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43-39, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 104.4 points per game, Allowed 103.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 42-40)
Coached by Bill Fitch (43-39)
Arena: Coliseum at Richfield / Attendance: 454,961 (12th of 21 available)
SRS: 0.44 (9th of 22) / Pace Factor: 103.5 (19th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 99.9 (15th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 99.4 (5th of 22)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus New York Knickerbockers
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1977-78 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 | 19880 | 3496 | 7707 | .454 | 1569 | 2116 | .741 | 1187 | 2676 | 3863 | 1740 | 692 | 455 | 1382 | 1832 | 8561 | 104.4 | |||
| Opponent | 82 | 19880 | 3474 | 7620 | .456 | 1574 | 2113 | .745 | 1214 | 2779 | 3993 | 1915 | 690 | 446 | 1475 | 1952 | 8522 | 103.9 |
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accomplishments.
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 | Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 26 | 72 | 2520 | 523 | 1168 | .448 | 352 | 469 | .751 | 154 | 304 | 458 | 278 | 88 | 12 | 206 | 193 | 1398 | ||||
| 2 | Jim Chones | C-F | 6-11 | 220 | 28 | 82 | 2906 | 525 | 1113 | .472 | 180 | 250 | .720 | 219 | 625 | 844 | 131 | 52 | 58 | 184 | 235 | 1230 | ||||
| 3 | Austin Carr | G | 6-4 | 200 | 29 | 82 | 2186 | 414 | 945 | .438 | 183 | 225 | .813 | 76 | 111 | 187 | 225 | 68 | 19 | 146 | 168 | 1011 | ||||
| 4 | Elmore Smith | C | 7-0 | 250 | 28 | 81 | 1996 | 402 | 809 | .497 | 205 | 309 | .663 | 178 | 500 | 678 | 57 | 50 | 176 | 141 | 241 | 1009 | ||||
| 5 | Bingo Smith | F-G | 6-5 | 195 | 31 | 82 | 1581 | 369 | 840 | .439 | 108 | 135 | .800 | 65 | 142 | 207 | 91 | 38 | 21 | 81 | 155 | 846 | ||||
| 6 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 32 | 51 | 1664 | 336 | 714 | .471 | 153 | 180 | .850 | 54 | 155 | 209 | 209 | 77 | 13 | 113 | 124 | 825 | ||||
| 7 | Foots Walker | G | 6-0 | 172 | 26 | 81 | 2496 | 287 | 641 | .448 | 159 | 221 | .719 | 76 | 218 | 294 | 453 | 176 | 24 | 181 | 218 | 733 | ||||
| 8 | Terry Furlow | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | 53 | 827 | 192 | 443 | .433 | 88 | 99 | .889 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 72 | 21 | 14 | 77 | 67 | 472 | ||||
| 9 | Jim Brewer | F-C | 6-9 | 210 | 26 | 80 | 1798 | 175 | 390 | .449 | 46 | 100 | .460 | 182 | 313 | 495 | 98 | 60 | 48 | 103 | 178 | 396 | ||||
| 10 | John Lambert | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 25 | 76 | 1075 | 142 | 336 | .423 | 27 | 48 | .563 | 125 | 199 | 324 | 38 | 27 | 50 | 62 | 169 | 311 | ||||
| 11 | Dick Snyder | G-F | 6-5 | 207 | 33 | 58 | 660 | 112 | 252 | .444 | 56 | 64 | .875 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 23 | 19 | 48 | 74 | 280 | ||||
| 12 | Eddie Jordan | G | 6-1 | 170 | 23 | 22 | 171 | 19 | 56 | .339 | 12 | 16 | .750 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 50 |
| 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 | Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 26 | 72 | 35.0 | 7.3 | 16.2 | .448 | 4.9 | 6.5 | .751 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 19.4 | ||||
| 2 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 32 | 51 | 32.6 | 6.6 | 14.0 | .471 | 3.0 | 3.5 | .850 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 16.2 | ||||
| 3 | Jim Chones | C-F | 6-11 | 220 | 28 | 82 | 35.4 | 6.4 | 13.6 | .472 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .720 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 15.0 | ||||
| 4 | Elmore Smith | C | 7-0 | 250 | 28 | 81 | 24.6 | 5.0 | 10.0 | .497 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .663 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 12.5 | ||||
| 5 | Austin Carr | G | 6-4 | 200 | 29 | 82 | 26.7 | 5.0 | 11.5 | .438 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .813 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 12.3 | ||||
| 6 | Bingo Smith | F-G | 6-5 | 195 | 31 | 82 | 19.3 | 4.5 | 10.2 | .439 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .800 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 10.3 | ||||
| 7 | Foots Walker | G | 6-0 | 172 | 26 | 81 | 30.8 | 3.5 | 7.9 | .448 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .719 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 9.0 | ||||
| 8 | Terry Furlow | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | 53 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 8.4 | .433 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .889 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 8.9 | ||||
| 9 | Jim Brewer | F-C | 6-9 | 210 | 26 | 80 | 22.5 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .449 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .460 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 5.0 | ||||
| 10 | Dick Snyder | G-F | 6-5 | 207 | 33 | 58 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 4.3 | .444 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .875 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4.8 | ||||
| 11 | John Lambert | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 25 | 76 | 14.1 | 1.9 | 4.4 | .423 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .563 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 | ||||
| 12 | Eddie Jordan | G | 6-1 | 170 | 23 | 22 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .339 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .750 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 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 | Terry Furlow | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | 53 | 827 | 8.4 | 19.3 | .433 | 3.8 | 4.3 | .889 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 20.5 | ||||
| 2 | Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 26 | 72 | 2520 | 7.5 | 16.7 | .448 | 5.0 | 6.7 | .751 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 20.0 | ||||
| 3 | Bingo Smith | F-G | 6-5 | 195 | 31 | 82 | 1581 | 8.4 | 19.1 | .439 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .800 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 19.3 | ||||
