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44-38, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
1977-78 NBA Champions
Scored 110.3 points per game, Allowed 109.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 43-39)
Coached by Dick Motta (44-38)
SRS: 0.82 (7th of 22)
Pace Factor: 108.1 (11th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 101.3 (10th of 22), Defensive Rating: 100.5 (9th of 22)
Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-3) versus Seattle Supersonics
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-2) versus Philadelphia 76ers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus San Antonio Spurs
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Atlanta Hawks
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19830 | 3580 | 7772 | .461 | 1887 | 2655 | .711 | 1349 | 2815 | 4164 | 1948 | 668 | 386 | 1613 | 1879 | 9047 | |||
| Opponent | 82 | 19830 | 3767 | 8065 | .467 | 1437 | 1895 | .758 | 1166 | 2683 | 3849 | 2144 | 779 | 427 | 1437 | 2312 | 8971 |
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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 | Elvin Hayes | F-C | 6-9 | 235 | 32 | 81 | 3246 | 636 | 1409 | .451 | 326 | 514 | .634 | 335 | 740 | 1075 | 149 | 96 | 159 | 229 | 313 | 1598 | ||||
| 2 | Bob Dandridge | F-G | 6-6 | 195 | 30 | 75 | 2777 | 560 | 1190 | .471 | 330 | 419 | .788 | 137 | 305 | 442 | 287 | 101 | 44 | 241 | 262 | 1450 | ||||
| 3 | Kevin Grevey | G-F | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 81 | 2121 | 505 | 1128 | .448 | 243 | 308 | .789 | 124 | 166 | 290 | 155 | 61 | 17 | 159 | 203 | 1253 | ||||
| 4 | Mitch Kupchak | F-C | 6-9 | 230 | 23 | 67 | 1759 | 393 | 768 | .512 | 280 | 402 | .697 | 162 | 298 | 460 | 71 | 28 | 42 | 184 | 196 | 1066 | ||||
| 5 | Tom Henderson | G | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | 75 | 2315 | 339 | 784 | .432 | 179 | 240 | .746 | 66 | 127 | 193 | 406 | 93 | 15 | 195 | 131 | 857 | ||||
| 6 | Larry Wright | G | 6-1 | 160 | 23 | 70 | 1466 | 283 | 570 | .496 | 76 | 107 | .710 | 31 | 71 | 102 | 260 | 68 | 15 | 134 | 195 | 642 | ||||
| 7 | Wes Unseld | C-F | 6-7 | 245 | 31 | 80 | 2644 | 257 | 491 | .523 | 93 | 173 | .538 | 286 | 669 | 955 | 326 | 98 | 45 | 173 | 234 | 607 | ||||
| 8 | Phil Chenier | G | 6-3 | 180 | 27 | 36 | 937 | 200 | 451 | .443 | 109 | 138 | .790 | 15 | 87 | 102 | 73 | 36 | 9 | 67 | 54 | 509 | ||||
| 9 | Greg Ballard | F | 6-7 | 215 | 23 | 76 | 936 | 142 | 334 | .425 | 88 | 114 | .772 | 102 | 164 | 266 | 62 | 30 | 13 | 64 | 90 | 372 | ||||
| 10 | Charles Johnson | G | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | 39 | 807 | 141 | 346 | .408 | 42 | 51 | .824 | 20 | 73 | 93 | 82 | 31 | 1 | 50 | 76 | 324 | ||||
| 11 | Joe Pace | C | 6-10 | 220 | 24 | 49 | 438 | 67 | 140 | .479 | 57 | 93 | .613 | 50 | 84 | 134 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 86 | 191 | ||||
| 12 | Phil Walker | G | 6-3 | 180 | 21 | 40 | 384 | 57 | 161 | .354 | 64 | 96 | .667 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 62 | 39 | 178 |
| 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 | Elvin Hayes | F-C | 6-9 | 235 | 32 | 81 | 40.1 | 7.9 | 17.4 | .451 | 4.0 | 6.3 | .634 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 19.7 | ||||
| 2 | Bob Dandridge | F-G | 6-6 | 195 | 30 | 75 | 37.0 | 7.5 | 15.9 | .471 | 4.4 | 5.6 | .788 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 19.3 | ||||
| 3 | Mitch Kupchak | F-C | 6-9 | 230 | 23 | 67 | 26.3 | 5.9 | 11.5 | .512 | 4.2 | 6.0 | .697 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 15.9 | ||||
| 4 | Kevin Grevey | G-F | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 81 | 26.2 | 6.2 | 13.9 | .448 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .789 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 15.5 | ||||
| 5 | Phil Chenier | G | 6-3 | 180 | 27 | 36 | 26.0 | 5.6 | 12.5 | .443 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .790 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 14.1 | ||||
| 6 | Tom Henderson | G | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | 75 | 30.9 | 4.5 | 10.5 | .432 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .746 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 11.4 | ||||
| 7 | Larry Wright | G | 6-1 | 160 | 23 | 70 | 20.9 | 4.0 | 8.1 | .496 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .710 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 9.2 | ||||
