1977-1978 Milwaukee Bucks: 44-38 .537
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 28-13 (4608 points scored, 4426 allowed) Road record: 16-25 (4606 points scored, 4836 allowed) Other sites: 0-0 (0 points scored, 0 allowed)
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 28-13 (4608 points scored, 4426 allowed) Road record: 16-25 (4606 points scored, 4836 allowed) Other sites: 0-0 (0 points scored, 0 allowed)
Head Coach: Don Nelson 9214 points scored (4th of 22 teams), 9262 points allowed (21st) NBA Averages: 108.5 points/game (8894.0 points/team)
Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Kent Benson 6'10 235 23 Indiana Junior Bridgeman 6'5 210 24 Louisville Quinn Buckner 6'3 190 23 Indiana Jim Eakins 6'11 215 31 Brigham Young Alex English 6'7 190 23 South Carolina John Gianelli 6'10 220 27 Pacific Ernie Grunfeld 6'6 210 22 Tennessee Marques Johnson 6'7 218 21 UCLA Rich Laurel 6'6 190 23 Hofstra Scott Lloyd 6'10 230 25 Arizona State Dave Meyers 6'8 215 24 UCLA Kevin Restani 6'9 225 26 San Francisco Lloyd Walton 6'0 160 24 Marquette Brian Winters 6'4 185 25 South CarolinaTeam Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG G Brian Winters 80 2751 674 1457 0 0 246 293 87 163 250 393 124 27 236 239 1594 19.9 F Marques Johnson 80 2765 628 1204 0 0 301 409 292 555 847 190 92 103 175 221 1557 19.5 F Dave Meyers 80 2416 432 938 0 0 314 435 144 393 537 241 86 46 213 240 1178 14.7 F Junior Bridgeman 82 1876 476 947 0 0 166 205 114 176 290 175 72 30 176 202 1118 13.6 F Alex English 82 1552 343 633 0 0 104 143 144 251 395 129 41 55 137 178 790 9.6 G Quinn Buckner 82 2072 314 671 0 0 131 203 78 169 247 456 188 19 228 287 759 9.3 C John Gianelli 82 2327 307 629 0 0 79 123 166 343 509 192 54 92 147 189 693 8.5 C Kent Benson 69 1288 220 473 0 0 92 141 89 206 295 99 69 54 119 177 532 7.7 G Ernie Grunfeld 73 1261 204 461 0 0 94 143 70 124 194 145 54 19 98 150 502 6.9 G Lloyd Walton 76 1264 154 344 0 0 54 83 26 50 76 253 77 13 107 94 362 4.8 C Jim Eakins 17 155 14 34 0 0 21 26 12 17 29 12 4 7 9 25 49 2.9 C Scott Lloyd 14 112 12 33 0 0 6 10 7 19 26 9 3 5 7 22 30 2.1 F Kevin Restani 8 84 13 28 0 0 0 2 4 10 14 9 0 1 2 4 26 3.2 G Rich Laurel 10 57 10 31 0 0 4 4 6 4 10 3 3 1 4 10 24 2.4
1977 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 1 Kent Benson 680 Indiana
1 3 Marques Johnson 691 UCLA [pick acquired from BUF]
1 11 Ernie Grunfeld 693 Tennessee [pick acquired from CLE]
2 27 Glenn Williams St. John's [pick acquired from PHO via BUF]
3 47 Gary Yoder Cincinnati
4 69 Lewis Brown 2 Nevada-Las Vegas
5 91 Ron Norwood DePaul
6 113 Chuck Goodyear Miami (OH)
7 134 Ron Bostic Detroit
8 154 Larry Pikes Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Traded draft picks:
#2 to PHI (Wilson Washington)
Playoff Results: Date Opponent Result Western First Round 04/11/1978 at Phoenix Suns W 111-103 04/14/1978 vs Phoenix Suns W 94-90 -------------------------------------------------- Western Semifinals 04/18/1978 at Denver Nuggets L 103-119 04/21/1978 at Denver Nuggets L 111-127 04/23/1978 vs Denver Nuggets W 143-112 04/25/1978 vs Denver Nuggets L 104-118 04/28/1978 at Denver Nuggets W 117-112 04/30/1978 vs Denver Nuggets W 119-91 05/03/1978 at Denver Nuggets L 110-116Playoff Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG F Marques Johnson 9 321 84 153 48 64 35 77 112 31 10 17 14 25 216 24.0 G Brian Winters 9 305 82 165 20 27 4 26 30 58 12 8 29 20 184 20.4 F Alex English 9 208 48 78 25 32 16 26 42 13 6 7 12 20 121 13.4 F Dave Meyers 9 279 44 99 28 42 27 47 74 35 7 11 25 32 116 12.9 G Quinn Buckner 9 257 43 86 15 23 3 24 27 62 18 1 39 30 101 11.2 F Junior Bridgeman 9 178 44 91 6 8 6 12 18 11 9 2 8 31 94 10.4 C John Gianelli 9 290 25 59 20 26 16 42 58 14 8 11 13 24 70 7.8 G Lloyd Walton 9 124 17 35 8 13 1 3 4 37 8 3 14 8 42 4.7 G Ernie Grunfeld 7 77 17 32 4 5 4 7 11 17 3 1 7 6 38 5.4 C Kent Benson 9 103 11 23 6 11 5 10 15 3 5 3 6 20 28 3.1 C Jim Eakins 3 18 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 0.7
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record
10/18/1977 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 117-112 1-0
