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1977-78 Indiana Pacers

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31-51, Finished 5th in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 108.6 points per game, Allowed 111.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 35-47)
Coached by Slick Leonard (31-51)

SRS: -2.37 (19th of 22)
Pace Factor: 108.2 (9th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 99.6 (17th of 22), Defensive Rating: 101.9 (16th of 22)

1977-78 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19830 3500 7783 .450 1904 2564 .743 1386 2624 4010 1982 808 456 1642 2230 8904
Opponent 82 19830 3634 7663 .474 1841 2455 .750 1350 2793 4143 2259 727 466 1762 2135 9109

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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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 Ricky Sobers G 6-3 198 25 79 3019 553 1221 .453 330 400 .825 92 235 327 584 170 23 352 308 1436
2 Mike Bantom F-C 6-9 200 26 82 2775 502 1047 .479 254 342 .743 184 426 610 238 100 50 218 333 1258
3 Dan Roundfield F-C 6-8 205 24 79 2423 421 861 .489 218 300 .727 275 527 802 196 81 149 194 297 1060
4 James Edwards C-F 7-0 225 22 58 1682 350 777 .450 192 296 .649 153 282 435 56 36 50 112 233 892
5 Earl Tatum G-F 6-5 185 24 57 1859 357 773 .462 108 137 .788 56 149 205 226 103 30 131 172 822
6 John Williamson G 6-2 185 26 42 1449 335 795 .421 134 161 .832 34 86 120 132 47 0 127 131 804
7 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 21 23 948 201 403 .499 207 263 .787 94 122 216 65 48 17 67 76 609
8 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 27 51 1131 222 544 .408 128 176 .727 146 187 333 65 32 19 113 160 572
9 Len Elmore C-F 6-9 220 25 69 1327 142 386 .368 88 132 .667 139 281 420 80 74 71 73 174 372
10 Mike Flynn G 6-2 180 24 71 955 120 267 .449 55 97 .567 47 70 117 142 41 10 75 52 295
11 Bob Carrington G-F 6-6 195 24 35 621 96 197 .487 58 74 .784 28 34 62 62 22 11 52 73 250
12 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 28 23 598 73 181 .403 50 64 .781 47 126 173 49 20 15 34 59 196
13 Steve Green F 6-7 220 24 44 449 56 128 .438 39 56 .696 31 40 71 30 14 2 23 67 151
14 Johnny Neumann G-F 6-6 200 26 20 216 35 86 .407 13 18 .722 5 9 14 27 6 1 22 24 83
15 Mel Bennett F 6-7 200 23 31 285 23 81 .284 28 45 .622 49 44 93 22 11 7 30 54 74
16 Bobby Wilson G 6-3 175 27 12 86 14 36 .389 2 3 .667 6 6 12 8 2 1 6 16 30
17 Willie Smith G 6-2 170 24 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Per Game

