NBA
1977-78 Season
Champions: Washington Bullets (4-3)
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The 1977-78 NBA season featured 22 teams across 953 recorded games. Portland Trail Blazers posted the league's best record at 58-24. Washington Bullets won the championship, defeating Seattle SuperSonics 4-3 in the Finals. Wes Unseld was named Finals MVP; Bill Walton took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Portland Trail Blazers 58-24 0.707
- Phoenix Suns 49-33 0.598
- Denver Nuggets 48-34 0.585
- Seattle SuperSonics 47-35 0.573
- Los Angeles Lakers 45-37 0.549
- Milwaukee Bucks 44-38 0.537
- Golden State Warriors 43-39 0.524
- Chicago Bulls 40-42 0.488
- Detroit Pistons 38-44 0.463
- Indiana Pacers 31-51 0.378
- Kansas City Kings 31-51 0.378
Eastern Conference
- Philadelphia 76ers 55-27 0.671
- San Antonio Spurs 52-30 0.634
- Washington Bullets 🏆 44-38 0.537
- Cleveland Cavaliers 43-39 0.524
- New York Knicks 43-39 0.524
- Atlanta Hawks 41-41 0.500
- New Orleans Jazz 39-43 0.476
- Boston Celtics 32-50 0.390
- Houston Rockets 28-54 0.341
- Buffalo Braves 27-55 0.329
- New Jersey Nets 24-58 0.293
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 George Gervin SAS 27.2 PPG
- 2 David Thompson DEN 27.1 PPG
- 3 Bob McAdoo NYK 26.5 PPG
- 4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 25.8 PPG
- 5 Calvin Murphy HOU 25.6 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Truck Robinson NOJ 15.7 RPG
- 2 Moses Malone HOU 15.0 RPG
- 3 Dave Cowens BOS 14.0 RPG
- 4 Elvin Hayes WSB 13.3 RPG
- 5 Bill Walton POR 13.2 RPG
Assists
- 1 Kevin Porter TOT 10.2 APG
- 2 John Lucas HOU 9.4 APG
- 3 Ricky Sobers IND 7.4 APG
- 4 Norm Nixon LAL 6.8 APG
- 5 Norm Van Lier CHI 6.8 APG
1977 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Kent Benson Milwaukee Bucks
- #2 Otis Birdsong Kansas City Kings
- #3 Marques Johnson Milwaukee Bucks