| 8 | Charles Johnson | G | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | 39 | 20.7 | 3.6 | 8.9 | .408 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .824 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 8.3 | ||||
| 9 | Wes Unseld | C-F | 6-7 | 245 | 31 | 80 | 33.1 | 3.2 | 6.1 | .523 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .538 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 7.6 | ||||
| 10 | Greg Ballard | F | 6-7 | 215 | 23 | 76 | 12.3 | 1.9 | 4.4 | .425 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .772 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 4.9 | ||||
| 11 | Phil Walker | G | 6-3 | 180 | 21 | 40 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | .354 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .667 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 12 | Joe Pace | C | 6-10 | 220 | 24 | 49 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 | .479 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .613 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
| 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 | Mitch Kupchak | F-C | 6-9 | 230 | 23 | 67 | 1759 | 8.0 | 15.7 | .512 | 5.7 | 8.2 | .697 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 21.8 | ||||
| 2 | Kevin Grevey | G-F | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 81 | 2121 | 8.6 | 19.1 | .448 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .789 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 21.3 | ||||
| 3 | Phil Chenier | G | 6-3 | 180 | 27 | 36 | 937 | 7.7 | 17.3 | .443 | 4.2 | 5.3 | .790 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 19.6 | ||||
| 4 | Bob Dandridge | F-G | 6-6 | 195 | 30 | 75 | 2777 | 7.3 | 15.4 | .471 | 4.3 | 5.4 | .788 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 18.8 | ||||
| 5 | Elvin Hayes | F-C | 6-9 | 235 | 32 | 81 | 3246 | 7.1 | 15.6 | .451 | 3.6 | 5.7 | .634 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 17.7 | ||||
| 6 | Phil Walker | G | 6-3 | 180 | 21 | 40 | 384 | 5.3 | 15.1 | .354 | 6.0 | 9.0 | .667 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 16.7 | ||||
| 7 | Larry Wright | G | 6-1 | 160 | 23 | 70 | 1466 | 6.9 | 14.0 | .496 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .710 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 15.8 | ||||
| 8 | Joe Pace | C | 6-10 | 220 | 24 | 49 | 438 | 5.5 | 11.5 | .479 | 4.7 | 7.6 | .613 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 15.7 | ||||
| 9 | Charles Johnson | G | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | 39 | 807 | 6.3 | 15.4 | .408 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .824 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 14.5 | ||||
| 10 | Greg Ballard | F | 6-7 | 215 | 23 | 76 | 936 | 5.5 | 12.8 | .425 | 3.4 | 4.4 | .772 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 14.3 | ||||
| 11 | Tom Henderson | G | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | 75 | 2315 | 5.3 | 12.2 | .432 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .746 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 13.3 | ||||
| 12 | Wes Unseld | C-F | 6-7 | 245 | 31 | 80 | 2644 | 3.5 | 6.7 | .523 | 1.3 | 2.4 | .538 | 3.9 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 8.3 |
| 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 | Elvin Hayes | F-C | 6-9 | 235 | 32 | 81 | 3246 | 17.1 | .489 | .451 | 10.2 | 22.7 | 16.4 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 12.3 | 21.6 | 101 | 97 | 10.6 | 15.1 | 26 | 16 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Wes Unseld | C-F | 6-7 | 245 | 31 | 80 | 2644 | 14.4 | .535 | .523 | 10.6 | 25.2 | 17.9 | 15.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 23.4 | 10.5 | 106 | 97 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 21 | 6 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Bob Dandridge | F-G | 6-6 | 195 | 30 | 75 | 2777 | 16.1 | .528 | .471 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 14.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 14.9 | 21.9 | 104 | 102 | 12.8 | 8.3 | 21 | 14 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Mitch Kupchak | F-C | 6-9 | 230 | 23 | 67 | 1759 | 17.7 | .564 | .512 | 9.1 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 16.3 | 24.1 | 105 | 101 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 15 | 9 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Kevin Grevey | G-F | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 81 | 2121 | 15.5 | .496 | .448 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 25.2 | 102 | 103 | 8.8 | 4.7 | 14 | 15 | -0.5 |
