1977-78 Portland Trail Blazers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 58-24
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 2-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 4-2
Coach: Jack Ramsay (58-24)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 519,306, Avg. 12,666 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Portland Trail Blazers Statistics
1977-78 Portland Trail Blazers Results

The Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 58 wins and 24 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.

The Trail Blazers yielded 8,325 points, fewest in the league. Portland poured in 8,829 points. Lionel Hollins netted a team-high 1,285 points for the team, and Bill Walton scored 17 or more per game, too. Bill Walton contributed 766 rebounds. Lionel Hollins dished out 380 assists for the squad.

On defense, Lionel Hollins added 157 steals, while Bill Walton blocked 146 shots.

Jack Ramsay coached the team. The 1977-78 Portland Trail Blazers lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Corky CalhounFNovember 1, 19506'7"210PennsylvaniaWaukegan, IL USA
Johnny DavisGOctober 21, 19556'1"170DaytonDetroit, MI USA
Jacky DorseyFDecember 18, 19546'7"230GeorgiaAtlanta, GA USA
T.R. DunnG-FFebruary 1, 19556'4"192AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA
Bob GrossF-GAugust 3, 19536'6"200Long Beach StateSan Pedro, CA USA
Lionel HollinsGOctober 19, 19536'3"185Arizona StateArkansas City, KS USA
Maurice LucasF-CFebruary 18, 19526'9"215MarquettePittsburgh, PA USA
Lloyd NealC-FDecember 10, 19506'7"225Tennessee StateTalbottom, GA USA
Willie NorwoodFAugust 8, 19476'7"215Alcorn A&MCarrolton, MS USA
Tom OwensC-FJune 28, 19496'10"215South CarolinaBronx, NY USA
Dale SchlueterCNovember 12, 19456'10"225Colorado StateTacoma, WA USA
Larry SteeleG-FMay 5, 19496'5"180KentuckyGreencastle, IN USA
Dave TwardzikGSeptember 20, 19506'1"175Old DominionHershey, PA USA
Wally WalkerFJuly 18, 19546'6"190VirginiaMillersville, PA USA
Bill WaltonC-FNovember 5, 19526'11"210UCLALa Mesa, CA USA



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