1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season

1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season
Atlantic Division Champions
Head coach	Billy Cunningham
General manager	Pat Williams
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Finals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1977-78 NBA season was the 76ers 29th season in the NBA and 15th season in Philadelphia.The team finished the regular season with a record of 55-27. Head coach Gene Shue was replaced only 6 games into to season, by former Sixer player Billy Cunningham, who was only 33 years old at the time he replaced Shue. In the playoffs, the Sixers would sweep the New York Knicks, but lose in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Washington Bullets, a team with 11 fewer wins, four games to two.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1977 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers	55	27	.671	–	37–4	18–23	14–2
x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	12	29–12	14–27	7–9
Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	23	24–17	8–33	8–8
Buffalo Braves	27	55	.329	28	20–21	7–34	7–9
New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	31	18–23	6–35	4–12

#	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

Playoffs

East First Round

The 76ers had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) New York Knicks: 76ers win series 4-0

Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 130, New York 90
Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 119, New York 100
Game 3 @ New York: Philadelphia 137, New York 126
Game 4 @ New York: Philadelphia 112, New York 107

East Conference Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Bullets win series 4-2

Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Washington 122, Philadelphia 117 (OT)
Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 110, Washington 104
Game 3 @ Washington: Washington 123, Philadelphia 108
Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 121, Philadelphia 105
Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 107, Washington 94
Game 6 @ Washington: Washington 101, Philadelphia 99

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

Awards and records

Julius Erving, All-NBA First Team

References

Philadelphia 76ers

Formerly the Syracuse Nationals (1946–1963) Founded in 1946 Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Franchise Syracuse All-Time roster Draft history Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Convention Hall Philadelphia Arena The Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

General Managers	Leo Ferris Ramsay Don DeJardin Williams Nash Shue Lynam Greenberg Lucas King Stefanski Thorn DiLeo Hinkie

D-League affiliate	Delaware 87ers

Administration	Owner Joshua Harris Adam Aron David Blitzer Jason Levien Art Wrubel Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith Erick Thohir Chief Executive Officer Scott O'Neil Chairman of Basketball Operations Jerry Colangelo President Sam Hinkie General Manager Sam Hinkie Head coach Brett Brown

Retired numbers	2 (To be officially retired in the 2016-17 season) 3 4 (To be retired March 12, 2016) 6 10 13 15 24 32 34 Dave Zinkoff (MIC)

NBA Championships (3)	1955 1967 1983

Conference Championships (9)	1950 1954 1955 1967 1977 1980 1982 1983 2001

Rivals	Boston Celtics

Culture and lore	"Fo', fo', fo'" Wilt the Stilt Dr. J The Answer The Boston Strangler Dave Zinkoff Practice!? Curse of Billy Penn Hip Hop Pat Croce Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Sir Charles The Kangaroo Kid Harvey Pollack Boston's dead! Nine and 73-ers

Media	Television Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia The Comcast Network Radio WPEN Announcers Marc Zumoff Alaa Abdelnaby Tom McGinnis

Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers seasons

1940s

1946–47

1947–48

1948–49

1950s

1954–55

1960s

1966–67

1970s

1980s

1982–83

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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