1977–78 San Antonio Spurs season
| 1977–78 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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| Central Division Champions | |
| Head coach | Doug Moe |
| Arena | HemisFair Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 52–30 (.634) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | East Semifinals (eliminated 2-4) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | KMOL |
| Radio | WOAI |
The 1977-78 NBA season was the 2nd in the NBA, the 5th in San Antonio, and the 11th as a franchise. While Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard with his first point title, the Spurs won the Central Division with a 52-30 record.[1] In the playoffs the Spurs would be stunned in 6 games by the eventual champion Washington Bullets In the series, Gervin averaged 33.2 points per game.[1]
Contents
Draft picks
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 2 | 37 | Jeff Wilkins | C/PF |  United States |
Illinois State |
| 3 | 59 | Dan Henderson | United States |
Arkansas State | |
| 4 | 81 | Matt Hicks | United States |
Northern Illinois | |
| 5 | 103 | Scott Sims | G | United States |
Missouri |
| 6 | 125 | Bruce Buckley | United States |
North Carolina | |
| 7 | 145 | Richard Robinson | United States |
New Mexico | |
| 8 | 164 | Jerome Gladney | United States |
Arizona |
Roster
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InjuredRegular season
George Gervin and David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets would battle all season for the NBA scoring title. On the final day of the season, Thompson would take the lead by scoring 73 points in an afternoon game against the Detroit Pistons.[1] That night, Gervin needed 58 points against the Jazz in New Orleans. Gervin got to a good start by scoring 20 points in the 1st Quarter. In the 2nd, Gervin set a single period record with 33 points.[1] Early on in the 3rd, Gervin would score his 58 points on the way to 63 points, capturing the scoring title.[1] While Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard, the Spurs won the Central Division with a 52-30 record.
Season Standings
| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| y-San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 32–9 | 20–21 | 15–5 |
| x-Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | 29–12 | 15–26 | 14–6 |
| x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9 | 27–14 | 16–25 | 9–11 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 29–12 | 12–29 | 8–12 |
| New Orleans Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 13 | 27–14 | 12–29 | 8–12 |
| Houston Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24 | 21-20 | 7-34 | 6–14 |
| # | Eastern Conference | ||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Philadelphia 76ers | 55 | 27 | .671 | – |
| 2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | 3 |
| 3 | x-Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 11 |
| 4 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12 |
| 5 | x-New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12 |
| 6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14 |
| 7 | New Orleans Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 16 |
| 8 | Boston Celtics | 32 | 50 | .390 | 23 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 27 |
| 10 | Buffalo Braves | 27 | 55 | .329 | 28 |
| 11 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 31 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Playoffs
East First Round
The Spurs had a first round bye.
East Conference Semifinals
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Bullets win series 4-2
- Game 1 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 114, Washington 103
- Game 2 @ San Antonio: Washington 121, San Antonio 117
- Game 3 @ Washington: Washington 118, San Antonio 105
- Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 98, San Antonio 95
- Game 5 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 116, Washington 105
- Game 6 @ Washington: Washington 103, San Antonio 100
Player stats
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | ||
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Allan Bristow | |||||||||||
| Louie Dampier | |||||||||||
| Coby Dietrick | |||||||||||
| Jim Eakins | |||||||||||
| Mike Gale | |||||||||||
| George Gervin | |||||||||||
| Mike Green | |||||||||||
| George Karl | |||||||||||
| Larry Kenon | |||||||||||
| Mo Layton | |||||||||||
| Mark Olberding | |||||||||||
| Billy Paultz | |||||||||||
| James Silas | |||||||||||
| Scott Sims |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Allan Bristow | |||||||||||
| Louie Dampier | |||||||||||
| Coby Dietrick | |||||||||||
| Mike Gale | |||||||||||
| George Gervin | |||||||||||
| Mike Green | |||||||||||
| Larry Kenon | |||||||||||
| Mark Olberding | |||||||||||
| Billy Paultz | |||||||||||
| James Silas |
Awards and honors
Transactions
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