1977–78 New Orleans Jazz season

1977–78 New Orleans Jazz season
Head coach	Elgin Baylor
Arena	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ

The 1977-78 New Orleans Jazz season was the team's fourth in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 35-47 output from the previous season. They bested it by four wins, finishing 39-43, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1977 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB
San Antonio Spurs	52	30	0.634	—
Washington Bullets	44	38	0.537	8
Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	0.524	9
Atlanta Hawks	41	41	0.500	11
New Orleans Jazz	39	43	0.476	13
Houston Rockets	28	54	0.341	24

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	55	27	.671	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	3
3	x-Washington Bullets	44	38	.537	11
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	12
5	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	12
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	14

7	New Orleans Jazz	39	43	.476	16
8	Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	23
9	Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	27
10	Buffalo Braves	27	55	.329	28
11	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	31

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bailey, Gus !Gus Bailey
Boyd, Freddie !Freddie Boyd
Goodrich, Gail !Gail Goodrich
Griffin, Paul !Paul Griffin
James, Aaron !Aaron James
Kelley, Rich !Rich Kelley
Maravich, Pete !Pete Maravich
McElroy, Jim !Jim McElroy
Meriweather, Joe !Joe Meriweather
Robinson, Truck !Truck Robinson
Saunders, Fred !Fred Saunders
Watts, Slick !Slick Watts
Williams, Nate !Nate Williams

Awards and records

Pete Maravich, All-NBA Second Team

References

↑ 1977-78 New Orleans Jazz

1977–78 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Buffalo New Jersey New York Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Houston New Orleans San Antonio Washington

Western

Midwest	Chicago Denver Detroit Indiana Kansas City Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

Utah Jazz

Formerly the New Orleans Jazz (1974–1979) Founded in 1974 Based in Salt Lake City, Utah

Franchise	Franchise Summer League 1974 Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Loyola Field House New Orleans Municipal Auditorium Louisiana Superdome Salt Palace Vivint Smart Home Arena

D-League affiliate	Idaho Stampede

Administration	Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. (the estate of Larry H. Miller, owner) Randy Rigby (President) Kevin O'Connor (Executive VP, Basketball Operations) Dennis Lindsey (General Manager) Quin Snyder (Head coach)

Retired Numbers	1 4 7 9 12 14 32 35 53 1223 Hot Rod Hundley (Microphone)

Hall of Famers	Pete Maravich Adrian Dantley John Stockton Jerry Sloan Hot Rod Hundley Karl Malone

Conference Championships (2)	1997 1998

Rivals	Houston Rockets

Culture and lore	Jazz Bear Dan Roberts Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals Celtic Pride

Media	TV Root Sports Utah Radio KZNS-AM KZNS-FM Radio Network Announcers Craig Bolerjack Matt Harpring David Locke Ron Boone

New Orleans/Utah Jazz seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

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