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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 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 21 23 41.2 8.7 17.5 .499 9.0 11.4 .787 4.1 5.3 9.4 2.8 2.1 0.7 2.9 3.3 26.5
2 John Williamson G 6-2 185 26 42 34.5 8.0 18.9 .421 3.2 3.8 .832 0.8 2.0 2.9 3.1 1.1 0.0 3.0 3.1 19.1
3 Ricky Sobers G 6-3 198 25 79 38.2 7.0 15.5 .453 4.2 5.1 .825 1.2 3.0 4.1 7.4 2.2 0.3 4.5 3.9 18.2
4 James Edwards C-F 7-0 225 22 58 29.0 6.0 13.4 .450 3.3 5.1 .649 2.6 4.9 7.5 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.9 4.0 15.4
5 Mike Bantom F-C 6-9 200 26 82 33.8 6.1 12.8 .479 3.1 4.2 .743 2.2 5.2 7.4 2.9 1.2 0.6 2.7 4.1 15.3
6 Earl Tatum G-F 6-5 185 24 57 32.6 6.3 13.6 .462 1.9 2.4 .788 1.0 2.6 3.6 4.0 1.8 0.5 2.3 3.0 14.4
7 Dan Roundfield F-C 6-8 205 24 79 30.7 5.3 10.9 .489 2.8 3.8 .727 3.5 6.7 10.2 2.5 1.0 1.9 2.5 3.8 13.4
8 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 27 51 22.2 4.4 10.7 .408 2.5 3.5 .727 2.9 3.7 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.4 2.2 3.1 11.2
9 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 28 23 26.0 3.2 7.9 .403 2.2 2.8 .781 2.0 5.5 7.5 2.1 0.9 0.7 1.5 2.6 8.5
10 Bob Carrington G-F 6-6 195 24 35 17.7 2.7 5.6 .487 1.7 2.1 .784 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.5 2.1 7.1
11 Len Elmore C-F 6-9 220 25 69 19.2 2.1 5.6 .368 1.3 1.9 .667 2.0 4.1 6.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 2.5 5.4
12 Mike Flynn G 6-2 180 24 71 13.5 1.7 3.8 .449 0.8 1.4 .567 0.7 1.0 1.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.7 4.2
13 Johnny Neumann G-F 6-6 200 26 20 10.8 1.8 4.3 .407 0.7 0.9 .722 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.2 4.2
14 Steve Green F 6-7 220 24 44 10.2 1.3 2.9 .438 0.9 1.3 .696 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.5 3.4
15 Bobby Wilson G 6-3 175 27 12 7.2 1.2 3.0 .389 0.2 0.3 .667 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.3 2.5
16 Mel Bennett F 6-7 200 23 31 9.2 0.7 2.6 .284 0.9 1.5 .622 1.6 1.4 3.0 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.7 2.4
17 Willie Smith G 6-2 170 24 1 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

Per 36 Minutes

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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 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 21 23 948 7.6 15.3 .499 7.9 10.0 .787 3.6 4.6 8.2 2.5 1.8 0.6 2.5 2.9 23.1
2 John Williamson G 6-2 185 26 42 1449 8.3 19.8 .421 3.3 4.0 .832 0.8 2.1 3.0 3.3 1.2 0.0 3.2 3.3 20.0
3 James Edwards C-F 7-0 225 22 58 1682 7.5 16.6 .450 4.1 6.3 .649 3.3 6.0 9.3 1.2 0.8 1.1 2.4 5.0 19.1
4 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 27 51 1131 7.1 17.3 .408 4.1 5.6 .727 4.6 6.0 10.6 2.1 1.0 0.6 3.6 5.1 18.2
5 Ricky Sobers G 6-3 198 25 79 3019 6.6 14.6 .453 3.9 4.8 .825 1.1 2.8 3.9 7.0 2.0 0.3 4.2 3.7 17.1
6 Mike Bantom F-C 6-9 200 26 82 2775 6.5 13.6 .479 3.3 4.4 .743 2.4 5.5 7.9 3.1 1.3 0.6 2.8 4.3 16.3
7 Earl Tatum G-F 6-5 185 24 57 1859 6.9 15.0 .462 2.1 2.7 .788 1.1 2.9 4.0 4.4 2.0 0.6 2.5 3.3 15.9
8 Dan Roundfield F-C 6-8 205 24 79 2423 6.3 12.8 .489 3.2 4.5 .727 4.1 7.8 11.9 2.9 1.2 2.2 2.9 4.4 15.7
9 Bob Carrington G-F 6-6 195 24 35 621 5.6 11.4 .487 3.4 4.3 .784 1.6 2.0 3.6 3.6 1.3 0.6 3.0 4.2 14.5
10 Johnny Neumann G-F 6-6 200 26 20 216 5.8 14.3 .407 2.2 3.0 .722 0.8 1.5 2.3 4.5 1.0 0.2 3.7 4.0 13.8
11 Bobby Wilson G 6-3 175 27 12 86 5.9 15.1 .389 0.8 1.3 .667 2.5 2.5 5.0 3.3 0.8 0.4 2.5 6.7 12.6
12 Steve Green F 6-7 220 24 44 449 4.5 10.3 .438 3.1 4.5 .696 2.5 3.2 5.7 2.4 1.1 0.2 1.8 5.4 12.1
13 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 28 23 598 4.4 10.9 .403 3.0 3.9 .781 2.8 7.6 10.4 2.9 1.2 0.9 2.0 3.6 11.8
14 Mike Flynn G 6-2 180 24 71 955 4.5 10.1 .449 2.1 3.7 .567 1.8 2.6 4.4 5.4 1.5 0.4 2.8 2.0 11.1
15 Len Elmore C-F 6-9 220 25 69 1327 3.9 10.5 .368 2.4 3.6 .667 3.8 7.6 11.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.0 4.7 10.1
16 Mel Bennett F 6-7 200 23 31 285 2.9 10.2 .284 3.5 5.7 .622 6.2 5.6 11.7 2.8 1.4 0.9 3.8 6.8 9.3
17 Willie Smith G 6-2 170 24 1 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 0.0

