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50-32, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 110.2 points per game, Allowed 106.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 51-31)
Coached by Gene Shue (50-32)
Arena: The Spectrum / Attendance: 632,949 (3rd of 22 available)
SRS: 3.78 (3rd of 22) / Pace Factor: 108.3 (4th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 101.2 (6th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 97.6 (4th of 22)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-2) versus Portland Trail Blazers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-2) versus Houston Rockets
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Boston Celtics
1976-77 Statistics / Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 22, 1976 | San Antonio Spurs | L | 118 | 121 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 23, 1976 | @ | Buffalo Braves | L | 105 | 108 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Oct 26, 1976 | @ | New Orleans Jazz | W | 111 | 101 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Oct 27, 1976 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 116 | 94 | 2 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 30, 1976 | New York Nets | W | 104 | 80 | 3 | 2 | W 3 | |||
| 6 | Thu, Nov 4, 1976 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 101 | 96 | 4 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 7 | Fri, Nov 5, 1976 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 104 | 146 | 4 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Sun, Nov 7, 1976 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 91 | 98 | 4 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Nov 10, 1976 | Chicago Bulls | W | 103 | 88 | 5 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 10 | Fri, Nov 12, 1976 | Washington Bullets | W | 143 | 104 | 6 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 11 | Sat, Nov 13, 1976 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 114 | 109 | 7 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Nov 17, 1976 | Indiana Pacers | L | 117 | 123 | 7 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 13 | Fri, Nov 19, 1976 | New Orleans Jazz | W | 100 | 95 | 8 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 20, 1976 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 123 | 106 | 9 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 15 | Tue, Nov 23, 1976 | Boston Celtics | W | 116 | 102 | 10 | 5 | W 3 | |||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 24, 1976 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 117 | 118 | 10 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Fri, Nov 26, 1976 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 114 | 103 | 11 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Sat, Nov 27, 1976 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 104 | 111 | 11 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 19 | Sun, Nov 28, 1976 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 89 | 101 | 11 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Dec 1, 1976 | Denver Nuggets | W | 114 | 102 | 12 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Dec 3, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 112 | 121 | 12 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 22 | Wed, Dec 8, 1976 | Buffalo Braves | W | 123 | 102 | 13 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 23 | Sat, Dec 11, 1976 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 108 | 107 | 14 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 24 | Sun, Dec 12, 1976 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 107 | 102 | 15 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 14, 1976 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 88 | 101 | 15 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 26 | Wed, Dec 15, 1976 | Phoenix Suns | W | 97 | 87 | 16 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 27 | Fri, Dec 17, 1976 | Golden State Warriors | L | 114 | 117 | 16 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 18, 1976 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 97 | 93 | 17 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 29 | Tue, Dec 21, 1976 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 94 | 108 | 17 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Dec 25, 1976 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 105 | 104 | 18 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 31 | Tue, Dec 28, 1976 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 116 | 127 | 18 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 32 | Wed, Dec 29, 1976 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 91 | 93 | 18 | 14 | L 2 | ||
| 33 | Sun, Jan 2, 1977 | @ | New York Nets | W | 139 | 110 | 19 | 14 | W 1 | ||
| 34 | Wed, Jan 5, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 117 | 94 | 20 | 14 | W 2 | |||
| 35 | Fri, Jan 7, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 116 | 96 | 21 | 14 | W 3 | |||
| 36 | Sat, Jan 8, 1977 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 106 | 111 | 21 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Tue, Jan 11, 1977 | @ | Kansas City Kings | W | 117 | 115 | 22 | 15 | W 1 | ||
| 38 | Wed, Jan 12, 1977 | Houston Rockets | W | 102 | 97 | 23 | 15 | W 2 | |||
| 39 | Fri, Jan 14, 1977 | Kansas City Kings | W | 111 | 106 | 24 | 15 | W 3 | |||
| 40 | Sun, Jan 16, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz | W | 97 | 76 | 25 | 15 | W 4 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Wed, Jan 19, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 114 | 94 | 26 | 15 | W 5 | |||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 22, 1977 | Boston Celtics | W | 109 | 94 | 27 | 15 | W 6 | |||
| 43 | Sun, Jan 23, 1977 | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 91 | 83 | 28 | 15 | W 7 | ||
| 44 | Thu, Jan 27, 1977 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 94 | 111 | 28 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 45 | Fri, Jan 28, 1977 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 104 | 117 | 28 | 17 | L 2 | ||
