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لكرة السلة للمحترفين 1977–78" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1977/1978." title="NBA 1977/1978. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="NBA 1977/1978." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_1977-78_de_l%27NBA" title="Temporada 1977-78 de l'NBA – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Temporada 1977-78 de l'NBA" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1977/78" title="NBA 1977/78 – German" lang="de" 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background: #DDDDDD; color: #000000">1977–78 NBA season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">October 18, 1977 – April 9, 1978<br />April 11 – May 17, 1978 (Playoffs)<br />May 21 – June 7, 1978 (Finals)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of games</th><td class="infobox-data">82</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">22</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_CBS" title="NBA on CBS">CBS</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 NBA Draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">Top draft pick</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kent_Benson" title="Kent Benson">Kent Benson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top seed</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/NBA_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA MVP">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top scorer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">George Gervin</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NBA Playoffs">Playoffs</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Eastern runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Western runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Finals" title="1978 NBA Finals">Finals</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Finals <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals MVP">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Wes Unseld</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington</a>)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons"> NBA seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">← 1976–77</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79 →</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1977–78 NBA season</b> was the 32nd season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>. The season ended with the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> winning the NBA Championship, beating the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 4 games to 3 in the <a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Finals" title="1978 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_occurrences">Notable occurrences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Notable occurrences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On October 10, 1977, and in a shocking moment to Knicks fans, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> traded <a href="/wiki/Walt_Frazier" title="Walt Frazier">Walt Frazier</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> as compensation for a free agent signing. That free agent the Knicks got was <a href="/wiki/Jim_Cleamons" title="Jim Cleamons">Jim Cleamons</a>.</li> <li>The New York Nets moved from <a href="/wiki/Uniondale,_New_York" title="Uniondale, New York">Uniondale, New York</a> to <a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway, New Jersey</a>, and were renamed the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>. The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>, who forced the Nets to pay $4.8 million for invading the New York area prior to the previous season, remained the only NBA team in New York City for 35 years, until the Nets moved to <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13 season</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1978 NBA All-Star Game">1978 NBA All-Star Game</a> was played at the <a href="/wiki/Omni_Coliseum" title="Omni Coliseum">Omni Coliseum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, with the East beating the West 133–125. <a href="/wiki/Randy_Smith_(basketball)" title="Randy Smith (basketball)">Randy Smith</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Braves" title="Buffalo Braves">Buffalo Braves</a> won the game's MVP award.</li> <li>The defending champion <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> started with a 50–10 record and looked poised to repeat, but <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a> broke his foot and was sidelined for the remainder of the season. The Blazers, hurt by Walton's absence and by other key injuries, faded to an 8–14 finish and lost to the Sonics in the Western Conference semifinals.</li> <li>On December 9, 1977, <a href="/wiki/Kermit_Washington" title="Kermit Washington">Kermit Washington</a> punched Houston Rockets player <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Rudy Tomjanovich</a> in the face during an NBA game. Tomjanovich sustained serious injuries and missed the rest of the season. The NBA fined Washington $10,000 and suspended him for 26 games.</li> <li>Throughout the 1977–78 season, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> broadcast NBA games during the regular season and the playoffs. During halftime of those games, they showed a pre-taped <a href="/wiki/Variations_of_basketball#H-O-R-S-E" title="Variations of basketball">H–O–R–S–E</a> tournament pitting players from the NBA against each other. It featured, among others, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Pete Maravich</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Westphal" title="Paul Westphal">Paul Westphal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">Bob McAdoo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Grevey" title="Kevin Grevey">Kevin Grevey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">George Gervin</a>. Maravich and Westphal made it to the final, and CBS originally planned to hold their match at halftime during an NBA Finals game. However, Maravich was injured and could not participate, so CBS decided to have Westphal compete against "Bag-Man" (who was actually analyst <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Rick Barry</a> with a bag covering his head) by letting them both shoot a free throw. Westphal, blindfolded, went first and hit his. Barry missed, and Westphal was awarded the trophy. The NBA H–O–R–S–E competition would not be re-instituted for 31 more years, returning for the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 NBA All-Star Game">2009 All-Star Weekend</a>.</li> <li>This was the first season since the 1949–50 season that no <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> player was named to either the First or Second <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a>.</li> <li>This was also the last season for longtime Boston Celtics' player <a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">John Havlicek</a>, who retired at the end of the season after sixteen years in the NBA all with the legendary franchise.</li> <li>Also retiring this season were <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Dave Bing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">Cazzie Russell</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a>, though Karl would later become an NBA coach.</li> <li>With 8 minutes and 43 seconds of the final quarter remaining in the game between the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> on the 25th of November, the Hawks were leading by 29 points, and looked set for an easy win. The Bucks then outscored the Hawks 35–4 to win the game by two points, 117–115. The Bucks' victory is still the biggest fourth quarter comeback in NBA history.