| 4 | Elmore Smith | C | 7-0 | 250 | 28 | 81 | 1996 | 7.3 | 14.6 | .497 | 3.7 | 5.6 | .663 | 3.2 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 18.2 | ||||
| 5 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 32 | 51 | 1664 | 7.3 | 15.4 | .471 | 3.3 | 3.9 | .850 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 17.8 | ||||
| 6 | Austin Carr | G | 6-4 | 200 | 29 | 82 | 2186 | 6.8 | 15.6 | .438 | 3.0 | 3.7 | .813 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 16.6 | ||||
| 7 | Dick Snyder | G-F | 6-5 | 207 | 33 | 58 | 660 | 6.1 | 13.7 | .444 | 3.1 | 3.5 | .875 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 15.3 | ||||
| 8 | Jim Chones | C-F | 6-11 | 220 | 28 | 82 | 2906 | 6.5 | 13.8 | .472 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .720 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 15.2 | ||||
| 9 | Foots Walker | G | 6-0 | 172 | 26 | 81 | 2496 | 4.1 | 9.2 | .448 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .719 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 10.6 | ||||
| 10 | Eddie Jordan | G | 6-1 | 170 | 23 | 22 | 171 | 4.0 | 11.8 | .339 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .750 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 10.5 | ||||
| 11 | John Lambert | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 25 | 76 | 1075 | 4.8 | 11.3 | .423 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .563 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 10.4 | ||||
| 12 | Jim Brewer | F-C | 6-9 | 210 | 26 | 80 | 1798 | 3.5 | 7.8 | .449 | 0.9 | 2.0 | .460 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 7.9 |
| 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 | Elmore Smith | C | 7-0 | 250 | 28 | 81 | 1996 | 19.9 | .534 | .497 | 8.9 | 25.6 | 17.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 13.0 | 21.6 | 104 | 94 | 9.1 | 11.9 | 21 | 5 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Jim Chones | C-F | 6-11 | 220 | 28 | 82 | 2906 | 14.9 | .503 | .472 | 7.6 | 22.0 | 14.7 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 19.2 | 100 | 99 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 20 | 16 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 26 | 72 | 2520 | 18.2 | .509 | .448 | 6.1 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 16.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 24.9 | 103 | 101 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 20 | 15 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Foots Walker | G | 6-0 | 172 | 26 | 81 | 2496 | 14.2 | .496 | .448 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 23.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 19.7 | 14.6 | 100 | 98 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 16 | 12 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 32 | 51 | 1664 | 17.5 | .520 | .471 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 18.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 12.5 | 21.6 | 105 | 101 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 14 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Austin Carr | G | 6-4 | 200 | 29 | 82 | 2186 | 13.6 | .484 | .438 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 14.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 21.6 | 99 | 103 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 10 | 17 | -3.5 |
| 7 | Bingo Smith | F-G | 6-5 | 195 | 31 | 82 | 1581 | 14.3 | .470 | .439 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 24.6 | 98 | 102 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 8 | 13 | -2.5 |
| 8 | Jim Brewer | F-C | 6-9 | 210 | 26 | 80 | 1798 | 10.5 | .456 | .449 | 10.1 | 17.8 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 19.2 | 11.9 | 94 | 98 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 8 | 10 | -1.0 |
| 9 | John Lambert | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 25 | 76 | 1075 | 10.8 | .435 | .423 | 11.7 | 18.9 | 15.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 92 | 98 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 5 | 7 | -1.0 |
| 10 | Terry Furlow | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | 53 | 827 | 15.5 | .485 | .433 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 27.0 | 96 | 103 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3 | 8 | -2.5 |
| 11 | Dick Snyder | G-F | 6-5 | 207 | 33 | 58 | 660 | 12.0 | .500 | .444 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 14.6 | 19.7 | 97 | 102 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 5 | -1.0 |
| 12 | Eddie Jordan | G | 6-1 | 170 | 23 | 22 | 171 | 10.7 | .397 | .339 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 24.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 85 | 100 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 26 | 2 | 88 | 19 | 39 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 55 | .487 | .810 | 44.0 | 27.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | |||
| 2 | Austin Carr | G | 6-4 | 200 | 29 | 2 | 69 | 10 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 35 | .370 | .938 | 34.5 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |||
| 3 | Terry Furlow | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | .481 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| 4 | Jim Chones | C-F | 6-11 | 220 | 28 | 2 | 82 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 30 | .481 | .500 | 41.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | |||
| 5 | Elmore Smith | C | 7-0 | 250 | 28 | 2 | 56 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 25 | .458 | .500 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 | |||
| 6 | Foots Walker | G | 6-0 | 172 | 26 | 2 | 70 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 | .385 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | |||
| 7 | Bingo Smith | F-G | 6-5 | 195 | 31 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .615 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||||
| 8 | John Lambert | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 25 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .500 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 9 | Dick Snyder | G-F | 6-5 | 207 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 10 | Jim Brewer | F-C | 6-9 | 210 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Frazier | *$380,000 |