| 46 | Sun, Jan 30, 1977 | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | 107 | 101 | 29 | 17 | W 1 | ||
| 47 | Tue, Feb 1, 1977 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 109 | 110 | 29 | 18 | L 1 | ||
| 48 | Wed, Feb 2, 1977 | Detroit Pistons | W | 138 | 116 | 30 | 18 | W 1 | |||
| 49 | Fri, Feb 4, 1977 | New York Nets | L | 112 | 113 | 30 | 19 | L 1 | |||
| 50 | Sun, Feb 6, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 102 | 97 | 31 | 19 | W 1 | |||
| 51 | Tue, Feb 8, 1977 | @ | Buffalo Braves | L | 89 | 99 | 31 | 20 | L 1 | ||
| 52 | Wed, Feb 9, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 107 | 104 | 32 | 20 | W 1 | |||
| 53 | Fri, Feb 11, 1977 | Indiana Pacers | W | 118 | 109 | 33 | 20 | W 2 | |||
| 54 | Wed, Feb 16, 1977 | Buffalo Braves | W | 117 | 113 | 34 | 20 | W 3 | |||
| 55 | Fri, Feb 18, 1977 | Phoenix Suns | L | 96 | 102 | 34 | 21 | L 1 | |||
| 56 | Sun, Feb 20, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 112 | 111 | 35 | 21 | W 1 | |||
| 57 | Fri, Feb 25, 1977 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 102 | 104 | 35 | 22 | L 1 | ||
| 58 | Sun, Feb 27, 1977 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 93 | 85 | 36 | 22 | W 1 | ||
| 59 | Tue, Mar 1, 1977 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 107 | 108 | 36 | 23 | L 1 | ||
| 60 | Thu, Mar 3, 1977 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | OT | 119 | 121 | 36 | 24 | L 2 | |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sat, Mar 5, 1977 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 117 | 114 | 37 | 24 | W 1 | ||
| 62 | Sun, Mar 6, 1977 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 102 | 110 | 37 | 25 | L 1 | |||
| 63 | Tue, Mar 8, 1977 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 98 | 99 | 37 | 26 | L 2 | ||
| 64 | Wed, Mar 9, 1977 | Denver Nuggets | W | 2OT | 129 | 125 | 38 | 26 | W 1 | ||
| 65 | Fri, Mar 11, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 126 | 122 | 39 | 26 | W 2 | |||
| 66 | Sun, Mar 13, 1977 | Chicago Bulls | L | 102 | 106 | 39 | 27 | L 1 | |||
| 67 | Tue, Mar 15, 1977 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 133 | 102 | 40 | 27 | W 1 | ||
| 68 | Wed, Mar 16, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 109 | 100 | 41 | 27 | W 2 | |||
| 69 | Fri, Mar 18, 1977 | Houston Rockets | W | 124 | 104 | 42 | 27 | W 3 | |||
| 70 | Sun, Mar 20, 1977 | @ | New York Nets | W | 111 | 104 | 43 | 27 | W 4 | ||
| 71 | Wed, Mar 23, 1977 | Golden State Warriors | L | 120 | 128 | 43 | 28 | L 1 | |||
| 72 | Fri, Mar 25, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 113 | 110 | 44 | 28 | W 1 | |||
| 73 | Sun, Mar 27, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 128 | 116 | 45 | 28 | W 2 | |||
| 74 | Tue, Mar 29, 1977 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 119 | 113 | 46 | 28 | W 3 | ||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 30, 1977 | Detroit Pistons | W | 115 | 112 | 47 | 28 | W 4 | |||
| 76 | Fri, Apr 1, 1977 | Kansas City Kings | W | OT | 111 | 105 | 48 | 28 | W 5 | ||
| 77 | Sun, Apr 3, 1977 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 90 | 96 | 48 | 29 | L 1 | ||
| 78 | Tue, Apr 5, 1977 | @ | New Orleans Jazz | W | 119 | 109 | 49 | 29 | W 1 | ||
| 79 | Wed, Apr 6, 1977 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 109 | 131 | 49 | 30 | L 1 | ||
| 80 | Fri, Apr 8, 1977 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 112 | 116 | 49 | 31 | L 2 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Sat, Apr 9, 1977 | Washington Bullets | W | 125 | 93 | 50 | 31 | W 1 | |||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 10, 1977 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 121 | 131 | 50 | 32 | L 1 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Apr 17, 1977 | Boston Celtics | L | 111 | 113 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Wed, Apr 20, 1977 | Boston Celtics | W | 113 | 101 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Fri, Apr 22, 1977 | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 109 | 100 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Sun, Apr 24, 1977 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 119 | 124 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Wed, Apr 27, 1977 | Boston Celtics | W | 110 | 91 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Fri, Apr 29, 1977 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 108 | 113 | 3 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Sun, May 1, 1977 | Boston Celtics | W | 83 | 77 | 4 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 8 | Thu, May 5, 1977 | Houston Rockets | W | 128 | 117 | 5 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 9 | Sun, May 8, 1977 | Houston Rockets | W | 106 | 97 | 6 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 10 | Wed, May 11, 1977 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 94 | 118 | 6 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Fri, May 13, 1977 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 107 | 95 | 7 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Sun, May 15, 1977 | Houston Rockets | L | 115 | 118 | 7 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 13 | Tue, May 17, 1977 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 112 | 109 | 8 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Sun, May 22, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 107 | 101 | 9 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 15 | Thu, May 26, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 107 | 89 | 10 | 5 | W 3 | |||
| 16 | Sun, May 29, 1977 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 107 | 129 | 10 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Tue, May 31, 1977 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 98 | 130 | 10 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 18 | Fri, Jun 3, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 104 | 110 | 10 | 8 | L 3 | |||
| 19 | Sun, Jun 5, 1977 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 107 | 109 | 10 | 9 | L 4 |