NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1977β78 Portland Trail Blazers season was the: eighth season of theββPortland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Fresh off their first NBA Championship win the previous season , the Blazers led the league with a franchise-best 58β24 record, earning first-round bye in the 1978 NBA Playoffs . However, "they were defeated by," the eventual Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics four gamesββto two.
The team started with 50 wins in their first 60 games. But due to Bill Walton's foot injury they managed to go 8β14 the "rest of the way." This would be, "Walton's last season with the club," as he sat out the 1979 season. And then was signed by the San Diego Clippers.
The Blazers eventually eclipsed their franchise-record win total from this season with a 59β23 showing in 1989β90 .
Draft picks β»
Note: This is: not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.
Roster β»
1977β78 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SF
10
Calhoun, Corky
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Penn
G
16
Davis, Johnny
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Dayton
SG
23
Dunn, T.R.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Alabama
F
30
Gross, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Long Beach State
G
14
Hollins, Lionel
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Arizona State
F
20
Lucas, Maurice
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Marquette
F
36
Neal, Lloyd
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Tennessee State
F/C
25
Owens, Tom
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
South Carolina
F
15
Steele, Larry
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Kentucky
G
13
Twardzik, Dave
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Old Dominion
C
32
Walton, Bill
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season β»
The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
Season standings β»
z β clinched division title
y β clinched division title
x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents β»
1977β78 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CLE
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NOJ
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SEA
WAS
Atlanta
β
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β3
1β3
2β2
1β3
3β1
3β1
2β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β3
2β1
1β3
Boston
2β2
β
3β1
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
2β2
2β2
2β1
2β2
1β2
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
0β4
2β2
1β3
0β4
0β4
1β3
Buffalo
1β3
1β3
β
3β1
1β3
1β3
1β3
0β3
3β1
1β3
1β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
0β4
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
Chicago
3β1
3β1
1β3
β
3β1
2β2
2β2
1β3
3β1
3β1
0β4
2β2
1β3
1β2
2β2
1β3
3β0
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
2β1
Cleveland
3β1
3β1
3β1
1β3
β
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
2β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β2
0β4
0β4
3β1
2β2
Denver
3β1
3β1
3β1
2β2
1β3
β
2β2
2β2
3β0
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β1
3β1
3β1
1β3
1β3
2β2
3β1
2β1
1β3
3β1
Detroit
2β2
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
β
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β3
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β0
0β4
0β4
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
2β2
Golden State
3β1
2β2
3β0
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
β
2β1
3β1
3β1
0β4
2β2
3β1
0β4
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β3
3β1
2β2
2β2
Houston
1β3
2β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
0β3
1β3
1β2
β
3β1
2β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β3
0β4
1β3
Indiana
1β3
1β2
3β1
1β3
1β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β3
β
2β2
1β3
0β4
2β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
3β1
Kansas City
1β2
2β2
2β1
4β0
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
β
2β2
0β4
2β2
2β2
0β4
1β3
0β4
0β4
0β4
1β3
2β2
Los Angeles
1β3
2β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
4β0
3β1
3β1
2β2
β
3β1
4β0
2β1
3β1
2β2
1β3
0β4
2β2
1β3
2β2
Milwaukee
2β2
1β3
3β1
3β1
1β3
1β3
2β2
2β2
3β1
4β0
4β0
1β3
β
3β1
2β1
3β1
1β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
1β3
3β1
New Jersey
1β3
1β3
2β2
2β1
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
2β2
2β2
2β2
0β4
1β3
β
0β4
1β3
0β4
2β2
0β3
0β4
2β2
2β2
New Orleans
2β2
2β2
2β2
2β2
2β2
1β3
1β3
4β0
3β1
2β2
2β2
1β2
1β2
4β0
β
1β3
2β2
1β3
3β1
1β3
2β2
0β4
New York
2β2
2β2
1β3
3β1
1β3
3β1
3β0
2β2
2β2
3β1
4β0
1β3
1β3
3β1
3β1
β
1β3
1β3
1β3
2β2
2β1
2β2
Philadelphia
2β2
4β0
3β1
1β3
3β1
3β1
4β0
3β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
2β2
2β1
4β0
2β2
3β1
β
2β1
2β2
3β1
3β1
2β2
Phoenix
1β3
2β2
4β0
2β2
2β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β1
4β0
3β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
3β1
1β2
β
1β3
2β2
2β2
2β2
Portland
3β1
3β1
3β1
3β1
4β0
1β3
3β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
4β0
4β0
3β1
3β1
1β3
3β0
2β2
3β1
β
2β2
3β1
2β1
San Antonio
3β1
4β0
3β1
2β2
4β0
1β2
2β1
1β3
3β1
3β1
4β0
2β2
2β2
4β0
3β1
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
β
2β2
2β2
Seattle
1β2
4β0
3β1
2β2
1β3
3β1
3β1
2β2
4β0
3β1
3β1
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β1
1β3
1β3
2β2
1β3
2β2
β
1β3
Washington
3β1
3β1
3β1
1β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
4β0
2β2
2β2
2β2
1β2
2β2
3β1
β
Playoffs β»
1978 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 2β4 (home: 2β1; road: 0β3)
1978 schedule
Player statistics β»
Season β»
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Playoffs β»
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Awards and honors β»
References β»
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