10/19/1977 at Denver Nuggets L 115-133 1-1
10/22/1977 vs Chicago Bulls W 113-95 2-1
10/27/1977 at Houston Rockets L 110-133 2-2
10/30/1977 vs Seattle Supersonics W 108-95 3-2
11/01/1977 vs Kansas City Kings W 115-95 4-2
11/03/1977 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 91-100 4-3
11/04/1977 vs Houston Rockets W 110-108 5-3
11/08/1977 vs Denver Nuggets L 101-111 5-4
11/10/1977 at Washington Bullets W 106-103 6-4
11/11/1977 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 82-88 6-5
11/13/1977 vs Boston Celtics L 119-127 6-6
11/15/1977 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 106-109 6-7
11/16/1977 at New Jersey Nets W 116-106 7-7
11/19/1977 at Philadelphia 76ers L 100-111 7-8
11/22/1977 vs Golden State Warriors W 109-88 8-8
11/23/1977 at Kansas City Kings W 122-116 9-8
11/25/1977 at Atlanta Hawks W 117-115 10-8
11/26/1977 at San Antonio Spurs L 107-129 10-9
11/29/1977 vs Detroit Pistons L 99-100 10-10
11/30/1977 at Indiana Pacers W 120-113 11-10
12/02/1977 vs Washington Bullets L 95-108 11-11
12/03/1977 at New York Knicks W 115-108 12-11
12/04/1977 vs New Jersey Nets W 134-118 13-11
12/06/1977 at Los Angeles Lakers L 108-109 13-12
12/08/1977 at Golden State Warriors W 117-116 14-12
12/09/1977 at Seattle Supersonics L 123-136 14-13
12/10/1977 at Denver Nuggets L 111-118 14-14
12/13/1977 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 129-117 15-14
12/16/1977 vs New York Knicks W 152-150 16-14
12/18/1977 vs Buffalo Braves W 111-100 17-14
12/21/1977 vs San Antonio Spurs W 116-92 18-14
12/22/1977 at Detroit Pistons L 102-118 18-15
12/23/1977 vs Atlanta Hawks L 93-109 18-16
12/25/1977 at Kansas City Kings W 131-122 19-16
12/27/1977 at Buffalo Braves W 108-105 20-16
12/29/1977 vs Boston Celtics L 115-124 20-17
01/03/1978 vs Phoenix Suns L 103-125 20-18
01/05/1978 vs New Orleans Jazz L 109-116 20-19
01/06/1978 at Houston Rockets W 103-101 21-19
01/08/1978 vs Kansas City Kings W 133-123 22-19
01/10/1978 vs Indiana Pacers W 125-103 23-19
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Date Opponent Result Record
01/11/1978 at San Antonio Spurs L 106-130 23-20
01/13/1978 at Chicago Bulls L 111-128 23-21
01/17/1978 vs New Jersey Nets W 119-109 24-21
01/18/1978 at Boston Celtics L 116-130 24-22
01/19/1978 vs Denver Nuggets W 114-109 25-22
01/22/1978 vs Chicago Bulls W 112-90 26-22
01/27/1978 at Los Angeles Lakers L 114-131 26-23
01/29/1978 at Seattle Supersonics L 101-103 26-24
01/31/1978 at Portland Trail Blazers L 116-136 26-25
02/02/1978 at Golden State Warriors L 102-105 26-26
02/03/1978 at Phoenix Suns L 105-115 26-27
02/08/1978 vs Buffalo Braves W 104-103 27-27
02/10/1978 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 108-98 28-27
02/11/1978 at New York Knicks L 122-133 28-28
02/15/1978 vs New Orleans Jazz W 112-99 29-28
02/17/1978 vs Houston Rockets W 115-98 30-28
02/19/1978 vs Seattle Supersonics L 103-108 30-29
02/24/1978 at Chicago Bulls W 112-109 31-29
02/26/1978 at New Orleans Jazz W 122-120 32-29
02/28/1978 vs Washington Bullets W 136-135 33-29
03/03/1978 at Phoenix Suns L 126-132 33-30
03/05/1978 at Portland Trail Blazers L 88-126 33-31
03/08/1978 vs New York Knicks W 127-125 34-31
03/10/1978 vs Golden State Warriors L 102-124 34-32
03/12/1978 at Atlanta Hawks L 93-98 34-33
03/14/1978 vs Phoenix Suns W 121-106 35-33
03/17/1978 at Buffalo Braves L 127-136 35-34
03/18/1978 at Indiana Pacers W 113-104 36-34
03/19/1978 at Washington Bullets W 117-106 37-34
03/21/1978 vs Atlanta Hawks W 100-86 38-34
03/23/1978 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 116-109 39-34
03/24/1978 at Philadelphia 76ers L 122-131 39-35
03/26/1978 vs Detroit Pistons W 110-109 40-35
03/30/1978 vs Indiana Pacers W 105-100 41-35
03/31/1978 at New Jersey Nets L 114-122 41-36
04/02/1978 at Detroit Pistons W 129-121 42-36
04/04/1978 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 102-103 42-37
04/06/1978 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 105-117 42-38
04/07/1978 vs San Antonio Spurs W 108-102 43-38
04/08/1978 at Boston Celtics W 123-111 44-38
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