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46-36, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 109.1 points per game, Allowed 107.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 47-35)
Coached by Hubie Brown (46-36)
Arena: Omni Coliseum / Attendance: 329,064 (19th of 22 available)
SRS: 1.92 (8th of 22) / Pace Factor: 102.5 (21st of 22)
Offensive Rating: 105.6 (8th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 103.6 (12th of 22)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Washington Bullets
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Houston Rockets
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1978-79 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19855 | 3505 | 7410 | .473 | 1940 | 2534 | .766 | 1381 | 2341 | 3722 | 1938 | 801 | 596 | 1523 | 2424 | 8950 | 109.1 | |||
| Opponent | 82 | 19855 | 3367 | 6886 | .489 | 2045 | 2727 | .750 | 1176 | 2440 | 3616 | 1928 | 646 | 559 | 1799 | 2135 | 8779 | 107.1 |
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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Drew | F-G | 6-6 | 205 | 24 | 79 | 2410 | 650 | 1375 | .473 | 495 | 677 | .731 | 225 | 297 | 522 | 119 | 128 | 16 | 211 | 332 | 1795 | ||||
| 2 | Eddie Johnson | G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 78 | 2413 | 501 | 982 | .510 | 243 | 292 | .832 | 65 | 105 | 170 | 360 | 121 | 11 | 213 | 241 | 1245 | ||||
| 3 | Dan Roundfield | F-C | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 80 | 2539 | 462 | 916 | .504 | 300 | 420 | .714 | 326 | 539 | 865 | 131 | 87 | 176 | 209 | 358 | 1224 | ||||
| 4 | Steve Hawes | C-F | 6-9 | 220 | 28 | 81 | 2205 | 372 | 756 | .492 | 108 | 132 | .818 | 190 | 401 | 591 | 184 | 79 | 47 | 145 | 264 | 852 | ||||
| 5 | Armond Hill | G | 6-4 | 190 | 25 | 82 | 2527 | 296 | 682 | .434 | 246 | 288 | .854 | 41 | 123 | 164 | 480 | 102 | 16 | 202 | 292 | 838 | ||||
| 6 | Tree Rollins | C | 7-1 | 235 | 23 | 81 | 1900 | 297 | 555 | .535 | 89 | 141 | .631 | 219 | 369 | 588 | 49 | 46 | 254 | 87 | 328 | 683 | ||||
| 7 | Jack Givens | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 74 | 1347 | 234 | 564 | .415 | 102 | 135 | .756 | 98 | 116 | 214 | 83 | 72 | 17 | 75 | 121 | 570 | ||||
| 8 | Tom McMillen | F-C | 6-11 | 215 | 26 | 82 | 1392 | 232 | 498 | .466 | 106 | 119 | .891 | 131 | 201 | 332 | 69 | 15 | 32 | 87 | 211 | 570 | ||||
| 9 | Butch Lee | G | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | 49 | 997 | 144 | 313 | .460 | 88 | 117 | .752 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 169 | 56 | 1 | 96 | 88 | 376 | ||||
| 10 | Terry Furlow | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 24 | 29 | 576 | 113 | 235 | .481 | 60 | 70 | .857 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 81 | 18 | 13 | 47 | 42 | 286 | ||||
| 11 | Charlie Criss | G | 5-8 | 165 | 30 | 54 | 879 | 109 | 289 | .377 | 67 | 86 | .779 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 138 | 41 | 3 | 79 | 70 | 285 | ||||
| 12 | Rick Wilson | G | 6-5 | 200 | 22 | 61 | 589 | 81 | 197 | .411 | 24 | 44 | .545 | 20 | 56 | 76 | 72 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 66 | 186 | ||||
| 13 | Keith Herron | G-F | 6-6 | 195 | 22 | 14 | 81 | 14 | 48 | .292 | 12 | 13 | .923 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 40 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Drew | F-G | 6-6 | 205 | 24 | 79 | 30.5 | 8.2 | 17.4 | .473 | 6.3 | 8.6 | .731 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 22.7 | ||||
| 2 | Eddie Johnson | G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 78 | 30.9 | 6.4 | 12.6 | .510 | 3.1 | 3.7 | .832 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 16.0 | ||||
| 3 | Dan Roundfield | F-C | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 80 | 31.7 | 5.8 | 11.5 | .504 | 3.8 | 5.3 | .714 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 15.3 | ||||
| 4 | Steve Hawes | C-F | 6-9 | 220 | 28 | 81 | 27.2 | 4.6 | 9.3 | .492 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .818 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 10.5 | ||||
| 5 | Armond Hill | G | 6-4 | 190 | 25 | 82 | 30.8 | 3.6 | 8.3 | .434 | 3.0 | 3.5 | .854 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 10.2 | ||||
| 6 | Terry Furlow | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 24 | 29 | 19.9 | 3.9 | 8.1 | .481 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .857 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 9.9 | ||||
| 7 | Tree Rollins | C | 7-1 | 235 | 23 | 81 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 6.9 | .535 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .631 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 8.4 | ||||