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <table class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center"> <caption>Coaching changes </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Offseason </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>1976–77 coach </th> <th>1977–78 coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Braves" title="Buffalo Braves">Buffalo Braves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mullaney_(basketball)" title="Joe Mullaney (basketball)">Joe Mullaney</a> (interim) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Cotton Fitzsimmons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Holzman" title="Red Holzman">Red Holzman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Willis Reed</a> </td></tr> 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style="color:#FFFFFF">Eastern Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Division</th> <th>Team</th> <th>City</th> <th>Arena</th> <th>Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">Atlantic </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> </td> <td>13,909 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Braves" title="Buffalo Braves">Buffalo Braves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Memorial_Auditorium" title="Buffalo Memorial Auditorium">Buffalo Memorial Auditorium</a> </td> <td>15,280 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Athletic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Rutgers Athletic Center">Rutgers Athletic Center</a> </td> <td>8,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td>19,812 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_(arena)" title="Spectrum (arena)">The Spectrum</a> </td> <td>18,176 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">Central </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omni_Coliseum" title="Omni Coliseum">Omni Coliseum</a> </td> <td>16,378 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richfield_Township,_Summit_County,_Ohio" title="Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio">Richfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richfield_Coliseum" title="Richfield Coliseum">Richfield Coliseum</a> </td> <td>20,900 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Summit_(Houston)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Summit (Houston)">The Summit</a> </td> <td>16,285 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Jazz_(NBA_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)">New Orleans Jazz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> </td> <td>55,675 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HemisFair_Arena" title="HemisFair Arena">HemisFair Arena</a> </td> <td>16,057 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landover,_Maryland" title="Landover, Maryland">Landover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)" title="Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)">Capital Centre</a> </td> <td>18,756 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Western Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">Midwest </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stadium" title="Chicago Stadium">Chicago Stadium</a> </td> <td>18,676 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McNichols_Sports_Arena" title="McNichols Sports Arena">McNichols Sports Arena</a> </td> <td>17,171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cobo_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Cobo Arena">Cobo Arena</a> </td> <td>12,191 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Market_Square_Arena" title="Market Square Arena">Market Square Arena</a> </td> <td>17,171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Kings" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Kings">Kansas City Kings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kemper_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Kemper Arena">Kemper Arena</a> </td> <td>16,700 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MECCA_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="MECCA Arena">MECCA Arena</a> </td> <td>10,783 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">Pacific </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland-Alameda_County_Coliseum_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena">Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena</a> </td> <td>13,155 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kia_Forum" title="Kia Forum">The Forum</a> </td> <td>17,505 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Veterans_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum">Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td>14,870 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Coliseum_(Portland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Coliseum (Portland)">Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td>12,888 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><a 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href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1977–78 Washington Bullets season">Washington Bullets</a> </td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>8</td> <td>29–12</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>14–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1977–78 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>9</td> <td>27–14</td> <td>16–25</td> <td>9–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1977–78 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>.500</td> <td>11</td> <td>29–12</td> <td>12–29</td> <td>8–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_New_Orleans_Jazz_season" title="1977–78 New Orleans Jazz season">New Orleans Jazz</a> </td> <td>39</td> <td>43</td> <td>.476</td> <td>13</td> <td>27–14</td> <td>12–29</td> 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season">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td>48</td> <td>34</td> <td>.585</td> <td>–</td> <td>33–8</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>11–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>4</td> <td>28–13</td> <td>16–25</td> <td>14–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1977–78 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>8</td> <td>29–12</td> <td>11–30</td> <td>8–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1977–78 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>10</td> <td>24–17</td> <td>14–27</td> <td>8–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1977–78 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a> </td> <td>31</td> <td>51</td> <td>.378</td> <td>17</td> <td>21–20</td> <td>10–31</td> <td>8–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1977–78 Kansas City Kings season">Kansas City Kings</a> </td> <td>31</td> <td>51</td> <td>.378</td> <td>17</td> <td>22–19</td> <td>9–32</td> <td>11–9 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:50em;font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="30%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific Division</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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Lakers</a> </td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>13</td> <td>29–12</td> <td>16–25</td> <td>6–10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1977–78 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>15</td> <td>30–11</td> <td>13–28</td> <td>5–11 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_conference">By conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: By conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:30em; font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" rowspan="2"># </th> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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width="35%">Team </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games won"> W </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games lost"> L </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>z</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>55</td> <td>27</td> <td>.671</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1977–78 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>52</td> <td>30</td> <td>.634</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1977–78 Washington Bullets season">Washington Bullets</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1977–78 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1977–78 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1977–78 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>.500</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_New_Orleans_Jazz_season" title="1977–78 New Orleans Jazz season">New Orleans Jazz</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>43</td> <td>.476</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1977–78 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>32</td> <td>50</td> <td>.390</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1977–78 