1977-78 Indiana Pacers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-51
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Slick Leonard (31-51)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 501,759, Avg. 12,238 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Indiana Pacers Statistics
1977-78 Indiana Pacers Roster

The Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 31 wins and 51 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.

Indiana tossed in 8,904 points and gave up 9,109. Ricky Sobers scored a team-leading 1,436 points for the Pacers, while Dan Roundfield accounted for 802 boards. Ricky Sobers dished out 584 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Ricky Sobers added 170 steals, and Dan Roundfield swatted 149 opponent shot attempts.

Slick Leonard coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8904
Regular Season Points Against: 9109

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 19, 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 133 at Indiana Pacers 120 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 21, 1977 Indiana Pacers 119 at Chicago Bulls 122 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
October 22, 1977 Kansas City Kings 101 at Indiana Pacers 106 W 1-1 0-1 1-2
October 25, 1977 Denver Nuggets 104 at Indiana Pacers 129 W 2-1 0-1 2-2
October 28, 1977 Washington Bullets 127 at Indiana Pacers 136 W 3-1 0-1 3-2
November 2, 1977 Seattle Supersonics 106 at Indiana Pacers 104 L 3-2 0-1 3-3 OT
November 4, 1977 Indiana Pacers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 L 3-2 0-2 3-4
November 6, 1977 Indiana Pacers 106 at Portland Trail Blazers 108 L 3-2 0-3 3-5
November 9, 1977 Indiana Pacers 129 at Golden State Warriors 132 L 3-2 0-4 3-6
November 11, 1977 Indiana Pacers 111 at Seattle Supersonics 117 L 3-2 0-5 3-7
November 13, 1977 Indiana Pacers 107 at Phoenix Suns 116 L 3-2 0-6 3-8
November 15, 1977 Indiana Pacers 100 at Buffalo Braves 94 W 3-2 1-6 4-8
November 16, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers 104 at Indiana Pacers 111 W 4-2 1-6 5-8
November 18, 1977 Indiana Pacers 124 at New Jersey Nets 116 W 4-2 2-6 6-8
November 19, 1977 Indiana Pacers 127 at New York Knicks 129 L 4-2 2-7 6-9 OT
November 22, 1977 Indiana Pacers 108 at New Orleans Jazz 123 L 4-2 2-8 6-10
November 23, 1977 Golden State Warriors 116 at Indiana Pacers 126 W 5-2 2-8 7-10
November 25, 1977 Phoenix Suns 118 at Indiana Pacers 110 L 5-3 2-8 7-11
November 26, 1977 Indiana Pacers 123 at Denver Nuggets 136 L 5-3 2-9 7-12
November 30, 1977 Milwaukee Bucks 120 at Indiana Pacers 113 L 5-4 2-9 7-13
December 2, 1977 Chicago Bulls 107 at Indiana Pacers 102 L 5-5 2-9 7-14
December 3, 1977 Indiana Pacers 103 at Detroit Pistons 89 W 5-5 3-9 8-14
December 7, 1977 New Orleans Jazz 103 at Indiana Pacers 118 W 6-5 3-9 9-14
December 10, 1977 Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Indiana Pacers 114 W 7-5 3-9 10-14 OT
December 14, 1977 New York Knicks 101 at Indiana Pacers 98 L 7-6 3-9 10-15
December 16, 1977 Detroit Pistons 106 at Indiana Pacers 114 W 8-6 3-9 11-15 OT
December 18, 1977 Indiana Pacers 114 at Kansas City Kings 115 L 8-6 3-10 11-16
December 21, 1977 Atlanta Hawks 98 at Indiana Pacers 109 W 9-6 3-10 12-16
December 27, 1977 Indiana Pacers 96 at San Antonio Spurs 89 W 9-6 4-10 13-16
December 28, 1977 Indiana Pacers 92 at Atlanta Hawks 99 L 9-6 4-11 13-17
December 30, 1977 Houston Rockets 98 at Indiana Pacers 99 W 10-6 4-11 14-17
January 3, 1978 Indiana Pacers 104 at New Orleans Jazz 103 W 10-6 5-11 15-17
January 4, 1978 Indiana Pacers 96 at Houston Rockets 104 L 10-6 5-12 15-18
January 6, 1978 Indiana Pacers 114 at Washington Bullets 146 L 10-6 5-13 15-19
January 8, 1978 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Indiana Pacers 104 W 11-6 5-13 16-19
January 10, 1978 Indiana Pacers 103 at Milwaukee Bucks 125 L 11-6 5-14 16-20
