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1977–78 Indiana Pacers season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1977–78 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's second season in the National Basketball Association and 11th season as a franchise.
Draft picks
Main article: 1977 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 29 | Alonzo Bradley | SF | Texas Southern | |
| 3 | 51 | Stan Mayhew | Weber State | ||
| 4 | 73 | George Pendleton | Georgia State | ||
| 5 | 95 | Marvin Jackson | Prairie View A&M | ||
| 6 | 117 | Tom Scheffler | C | Purdue |
Roster
- Slick Leonard
- Jerry Oliver
Regular season
Season standings
:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Regular season
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | October 28, 1977 7:05p.m. EST | Washington | W 136–127 | | | | Market Square Arena 12,542 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 6, 1978 8:05p.m. EST | @ Washington | L 114–146 | | | Capital Centre 9,215 | 15–19 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 17, 1978 8:05p.m. EST | Washington | W 123–111 | | | | Market Square Arena 10,637 | 21–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 17, 1978 8:05p.m. EST | @ Washington | W 105–99 | | | | Capital Centre 8,196 | 27–42
Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | **82** | 2,775 | 610 | 238 | 100 | 50 | 1,258 | 33.8 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .6 | 15.3 | ||
| PG | 79 | **3,019** | 327 | **584** | **170** | 23 | **1,436** | 38.2 | 4.1 | **7.4** | **2.2** | .3 | 18.2 | ||
| PF | 79 | 2,423 | **802** | 196 | 81 | **149** | 1,060 | 30.7 | **10.2** | 2.5 | 1.0 | **1.9** | 13.4 | ||
| PG | 71 | 955 | 117 | 142 | 41 | 10 | 295 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .6 | .1 | 4.2 | ||
| C | 69 | 1,327 | 420 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 372 | 19.2 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 5.4 | ||
| † | C | 58 | 1,682 | 435 | 56 | 37 | 50 | 892 | 29.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | .6 | .9 | 15.4 | |
| † | SG | 57 | 1,859 | 205 | 226 | 103 | 30 | 822 | 32.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | .5 | 14.4 | |
| † | PF | 51 | 1,131 | 333 | 65 | 32 | 19 | 572 | 22.2 | 6.5 | 1.3 | .6 | .4 | 11.2 | |
| SF | 44 | 449 | 71 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 151 | 10.2 | 1.6 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 3.4 | ||
| † | SG | 42 | 1,449 | 120 | 132 | 47 | 0 | 804 | 34.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .0 | 19.1 | |
| † | SG | 35 | 621 | 62 | 62 | 22 | 11 | 250 | 17.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .6 | .3 | 7.1 | |
| PF | 31 | 285 | 93 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 74 | 9.2 | 3.0 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 2.4 | ||
| † | SF | 23 | 948 | 216 | 65 | 48 | 17 | 609 | **41.2** | 9.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | .7 | **26.5** | |
| † | C | 23 | 598 | 173 | 48 | 20 | 15 | 196 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 2.1 | .9 | .7 | 8.5 | |
| SG | 20 | 216 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 83 | 10.8 | .7 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | 4.2 | ||
| SG | 12 | 86 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7.2 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 2.5 | ||
| PG | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.
Awards and records
- Don Buse, NBA All-Defensive First Team
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/1978.html 1977–78 Indiana Pacers]
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