1977-78 Phoenix Suns Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 49-33
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 2-0
Coach: John MacLeod (49-33)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 470,009, Avg. 11,464 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Phoenix Suns RosterTeam Record: 49-33
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 2-0
Coach: John MacLeod (49-33)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 470,009, Avg. 11,464 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Phoenix Suns Results
The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 49 wins and 33 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Suns scored 9,211 points and yielded 8,905. Paul Westphal netted a team-leading 2,014 points for Phoenix, while Walter Davis averaged 18 or more per game, too. Garfield Heard accounted for 652 rebounds. Paul Westphal dished out 437 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Ron Lee added 225 thefts.
John MacLeod coached the team. The 1977-78 Phoenix Suns lost in the conference first round.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | G | 80 | 80 | 2481 | 1568 | 809 | 487 | 396 | 41 | 123 | 164 | 437 | 138 | 31 | 280 | 162 | 2014 | ||
| Walter Davis | G-F | 81 | 81 | 2590 | 1494 | 786 | 466 | 387 | 158 | 326 | 484 | 273 | 113 | 20 | 283 | 242 | 1959 | ||
| Alvan Adams | C-F | 70 | 49 | 1914 | 895 | 434 | 293 | 214 | 158 | 407 | 565 | 225 | 86 | 63 | 234 | 242 | 1082 | ||
| Ron Lee | G | 82 | 2 | 1928 | 950 | 417 | 228 | 170 | 95 | 159 | 254 | 305 | 225 | 17 | 221 | 257 | 1004 | ||
| Don Buse | G | 82 | 82 | 2547 | 626 | 287 | 136 | 112 | 59 | 190 | 249 | 391 | 185 | 14 | 124 | 144 | 686 | ||
| Garfield Heard | F | 80 | 73 | 2099 | 625 | 265 | 147 | 90 | 166 | 486 | 652 | 132 | 129 | 101 | 120 | 213 | 620 | ||
| Alvin Scott | F-G | 81 | 5 | 1538 | 369 | 180 | 191 | 132 | 135 | 222 | 357 | 88 | 52 | 40 | 85 | 158 | 492 | ||
| Mike Bratz | G | 80 | 0 | 933 | 395 | 159 | 68 | 56 | 42 | 73 | 115 | 123 | 39 | 5 | 89 | 104 | 374 | ||
| Dennis Awtrey | C | 81 | 34 | 1623 | 264 | 112 | 109 | 69 | 97 | 205 | 302 | 163 | 19 | 25 | 127 | 153 | 293 | ||
| Curtis Perry | F | 45 | 4 | 818 | 243 | 110 | 65 | 51 | 87 | 163 | 250 | 48 | 34 | 22 | 63 | 120 | 271 | ||
| Bayard Forrest | C | 64 | 0 | 887 | 238 | 111 | 103 | 49 | 84 | 166 | 250 | 129 | 23 | 34 | 84 | 105 | 271 | ||
| Greg Griffin | F | 36 | 0 | 422 | 169 | 61 | 36 | 23 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 39 | 56 | 145 | ||
| Totals | 862 | 410 | 19780 | 7836 | 3731 | 0 | 0 | 2329 | 1749 | 1166 | 2579 | 3745 | 2338 | 1059 | 372 | 1749 | 1956 | 9211 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | G | 80 | 80 | 31.0 | 51.6 | 81.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 25.2 | |
| Walter Davis | G-F | 81 | 81 | 32.0 | 52.6 | 83.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 24.2 | |
| Alvan Adams | C-F | 70 | 49 | 27.3 | 48.5 | 73.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 15.5 | |
| Ron Lee | G | 82 | 2 | 23.5 | 43.9 | 74.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 12.2 | |
| Don Buse | G | 82 | 82 | 31.1 | 45.8 | 82.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 8.4 | |
| Garfield Heard | F | 80 | 73 | 26.2 | 42.4 | 61.2 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 7.8 | |
| Alvin Scott | F-G | 81 | 5 | 19.0 | 48.8 | 69.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.1 | |
| Mike Bratz | G | 80 | 0 | 11.7 | 40.3 | 82.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4.7 | |
| Dennis Awtrey | C | 81 | 34 | 20.0 | 42.4 | 63.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | |
| Curtis Perry | F | 45 | 4 | 18.2 | 45.3 | 78.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.0 | |
| Bayard Forrest | C | 64 | 0 | 13.9 | 46.6 | 47.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.2 | |
| Greg Griffin | F | 36 | 0 | 11.7 | 36.1 | 63.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.0 | |
| Averages | 862 | 410 | 22.9 | 47.6 | 75.1 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | G | 2 | 66 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 52 | ||
| Walter Davis | G-F | 2 | 66 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 50 | ||
| Alvan Adams | C-F | 2 | 71 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 32 | ||
| Garfield Heard | F | 2 | 62 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Alvin Scott | F-G | 2 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Ron Lee | G | 2 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Don Buse | G | 2 | 76 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Greg Griffin | F | 2 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Dennis Awtrey | C | 2 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Mike Bratz | G | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Bayard Forrest | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 480 | 189 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 27 | 51 | 78 | 53 | 20 | 6 | 32 | 42 | 193 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | G | 2 | 33.0 | 46.8 | 88.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 26.0 | |
| Walter Davis | G-F | 2 | 33.0 | 47.5 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| Alvan Adams | C-F | 2 | 35.5 | 45.5 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 16.0 | |
| Garfield Heard | F | 2 | 31.0 | 35.3 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | |
| Alvin Scott | F-G | 2 | 18.5 | 50.0 | 83.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | |
| Ron Lee | G | 2 | 20.5 | 31.3 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | |
| Don Buse | G | 2 | 38.0 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | ||
| Greg Griffin | F | 2 | 12.5 | 42.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Dennis Awtrey | C | 2 | 12.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | |
| Mike Bratz | G | 2 | 4.5 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Bayard Forrest | C | 1 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Averages | 862 | 22.9 | 42.9 | 81.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 9.2 |
