1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season
Division champions
Head coach
General managerPat Williams
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference finals
(lost to Bullets 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBS-TV
PRISM
RadioWCAU

The 1977–78 NBA season was the 76ers 29th season in the NBA and 15th season in Philadelphia. The team finished the regular season with a record of 55–27. Head coach Gene Shue was replaced only 6 games into the season, by former Sixers player Billy Cunningham, who was only 34 years old at the time he replaced Shue. In the playoffs, the Sixers would sweep the New York Knicks, but lose in the Eastern Conference finals to the Washington Bullets, a team with 11 fewer wins, 4 games to 2.

Following the season, George McGinnis was traded to the Denver Nuggets for Bobby Jones and World B. Free was dealt to the San Diego Clippers for a 1984 first round draft pick which would become Charles Barkley.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
120Glenn MosleyPF United StatesSeton Hall
225Wilson WashingtonPF/C United StatesOld Dominion
242Bob ElliottC/PF United StatesArizona
243Herm HarrisF United StatesArizona
364Arnold DuggerSG United StatesOral Roberts
486Jack JonesPG United StatesUtah
5108Teko Wynder United StatesTulsa
6129George Gibson United StatesWinston-Salem State
7149Dennin Forest United StatesOmaha
8168John OliveSF United StatesVillanova

Roster

Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 14 Bibby, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
PF 23 Bryant, Joe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) La Salle
C 42 Catchings, Harvey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Hardin–Simmons
SG 20 Collins, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Illinois State
C 53 Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg)
SF 6 Erving, Julius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UMass
SG 21 Free, World B. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Guilford
C 11 Jones, Caldwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Albany State
PG 12 McClain, Ted 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Tennessee State
PF 30 McGinnis, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
SF 50 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Toledo
PF 34 Mosley, Glenn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Seton Hall
PF 52 Washington, Wilson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Old Dominion
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 5527.671–37–418–2314–2
x-New York Knicks 4339.5241229–1214–277–9
Boston Celtics 3250.3902324–178–338–8
Buffalo Braves 2755.3292820–217–347–9
New Jersey Nets 2458.2933118–236–354–12
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers5527.671–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5230.6343
3 x-Washington Bullets4438.53711
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4339.52412
5 x-New York Knicks4339.52412
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4141.50014
7 New Orleans Jazz3943.47616
8 Boston Celtics3250.39023
9 Houston Rockets2854.34127
10 Buffalo Braves2755.32928
11 New Jersey Nets2458.29331
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—

Playoffs

1978 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 16 New York W 130–90 Steve Mix (19) Caldwell Jones (16) Steve Mix (7) Spectrum
13,011		 1–0
2 April 18 New York W 119–100 Julius Erving (22) Caldwell Jones (11) Darryl Dawkins (6) Spectrum
15,853		 2–0
3 April 20 @ New York W 137–126 McGinnis, Free (29) Julius Erving (10) Collins, Erving (7) Madison Square Garden
18,697		 3–0
4 April 23 @ New York W 112–107 Doug Collins (24) Caldwell Jones (14) Collins, Erving (4) Madison Square Garden
16,307		 4–0
Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 30 Washington L 117–122 (OT) Julius Erving (25) George McGinnis (15) three players tied (5) Spectrum
13,708		 0–1
2 May 3 Washington W 110–104 Doug Collins (28) Erving, Dawkins (11) Henry Bibby (9) Spectrum
18,276		 1–1
3 May 5 @ Washington L 108–123 George McGinnis (16) Julius Erving (10) Henry Bibby (5) Capital Centre
19,035		 1–2
4 May 7 @ Washington L 105–121 Julius Erving (24) Caldwell Jones (13) World B. Free (6) Capital Centre
19,035		 1–3
5 May 10 Washington W 107–94 Collins, Erving (24) Caldwell Jones (15) Henry Bibby (10) Spectrum
18,276		 2–3
6 May 12 @ Washington L 99–101 Doug Collins (33) Erving, McGinnis (8) Henry Bibby (5) Capital Centre
19,035		 2–4
1978 schedule

Awards and records

References

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