1977–78 San Antonio Spurs season

1977–78 San Antonio Spurs season
Central Division Champions
Head coach Doug Moe
Arena HemisFair Arena
Results
Record 52–30 (.634)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Semifinals
(eliminated 2-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television KMOL
Radio WOAI

The 1977-78 NBA season was the 2nd in the NBA, the 5th in San Antonio, and the 11th as a franchise. While Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard with his first point title, the Spurs won the Central Division with a 52-30 record.[1] 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.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1977 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 37 Jeff Wilkins C/PF  United States Illinois State
3 59 Dan Henderson  United States Arkansas State
4 81 Matt Hicks  United States Northern Illinois
5 103 Scott Sims G  United States Missouri
6 125 Bruce Buckley  United States North Carolina
7 145 Richard Robinson  United States New Mexico
8 164 Jerome Gladney  United States Arizona

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

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.[1] Early on in the 3rd, Gervin would score his 58 points on the way to 63 points, capturing the scoring title.[1] While Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard, the Spurs won the Central Division with a 52-30 record.

Season Standings

Template:1977-78 NBA Central standings

# 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 Spurs had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Bullets win series 4-2

Player stats

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Allan Bristow
Louie Dampier
Coby Dietrick
Jim Eakins
Mike Gale
George Gervin
Mike Green
George Karl
Larry Kenon
Mo Layton
Mark Olberding
Billy Paultz
James Silas
Scott Sims

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Allan Bristow
Louie Dampier
Coby Dietrick
Mike Gale
George Gervin
Mike Green
Larry Kenon
Mark Olberding
Billy Paultz
James Silas

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 San Antonio Spurs (1973-Present)
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