1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1977–78 NBA season was the Bucks' tenth season in the NBA.[1] The Bucks had drafted Marques Johnson from UCLA in the 1977 NBA Draft.

1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachDon Nelson
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Nuggets 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVTV
RadioWTMJ

Draft picks
Main article: 1977 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
11Kent BensonC United StatesIndiana
13Marques JohnsonSF United StatesUCLA
111Ernie GrunfeldSG/SF Romania
 United States		Tennessee
227Glen Williams United StatesSt. John's
347Gary YoderSG United StatesCincinnati
469Lewis BrownC United StatesNevada-Las Vegas
591Ron Norwood United StatesDePaul
6113Chuck Goodyear United StatesMiami
7134Ron Bostic United StatesDetroit Mercy
8154Larry Pikes United StatesWisconsin-Milwaukee

Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 54 Benson, Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
SF 2 Bridgeman, Junior 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville
SG 21 Buckner, Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Indiana
C 51 Eakins, Jim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) BYU
SF 22 English, Alex 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Carolina
C 40 Gianelli, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Pacific
SG 20 Grunfeld, Ernie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Tennessee
SF 8 Johnson, Marques 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) UCLA
PF 7 Meyers, Dave 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA
PG 11 Walton, Lloyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Marquette
SG 32 Winters, Brian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 4834.585–33–815–2611–9
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4438.537428–1316–2514–6
Chicago Bulls 4042.488829–1211–308–12
Detroit Pistons 3844.4631024–1714–278–12
Indiana Pacers 3151.3781721–2010–318–12
Kansas City Kings 3151.3781722–199–3211–9
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers5824.707–
2 y-Denver Nuggets4834.58510
3 x-Phoenix Suns4933.5989
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57311
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.54913
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4438.53714
7 Golden State Warriors4339.52415
8 Chicago Bulls4042.48818
9 Detroit Pistons3844.46320
10 Indiana Pacers3151.37827
11 Kansas City Kings3151.37827


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1977–78 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 —2–23–11–31–31–32–21–33–13–12–13–12–23–12–22–22–23–11–31–32–11–3
Boston 2–2—3–11–31–31–31–32–22–22–12–21–23–13–12–22–20–42–21–30–40–41–3
Buffalo 1–31–3—3–11–31–31–30–33–11–31–21–31–32–22–23–11–30–41–31–31–31–3
Chicago 3–13–11–3—3–12–22–21–33–13–10–42–21–31–22–21–33–02–21–32–22–22–1
Cleveland 3–13–13–11–3—3–12–22–22–22–12–22–23–13–12–23–11–31–20–40–43–12–2
Denver 3–13–13–12–21–3—2–22–23–02–22–23–13–13–13–11–31–32–23–12–11–33–1
Detroit 2–23–13–12–22–22–2—2–23–11–31–32–22–23–13–00–40–42–21–31–31–32–2
Golden State 3–12–23–03–12–22–22–2—2–13–13–10–42–23–10–42–21–32–21–33–12–22–2
Houston 1–32–21–31–32–20–31–31–2—3–12–21–31–32–21–32–22–21–32–21–30–41–3
Indiana 1–31–23–11–31–22–23–11–31–3—2–21–30–42–22–21–32–21–31–31–31–33–1
Kansas City 1–22–22–14–02–22–23–11–32–22–2—2–20–42–22–20–41–30–40–40–41–32–2
Los Angeles 1–32–13–12–22–21–32–24–03–13–12–2—3–14–02–13–12–21–30–42–21–32–2
Milwaukee 2–21–33–13–11–31–32–22–23–14–04–01–3—3–12–13–11–21–31–32–21–33–1
New Jersey 1–31–32–22–11–31–31–31–32–22–22–20–41–3—0–41–30–42–20–30–42–22–2
New Orleans 2–22–22–22–22–21–31–34–03–12–22–21–21–24–0—1–32–21–33–11–32–20–4
New York 2–22–21–33–11–33–13–02–22–23–14–01–31–33–13–1—1–31–31–32–22–12–2
Philadelphia 2–24–03–11–33–13–14–03–12–22–23–12–22–14–02–23–1—2–12–23–13–12–2
Phoenix 1–32–24–02–22–12–22–22–23–13–14–03–13–12–23–13–11–2—1–32–22–22–2
Portland 3–13–13–13–14–01–33–13–12–23–14–04–03–13–11–33–02–23–1—2–23–12–1
San Antonio 3–14–03–12–24–01–22–11–33–13–14–02–22–24–03–12–21–32–22–2—2–22–2
Seattle 1–24–03–12–21–33–13–12–24–03–13–13–13–12–22–11–31–32–21–32–2—1–3
Washington 3–13–13–11–22–21–32–22–23–11–32–22–21–32–24–02–22–22–21–22–23–1—

Game log
1977–78 game log
Total: 44–38 (Home: 6–1; Road: 0–2)
October: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–2)
November: 2–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–1)
December: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
January: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
1977–78 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks: Bucks win series 2-0

  • Game 1 @ Phoenix: Milwaukee 111, Phoenix 103
  • Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 94, Phoenix 90

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks: Nuggets win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Denver: Denver 119, Milwaukee 103
  • Game 2 @ Denver: Denver 127, Milwaukee 111
  • Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 143, Denver 112
  • Game 4 @ Milwaukee: Denver 118, Milwaukee 114
  • Game 5 @ Denver: Milwaukee 117, Denver 112
  • Game 6 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 119, Denver 91
  • Game 7 @ Denver: Denver 116, Milwaukee 110

Player statistics
Legend
  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
Kent Benson 697.7
Junior Bridgeman 8213.6
Quinn Buckner 829.3
Jim Eakins 172.9
Alex English 829.6
John Gianelli 828.5
Ernie Grunfeld 736.9
Marques Johnson 8019.5
Rich Laurel 102.4
Scott Lloyd 142.1
Dave Meyers 8014.7
Kevin Restani 83.3
Lloyd Walton 764.8
Brian Winters 8019.9

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kent Benson 93.1
Junior Bridgeman 910.4
Quinn Buckner 911.2
Jim Eakins 30.7
Alex English 913.4
John Gianelli 97.8
Ernie Grunfeld 75.4
Marques Johnson 924.0
Dave Meyers 912.9
Lloyd Walton 94.7
Brian Winters 920.4

Awards and records
  • Quinn Buckner, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
  • Marques Johnson, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
  • On Friday, November 25, 1977, the day after Thanksgiving, and on the road, the Bucks overcame the largest 4th quarter deficit in NBA history, defeating the Atlanta Hawks after being down by 29 points with only 8:43 left in the game. Atlanta led 111–82 before Milwaukee went on a 35–4 run to win 117–115 in regulation. This record was set without the use of the three-point field goal, since its NBA inception was not until the 1979–80 season.

Transactions

Trades
June 7, 1977
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Buffalo Braves----
September 2, 1977
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Buffalo Braves----
  • 1979 1st round draft pick (Roy Hamilton)

Free Agents
PlayerSignedFormer team
Jim Eakins January 13, 1978 San Antonio Spurs

References
  1. 1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks
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