0.0% 75.6%
113 Alonzo Bradley HOU 43 7.0 2.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 42.8% 0.0% 72.9%
114 Ernie Grunfeld MIL 73 6.9 2.7 2.0 0.7 0.3 44.3% 0.0% 65.7%
115 Tom Abernethy LAL 73 6.8 3.6 1.4 0.8 0.3 49.8% 0.0% 82.0%
116 Wil Jones BUF 79 6.8 4.2 1.5 0.9 0.5 44.0% 0.0% 70.6%
117 Jim Cleamons NYK 79 6.5 2.7 3.6 1.5× 0.9 0.2 48.0% 0.0% 78.6%
118 E.C. Coleman GOS 72 6.4 5.2 1.4 0.9 0.3 47.5% 0.0% 72.7%
119 Toby Knight NYK 80 6.3 4.0 0.5 0.6 0.3 47.7% 0.0% 64.9%
120 Kenny Carr LAL 52 6.2 4.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 44.4% 0.0% 64.7%
121 Derrek Dickey GOS 22 6.2 2.2 0.5 0.5 0.1 46.2% 0.0% 94.1%
122 Charlie Johnson GOS 32 6.2 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.1 40.9% 0.0% 70.0%
123 Joe Bryant PHL 81 6.1 3.5 1.6 0.7 0.3 43.6% 0.0% 77.1%
124 Mack Calvin DEN 77 6.1 1.1 1.9 0.6 0.1 44.1% 0.0% 84.0%
125 Tony Robertson ATL 63 5.9 1.1 1.6 1.2 0.1 44.1% 0.0% 69.8%
126 Mark Landsberger CHI 62 5.6 4.9 0.7 0.3 0.1 50.6% 0.0% 58.0%
127 Jim McDaniels BUF 42 5.6 4.3 1.0 0.1 0.9 42.7% 0.0% 85.7%
128 Bob Nash KCK 66 5.5 2.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 51.6% 0.0% 72.5%
129 Tim Bassett NJN 65 5.4 6.2 1.0 1.0 0.5 38.8% 0.0% 51.5%
130 Len Elmore IND 69 5.4 6.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 36.8% 0.0% 66.7%
131 Corky Calhoun POR 79 5.3 2.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 47.9% 0.0% 86.8%
132 Paul Griffin NOJ 82 5.3 6.2 2.1 1.1 0.5 44.7% 0.0% 71.3%
133 Ted, Hound Dog McClain BUF 41 5.2 1.8 3.0 1.0 0.0 44.0% 0.0% 79.4%
134 Don Chaney BOS 42 5.1 2.5 1.2 0.9 0.2 39.1% 0.0% 84.6%
135 Jim Brewer CLE 80 5.0 6.2 1.2 0.8 0.6 44.9% 0.0% 46.0%
136 Charles Dudley GOS 78 5.0 3.7 5.2 2.2× 0.9 0.0 51.0% 0.0% 70.8%
137 Greg Ballard WAS 76 4.9 3.5 0.8 0.4 0.2 42.5% 0.0% 77.2%
138 Fred Boyd NOJ 21 4.9 0.9 2.3 0.4 0.1 40.0% 0.0% 63.6%
139 Al Eberhard DET 37 4.9 2.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 44.4% 0.0% 67.2%
140 Glen Gondrezick NYK 72 4.8 3.5 1.2 0.8 0.2 38.6% 0.0% 68.6%
141 John Kuester KCK 78 4.8 1.5 3.2 0.7 0.0 45.5% 0.0% 82.9%
142 Mike Bratz PHX 80 4.7 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.1 40.3% 0.0% 82.4%
143 Dave Robisch LAL 55 4.7 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 41.8% 0.0% 76.9%
144 Wesley Cox GOS 43 4.6 3.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 39.9% 0.0% 58.0%
145 Rickey Green GOS 76 4.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.0 38.1% 0.0% 60.0%
146 Eric Marsh GOS 60 4.5 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.3 42.6% 0.0% 69.7%
147 Ben Poquette DET 52 4.5 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 42.2% 0.0% 70.0%
148 Dennis Layton SAN 41 4.4 0.8 2.6 0.5 0.1 50.6% 0.0% 92.3%
149 Ed Ratleff HOU 68 4.4 2.4 2.2 0.9 0.3 41.9% 0.0% 83.0%
150 Tate Armstrong CHI 66 4.3 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.0 46.8% 0.0% 81.5%
151 Bayard Forrest PHX 64 4.2 3.9 2.0 0.4 0.5 46.6% 0.0% 47.6%
152 Johnny Neumann IND 20 4.2 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.1 40.7% 0.0% 72.2%
153 John Lambert CLE 76 4.1 4.3 0.5 0.4 0.7 42.3% 0.0% 56.3%
154 Greg Griffin PHX 36 4.0 2.9 0.7 0.4 0.0 36.1% 0.0% 63.9%
155 Joey Hassett SEA 48 4.0 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.0 44.4% 0.0% 83.3%
156 Charles Kupec HOU 49 4.0 1.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 42.6% 0.0% 81.8%
157 Tom LaGarde DEN 77 4.0 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.2 40.5% 0.0% 76.0%
158 Ernie DiGregorio LAL 25 3.9 0.9 2.8 0.2 0.0 41.0% 0.0% 80.0%
159 Ernie DiGregorio BOS 27 3.9 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.0 43.1% 0.0% 92.3%
160 Joe Pace WAS 49 3.9 2.7 0.5 0.2 0.4 47.9% 0.0% 61.3%
161 Dennis Awtrey PHX 81 3.6 3.7 2.0 0.2 0.3 42.4% 0.0% 63.3%
162 Steve Green IND 44 3.4 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.0 43.8% 0.0% 69.6%
163 Gus Bailey NOJ 48 3.2 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.3 42.4% 0.0% 55.2%
164 Scott Lloyd BUF 56 3.2 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 42.5% 0.0% 74.1%
165 Ted, Hound Dog McClain PHL 29 3.1 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.1 43.8% 0.0% 70.0%
166 Harvey Catchings PHL 61 2.9 4.1 0.6 0.3 1.1 39.3% 0.0% 61.8%
167 Kevin Restani KCK 46 2.8 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 42.4% 0.0% 81.8%
168 Derrek Dickey CHI 25 2.7 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 39.7% 0.0% 73.7%
169 Brad Davis LAL 33 2.5 1.1 2.5 0.5 0.1 41.7% 0.0% 75.9%
170 Phil Jackson NYK 63 2.4 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 47.8% 0.0% 76.8%
171 Eddie Jordan CLE 22 2.3 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 33.9% 0.0% 75.0%
172 Kim Hughes NJN 56 2.2 4.3 0.7 0.9 0.9 35.6% 0.0% 31.0%
173 Al Fleming SEA 20 2.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.2 48.4% 0.0% 58.8%
174 Cliff Pondexter CHI 44 2.0 3.0 2.0 0.4 0.3 43.5% 0.0% 70.0%
175 Larry Moffett HOU 20 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 29.4% 0.0% 60.0%