| 8 | Jack Givens | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 74 | 18.2 | 3.2 | 7.6 | .415 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .756 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 7.7 | ||||
| 9 | Butch Lee | G | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | 49 | 20.3 | 2.9 | 6.4 | .460 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .752 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 7.7 | ||||
| 10 | Tom McMillen | F-C | 6-11 | 215 | 26 | 82 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 6.1 | .466 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .891 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 7.0 | ||||
| 11 | Charlie Criss | G | 5-8 | 165 | 30 | 54 | 16.3 | 2.0 | 5.4 | .377 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .779 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 5.3 | ||||
| 12 | Rick Wilson | G | 6-5 | 200 | 22 | 61 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 3.2 | .411 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .545 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.0 | ||||
| 13 | Keith Herron | G-F | 6-6 | 195 | 22 | 14 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 3.4 | .292 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .923 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Drew | F-G | 6-6 | 205 | 24 | 79 | 2410 | 9.7 | 20.5 | .473 | 7.4 | 10.1 | .731 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 26.8 | ||||
| 2 | Eddie Johnson | G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 78 | 2413 | 7.5 | 14.7 | .510 | 3.6 | 4.4 | .832 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 18.6 | ||||
| 3 | Terry Furlow | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 24 | 29 | 576 | 7.1 | 14.7 | .481 | 3.7 | 4.4 | .857 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 17.9 | ||||
| 4 | Keith Herron | G-F | 6-6 | 195 | 22 | 14 | 81 | 6.2 | 21.3 | .292 | 5.3 | 5.8 | .923 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 17.8 | ||||
| 5 | Dan Roundfield | F-C | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 80 | 2539 | 6.6 | 13.0 | .504 | 4.3 | 6.0 | .714 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 17.4 | ||||
| 6 | Jack Givens | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 74 | 1347 | 6.3 | 15.1 | .415 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .756 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 15.2 | ||||
| 7 | Tom McMillen | F-C | 6-11 | 215 | 26 | 82 | 1392 | 6.0 | 12.9 | .466 | 2.7 | 3.1 | .891 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 14.7 | ||||
| 8 | Steve Hawes | C-F | 6-9 | 220 | 28 | 81 | 2205 | 6.1 | 12.3 | .492 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .818 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 13.9 | ||||
| 9 | Butch Lee | G | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | 49 | 997 | 5.2 | 11.3 | .460 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .752 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 13.6 | ||||
| 10 | Tree Rollins | C | 7-1 | 235 | 23 | 81 | 1900 | 5.6 | 10.5 | .535 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .631 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 12.9 | ||||
| 11 | Armond Hill | G | 6-4 | 190 | 25 | 82 | 2527 | 4.2 | 9.7 | .434 | 3.5 | 4.1 | .854 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 11.9 | ||||
| 12 | Charlie Criss | G | 5-8 | 165 | 30 | 54 | 879 | 4.5 | 11.8 | .377 | 2.7 | 3.5 | .779 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 11.7 | ||||
| 13 | Rick Wilson | G | 6-5 | 200 | 22 | 61 | 589 | 5.0 | 12.0 | .411 | 1.5 | 2.7 | .545 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 11.4 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Drew | F-G | 6-6 | 205 | 24 | 79 | 2410 | 21.7 | .536 | .473 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 30.9 | 109 | 103 | 16.5 | 8.2 | 25 | 11 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Dan Roundfield | F-C | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 80 | 2539 | 19.4 | .556 | .504 | 13.3 | 24.0 | 18.4 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 20.4 | 110 | 99 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 24 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Eddie Johnson | G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 78 | 2413 | 16.7 | .561 | .510 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 22.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 16.1 | 21.7 | 109 | 106 | 12.1 | 5.6 | 18 | 13 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Tree Rollins | C | 7-1 | 235 | 23 | 81 | 1900 | 17.3 | .553 | .535 | 12.0 | 21.9 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 113 | 98 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 18 | 2 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Steve Hawes | C-F | 6-9 | 220 | 28 | 81 | 2205 | 15.0 | .523 | .492 | 9.0 | 20.5 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 107 | 102 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 15 | 10 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Armond Hill | G | 6-4 | 190 | 25 | 82 | 2527 | 11.8 | .518 | .434 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 24.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 15.8 | 105 | 107 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 12 | 17 | -2.5 |