January 12, 1978 Indiana Pacers 92 at Buffalo Braves 111 L 11-6 5-15 16-21
January 13, 1978 Kansas City Kings 106 at Indiana Pacers 108 W 12-6 5-15 17-21
January 16, 1978 New Jersey Nets 112 at Indiana Pacers 120 W 13-6 5-15 18-21 OT
January 17, 1978 Indiana Pacers 104 at Chicago Bulls 105 L 13-6 5-16 18-22
January 18, 1978 San Antonio Spurs 109 at Indiana Pacers 96 L 13-7 5-16 18-23
January 20, 1978 Indiana Pacers 82 at San Antonio Spurs 112 L 13-7 5-17 18-24
January 21, 1978 Indiana Pacers 100 at Atlanta Hawks 111 L 13-7 5-18 18-25
January 22, 1978 Buffalo Braves 90 at Indiana Pacers 99 W 14-7 5-18 19-25
January 24, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Indiana Pacers 92 L 14-8 5-18 19-26
January 29, 1978 New Orleans Jazz 107 at Indiana Pacers 91 L 14-9 5-18 19-27
January 31, 1978 Indiana Pacers 94 at Boston Celtics 104 L 14-9 5-19 19-28 at Springfield, MA
February 2, 1978 Atlanta Hawks 107 at Indiana Pacers 105 L 14-10 5-19 19-29
February 3, 1978 Indiana Pacers 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 L 14-10 5-20 19-30
February 7, 1978 Boston Celtics 92 at Indiana Pacers 89 L 14-11 5-20 19-31
February 8, 1978 Indiana Pacers 138 at New Jersey Nets 140 L 14-11 5-21 19-32 OT
February 9, 1978 Indiana Pacers 117 at New York Knicks 126 L 14-11 5-22 19-33
February 10, 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 112 at Indiana Pacers 108 L 14-12 5-22 19-34
February 12, 1978 Chicago Bulls 94 at Indiana Pacers 111 W 15-12 5-22 20-34
February 14, 1978 Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Indiana Pacers 116 L 15-13 5-22 20-35
February 15, 1978 Indiana Pacers 122 at Houston Rockets 126 L 15-13 5-23 20-36
February 17, 1978 Washington Bullets 111 at Indiana Pacers 123 W 16-13 5-23 21-36
February 18, 1978 Indiana Pacers 101 at Phoenix Suns 114 L 16-13 5-24 21-37
February 19, 1978 Indiana Pacers 104 at Portland Trail Blazers 127 L 16-13 5-25 21-38
February 22, 1978 Indiana Pacers 99 at Denver Nuggets 96 W 16-13 6-25 22-38
February 28, 1978 Denver Nuggets 122 at Indiana Pacers 106 L 16-14 6-25 22-39
March 3, 1978 Seattle Supersonics 111 at Indiana Pacers 115 W 17-14 6-25 23-39
March 5, 1978 Indiana Pacers 110 at Detroit Pistons 122 L 17-14 6-26 23-40
March 6, 1978 Indiana Pacers 88 at Kansas City Kings 98 L 17-14 6-27 23-41
March 9, 1978 Detroit Pistons 105 at Indiana Pacers 112 W 18-14 6-27 24-41
March 10, 1978 New York Knicks 115 at Indiana Pacers 122 W 19-14 6-27 25-41
March 12, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Indiana Pacers 90 L 19-15 6-27 25-42
March 15, 1978 Buffalo Braves 106 at Indiana Pacers 111 W 20-15 6-27 26-42
March 17, 1978 Indiana Pacers 105 at Washington Bullets 99 W 20-15 7-27 27-42
March 18, 1978 Milwaukee Bucks 113 at Indiana Pacers 104 L 20-16 7-27 27-43
March 20, 1978 Indiana Pacers 127 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 W 20-16 8-27 28-43
March 21, 1978 Phoenix Suns 115 at Indiana Pacers 119 W 21-16 8-27 29-43
March 23, 1978 Indiana Pacers 115 at Golden State Warriors 119 L 21-16 8-28 29-44
March 24, 1978 Indiana Pacers 102 at Seattle Supersonics 104 L 21-16 8-29 29-45
March 26, 1978 Indiana Pacers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 L 21-16 8-30 29-46
March 29, 1978 San Antonio Spurs 106 at Indiana Pacers 91 L 21-17 8-30 29-47
March 30, 1978 Indiana Pacers 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 105 L 21-17 8-31 29-48
March 31, 1978 Golden State Warriors 111 at Indiana Pacers 103 L 21-18 8-31 29-49
April 2, 1978 Indiana Pacers 123 at Boston Celtics 120 W 21-18 9-31 30-49
April 4, 1978 New Jersey Nets 129 at Indiana Pacers 121 L 21-19 9-31 30-50
April 7, 1978 Indiana Pacers 127 at Philadelphia 76ers 118 W 21-19 10-31 31-50
April 8, 1978 Houston Rockets 112 at Indiana Pacers 111 L 21-20 10-31 31-51


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