1977-78 San Antonio Spurs season

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1977-78 San Antonio Spurs season
Head Coach Doug Moe
Arena HemisFair Arena
Results
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Place Division: 1st
Conference: 2nd
Playoff Finish Lost 1st Round

George Gervin and David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets would battle all season for the NBA scoring title. On the final day of the season, Thompson would take the lead by scoring 73 points in an afternoon game against the Detroit Pistons. [1] That night, Gervin needed 58 points against the Jazz in New Orleans. Gervin got to a good start by scoring 20 points in the 1st Quarter. In the 2nd, Gervin set a single period record with 33 points. [2] Early on in the 3rd, Gervin would score his 58 points on the way to 63 points, capturing the scoring title. [3] While Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard, the Spurs won the Central Division with a 52-30 record. [4] In the playoffs the Spurs would be stunned in 6 games by the eventual champion Washington Bullets. In the series, Gervin averaged 33.2 points per game. [5]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

  1. ^ San Antonio Spurs (1973-Present)
  2. ^ San Antonio Spurs (1973-Present)
  3. ^ San Antonio Spurs (1973-Present)
  4. ^ San Antonio Spurs (1973-Present)
  5. ^ San Antonio Spurs (1973-Present)
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1977–78 NBA season by team
1977 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
East
Boston • Buffalo • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia
Atlanta • Cleveland • Houston • New Orleans • San Antonio • Washington
West
Chicago • Denver • Detroit • Indiana • Kansas City • Milwaukee
Golden State • Los Angeles • Phoenix • Portland • Seattle
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Dallas Chaparrals/San Antonio Spurs Head Coaches
Hagan • Williams • Blakely • Nissalke • McCarthy • D. Brown • Nissalke • Bass • Moe • Bass • Albeck • McHone • Bass • Fitzsimmons • Weiss • L. Brown • Bass • Tarkanian • Hughes • Lucas • Hill • Popovich
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San Antonio Spurs seasons
1973-74  • 1974-75  • 1975-76  • 1976-77  • 1977-78  • 1978-79  • 1979-80  • 1980-81  • 1981-82  • 1982-83  • 1983-84  • 1984-85  • 1985-86  • 1986-87  • 1987-88  • 1988-89  • 1989-90  • 1990-91  • 1991-92  • 1992-93  • 1993-94  • 1994-95  • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99  • 1999-00 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09
Bold indicates NBA Finals victory