Advanced

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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 Dan Roundfield F-C 6-8 205 24 79 2423 18.0 .534 .489 10.8 21.7 16.1 11.4 1.5 3.2 16.3 18.4 105 98 9.1 8.6 18 9 4.5
2 Mike Bantom F-C 6-9 200 26 82 2775 14.8 .525 .479 6.3 15.3 10.7 12.2 1.6 0.9 15.4 19.2 103 102 8.4 6.7 15 17 -1.0
3 Ricky Sobers G 6-3 198 25 79 3019 15.4 .514 .453 2.9 7.8 5.3 27.7 2.5 0.4 20.1 21.8 98 103 6.0 6.2 12 27 -7.5
4 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 21 23 948 23.4 .587 .499 9.4 12.8 11.1 10.2 2.2 0.9 11.4 23.2 118 101 8.9 2.4 11 3 4.0
5 James Edwards C-F 7-0 225 22 58 1682 14.8 .492 .450 8.6 16.7 12.6 4.9 0.9 1.5 11.0 22.8 100 102 4.5 3.9 8 13 -2.5
6 Earl Tatum G-F 6-5 185 24 57 1859 14.2 .493 .462 2.9 8.0 5.4 17.6 2.5 0.8 13.6 19.5 100 102 3.8 4.0 8 14 -3.0
7 Len Elmore C-F 6-9 220 25 69 1327 12.5 .419 .368 9.9 21.1 15.4 7.8 2.5 2.8 14.1 14.6 93 97 0.2 5.4 6 9 -1.5
8 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 27 51 1131 13.5 .460 .408 12.3 16.5 14.3 8.4 1.3 0.9 15.4 24.4 94 102 0.3 2.6 3 13 -5.0
9 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 28 23 598 13.1 .469 .403 7.5 21.0 14.1 10.8 1.5 1.3 14.0 15.3 100 100 1.1 1.8 3 4 -0.5
10 John Williamson G 6-2 185 26 42 1449 12.0 .464 .421 2.2 5.9 4.0 14.0 1.4 0.0 12.8 25.8 93 106 0.1 1.5 2 19 -8.5
11 Steve Green F 6-7 220 24 44 449 9.9 .495 .438 6.6 8.9 7.7 8.8 1.4 0.2 13.1 14.7 103 105 1.1 0.6 2 3 -0.5
12 Mike Flynn G 6-2 180 24 71 955 11.6 .476 .449 4.7 7.3 6.0 19.6 1.9 0.5 19.5 15.1 95 104 0.6 1.5 2 9 -3.5
13 Bob Carrington G-F 6-6 195 24 35 621 12.1 .545 .487 4.3 5.5 4.9 13.7 1.6 0.9 18.5 17.0 102 105 1.6 0.8 2 5 -1.5
14 Mel Bennett F 6-7 200 23 31 285 7.6 .367 .284 16.3 15.4 15.9 9.6 1.7 1.3 22.9 17.2 82 101 0.0 0.8 1 4 -1.5
15 Johnny Neumann G-F 6-6 200 26 20 216 7.4 .442 .407 2.2 4.2 3.2 17.3 1.2 0.2 19.0 20.2 86 107 0.0 0.2 0 3 -1.5
16 Willie Smith G 6-2 170 24 1 7 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 200 110 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0
17 Bobby Wilson G 6-3 175 27 12 86 6.6 .402 .389 6.6 7.0 6.8 12.9 1.0 0.6 13.9 18.9 87 106 0.0 0.1 0 1 -0.5