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>54</td> <td>.341</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Buffalo_Braves_season" title="1977–78 Buffalo Braves season">Buffalo Braves</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>55</td> <td>.329</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="1977–78 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>58</td> <td>.293</td> <td>31 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:35em; font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" rowspan="2"># </th> 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<td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1977–78 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1977–78 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1977–78 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1977–78 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1977–78 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>51</td> <td>.378</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1977–78 Kansas City Kings season">Kansas City Kings</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>51</td> <td>.378</td> <td>27 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><b>z</b>, <b>y</b> – division champions</li> <li><b>x</b> – clinched playoff spot</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_playoffs" title="1978 NBA playoffs">1978 NBA playoffs</a></div> <p>Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. <a href="/wiki/Home_court_advantage" class="mw-redirect" title="Home court advantage">Home court advantage</a> does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. </p> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><div class="excerpt"> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">First Round </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Finals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">NBA Finals </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a></b></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="6" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1977–78 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">E5 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1977–78 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b>E5</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1977–78 New York Knicks season">New York</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E1 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b>E3</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1977–78 Washington Bullets season">Washington</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1977–78 Washington Bullets season">Washington</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="6" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1977–78 Washington Bullets season">Washington</a></b></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">E2 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><i><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1977–78 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">E6 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1977–78 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1977–78 Washington Bullets season">Washington</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">W4 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><i><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1977–78 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland</a></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="7"></td><td rowspan="7" colspan="3"></td><td rowspan="7" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W4</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a></b></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b>W4</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">W5 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1977–78 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></b></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W4</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">W2 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><i><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1977–78 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W6 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W3 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1977–78 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b>W2</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1977–78 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a></b></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b>W6</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist 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href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>27.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Truck_Robinson" title="Truck Robinson">Truck Robinson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Jazz_(NBA_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)">New Orleans Jazz</a></td> <td>15.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Porter_(basketball,_born_1950)" title="Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950)">Kevin Porter</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit</a>–<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey</a></td> <td>10.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steals per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Lee" title="Ron Lee">Ron Lee</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>2.74 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blocks per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_T._Johnson" title="George T. Johnson">George Johnson</a></td> <td>New Jersey Nets</td> <td>3.38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(basketball,_born_1951)" title="Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)">Bobby Jones</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>.578 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FT%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Rick Barry</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>.924 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_awards">NBA awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: NBA awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Most Valuable Player:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Rookie_of_the_Year_(award)" title="Rookie of the Year (award)">Rookie of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Walter_Davis_(basketball)" title="Walter Davis (basketball)">Walter Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output 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Westphal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Pete Maravich</a>, New Orleans Jazz</li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 33%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Rookie_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Rookie Team">All-NBA Rookie Team</a>:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_King" title="Bernard King">Bernard King</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marques_Johnson" title="Marques Johnson">Marques Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Sikma" title="Jack Sikma">Jack Sikma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Nixon" title="Norm Nixon">Norm Nixon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Davis_(basketball)" title="Walter Davis (basketball)">Walter Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive First Team">NBA All-Defensive First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(basketball,_born_1951)" title="Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)">Bobby Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver 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Coleman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Gross" title="Bob Gross">Bob Gross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> (tie)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artis_Gilmore" title="Artis Gilmore">Artis Gilmore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> (tie)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Van_Lier" title="Norm Van Lier">Norm Van Lier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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