| 6 | Tom Henderson | G | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | 75 | 2315 | 12.6 | .482 | .432 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 23.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 98 | 103 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 10 | 17 | -3.5 |
| 7 | Larry Wright | G | 6-1 | 160 | 23 | 70 | 1466 | 13.7 | .520 | .496 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 25.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 17.8 | 19.3 | 101 | 103 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 8 | 10 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Greg Ballard | F | 6-7 | 215 | 23 | 76 | 936 | 14.1 | .484 | .425 | 10.7 | 17.5 | 14.1 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 14.3 | 18.0 | 102 | 100 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 |
| 9 | Phil Chenier | G | 6-3 | 180 | 27 | 36 | 937 | 14.8 | .497 | .443 | 1.6 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 11.6 | 23.2 | 100 | 102 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 5 | 6 | -0.5 |
| 10 | Joe Pace | C | 6-10 | 220 | 24 | 49 | 438 | 13.7 | .528 | .479 | 11.2 | 19.1 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 99 | 98 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Charles Johnson | G | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | 39 | 807 | 10.3 | .440 | .408 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 5.7 | 14.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 19.5 | 93 | 103 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 7 | -2.5 |
| 12 | Phil Walker | G | 6-3 | 180 | 21 | 40 | 384 | 9.0 | .438 | .354 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 18.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 23.4 | 26.0 | 82 | 102 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | -2.5 |
| 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 | Elvin Hayes | F-C | 6-9 | 235 | 32 | 21 | 868 | 189 | 385 | 79 | 133 | 103 | 279 | 43 | 32 | 52 | 58 | 86 | 457 | .491 | .594 | 41.3 | 21.8 | 13.3 | 2.0 | |||
| 2 | Bob Dandridge | F-G | 6-6 | 195 | 30 | 19 | 746 | 172 | 359 | 58 | 84 | 35 | 123 | 74 | 30 | 14 | 57 | 78 | 402 | .479 | .690 | 39.3 | 21.2 | 6.5 | 3.9 | |||
| 3 | Kevin Grevey | G-F | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 21 | 584 | 126 | 284 | 73 | 90 | 25 | 61 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 71 | 325 | .444 | .811 | 27.8 | 15.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | |||
| 4 | Charles Johnson | G | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | 21 | 425 | 93 | 229 | 29 | 37 | 20 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 51 | 215 | .406 | .784 | 20.2 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | |||
| 5 | Mitch Kupchak | F-C | 6-9 | 230 | 23 | 21 | 504 | 84 | 199 | 45 | 69 | 49 | 127 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 58 | 213 | .422 | .652 | 24.0 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |||
| 6 | Tom Henderson | G | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | 21 | 597 | 72 | 173 | 58 | 79 | 17 | 47 | 106 | 27 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 202 | .416 | .734 | 28.4 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 5.0 | |||
| 7 | Larry Wright | G | 6-1 | 160 | 23 | 21 | 402 | 76 | 163 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 31 | 67 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 58 | 171 | .466 | .760 | 19.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | |||
| 8 | Wes Unseld | C-F | 6-7 | 245 | 31 | 18 | 677 | 71 | 134 | 27 | 46 | 72 | 216 | 79 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 62 | 169 | .530 | .587 | 37.6 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 4.4 | |||
| 9 | Greg Ballard | F | 6-7 | 215 | 23 | 19 | 243 | 21 | 63 | 32 | 41 | 27 | 79 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 74 | .333 | .780 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.9 | |||
| 10 | Joe Pace | C | 6-10 | 220 | 24 | 9 | 52 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 25 | .700 | .733 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | |||
| 11 | Phil Walker | G | 6-3 | 180 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .125 | .800 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvin Hayes | *$300,000 |
| 2 | Bob Dandridge | *$222,000 |