| 7 | Tom McMillen | F-C | 6-11 | 215 | 26 | 82 | 1392 | 12.6 | .518 | .466 | 9.8 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 13.7 | 18.1 | 107 | 105 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jack Givens | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 74 | 1347 | 13.0 | .457 | .415 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 20.5 | 100 | 104 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6 | 11 | -2.5 |
| 9 | Terry Furlow | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 24 | 29 | 576 | 17.1 | .538 | .481 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 20.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 21.5 | 109 | 106 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 10 | Butch Lee | G | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | 49 | 997 | 12.2 | .516 | .460 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 23.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 20.8 | 18.3 | 99 | 105 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4 | 9 | -2.5 |
| 11 | Charlie Criss | G | 5-8 | 165 | 30 | 54 | 879 | 9.1 | .436 | .377 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 20.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 19.5 | 18.2 | 90 | 106 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2 | 11 | -4.5 |
| 12 | Rick Wilson | G | 6-5 | 200 | 22 | 61 | 589 | 9.7 | .430 | .411 | 3.5 | 10.7 | 7.0 | 16.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 91 | 104 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2 | 6 | -2.0 |
| 13 | Keith Herron | G-F | 6-6 | 195 | 22 | 14 | 81 | 9.3 | .372 | .292 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 28.6 | 86 | 102 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Dan Roundfield | F-C | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 9 | 338 | 61 | 133 | 36 | 45 | 44 | 106 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 44 | 158 | .459 | .800 | 37.6 | 17.6 | 11.8 | 2.8 | |||
| 2 | Eddie Johnson | G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 9 | 262 | 65 | 128 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 148 | .508 | .720 | 29.1 | 16.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 | |||
| 3 | John Drew | F-G | 6-6 | 205 | 24 | 9 | 275 | 55 | 131 | 35 | 46 | 20 | 60 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 145 | .420 | .761 | 30.6 | 16.1 | 6.7 | 0.8 | |||
| 4 | Terry Furlow | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 24 | 9 | 244 | 55 | 113 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 136 | .487 | .929 | 27.1 | 15.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | |||
| 5 | Steve Hawes | C-F | 6-9 | 220 | 28 | 9 | 243 | 40 | 81 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 63 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 89 | .494 | .750 | 27.0 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 3.2 | |||
| 6 | Armond Hill | G | 6-4 | 190 | 25 | 9 | 267 | 29 | 71 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 33 | 66 | .408 | .667 | 29.7 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 5.6 | |||
| 7 | Tom McMillen | F-C | 6-11 | 215 | 26 | 9 | 163 | 20 | 46 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 56 | .435 | .842 | 18.1 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | |||
| 8 | Tree Rollins | C | 7-1 | 235 | 23 | 9 | 212 | 21 | 51 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 71 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 29 | 51 | .412 | .692 | 23.6 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 0.6 | |||
| 9 | Charlie Criss | G | 5-8 | 165 | 30 | 9 | 99 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 33 | .414 | .900 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | |||
| 10 | Jack Givens | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 9 | 81 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | .333 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.3 | |||
| 11 | Rick Wilson | G | 6-5 | 200 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||