1977-78 San Antonio Spurs Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 52-30
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-2
Coach: Doug Moe (52-30)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 373,707, Avg. 9,115 in 41 home dates
1977-78 San Antonio Spurs StatisticsTeam Record: 52-30
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-2
Coach: Doug Moe (52-30)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 373,707, Avg. 9,115 in 41 home dates
1977-78 San Antonio Spurs Roster
The San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 52 wins and 30 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Spurs tossed in 9,385 points and allowed 9,110. George Gervin scored a team-leading 2,232 points for San Antonio, while Larry Kenon netted 18 or more per game, too. Larry Kenon contributed 773 rebounds. Mike Gale dished out 376 assists for the squad.
On defense, Mike Gale added 159 thefts, and Billy Paultz blocked 194 shots.
Doug Moe coached the team. The 1977-78 San Antonio Spurs lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9385
Regular Season Points Against: 9110
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 1977 | Boston Celtics 109 at San Antonio Spurs 114 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 21, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 117 at Golden State Warriors 122 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 22, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Portland Trail Blazers 130 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| October 23, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at Seattle Supersonics 94 | W | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| October 25, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | L | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | ||
| October 29, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 118 at San Antonio Spurs 129 | W | 2-0 | 1-3 | 3-3 | ||
| October 31, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 145 at Phoenix Suns 143 | W | 2-0 | 2-3 | 4-3 | ||
| November 1, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 108 at San Antonio Spurs 97 | L | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 | ||
| November 3, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 110 at San Antonio Spurs 89 | L | 2-2 | 2-3 | 4-5 | ||
| November 5, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 111 at Buffalo Braves 101 | W | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5-5 | ||
| November 8, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 117 at New York Knicks 123 | L | 2-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | ||
| November 9, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 129 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 2-2 | 4-4 | 6-6 | ||
| November 11, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 107 at Detroit Pistons 104 | W | 2-2 | 5-4 | 7-6 | ||
| November 12, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 99 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | W | 3-2 | 5-4 | 8-6 | ||
| November 15, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 107 at San Antonio Spurs 113 | W | 4-2 | 5-4 | 9-6 | ||
| November 17, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 108 at San Antonio Spurs 111 | W | 5-2 | 5-4 | 10-6 | ||
| November 18, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 94 at Denver Nuggets 105 | L | 5-2 | 5-5 | 10-7 | ||
| November 20, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at Phoenix Suns 134 | L | 5-2 | 5-6 | 10-8 | ||
| November 23, 1977 | New Jersey Nets 119 at San Antonio Spurs 132 | W | 6-2 | 5-6 | 11-8 | ||
| November 26, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 107 at San Antonio Spurs 129 | W | 7-2 | 5-6 | 12-8 | ||
| November 29, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 129 at San Antonio Spurs 117 | L | 7-3 | 5-6 | 12-9 | ||
| November 30, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 105 at Washington Bullets 116 | L | 7-3 | 5-7 | 12-10 | ||
| December 1, 1977 | New York Knicks 116 at San Antonio Spurs 120 | W | 8-3 | 5-7 | 13-10 | ||
| December 3, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 118 at San Antonio Spurs 133 | W | 9-3 | 5-7 | 14-10 | ||
| December 7, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 125 at New Jersey Nets 122 | W | 9-3 | 6-7 | 15-10 | ||
| December 9, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 116 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 | L | 9-3 | 6-8 | 15-11 | ||
| December 10, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 119 at Chicago Bulls 121 | L | 9-3 | 6-9 | 15-12 | ||
| December 14, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 108 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | W | 10-3 | 6-9 | 16-12 | ||
| December 16, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 99 at Atlanta Hawks 115 | L | 10-3 | 6-10 | 16-13 | ||
| December 20, 1977 | Detroit Pistons 118 at San Antonio Spurs 117 | L | 10-4 | 6-10 | 16-14 | ||
| December 21, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 92 at Milwaukee Bucks 116 | L | 10-4 | 6-11 | 16-15 | ||
| December 23, 1977 | Houston Rockets 101 at San Antonio Spurs 107 | W | 11-4 | 6-11 | 17-15 | ||
| December 25, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at New Orleans Jazz 105 | W | 11-4 | 7-11 | 18-15 | ||
| December 27, 1977 | Indiana Pacers 96 at San Antonio Spurs 89 | L | 11-5 | 7-11 | 18-16 | ||
| December 30, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at San Antonio Spurs 122 | W | 12-5 | 7-11 | 19-16 | ||
| January 4, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 119 at San Antonio Spurs 114 | L | 12-6 | 7-11 | 19-17 | ||
| January 6, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at New Jersey Nets 105 | W | 12-6 | 8-11 | 20-17 | ||
| January 7, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | W | 12-6 | 9-11 | 21-17 | OT | |
| January 11, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 106 at San Antonio Spurs 130 | W | 13-6 | 9-11 | 22-17 | ||
| January 13, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 98 at Atlanta Hawks 92 | W | 13-6 | 10-11 | 23-17 | ||
| January 14, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 93 at Houston Rockets 104 | L | 13-6 | 10-12 | 23-18 | ||
| January 17, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 113 at San Antonio Spurs 119 | W | 14-6 | 10-12 | 24-18 | ||
| January 18, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 109 at Indiana Pacers 96 | W | 14-6 | 11-12 | 25-18 | ||
| January 20, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 82 at San Antonio Spurs 112 | W | 15-6 | 11-12 | 26-18 | ||
| January 22, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 95 at San Antonio Spurs 106 | W | 16-6 | 11-12 | 27-18 | ||
| January 25, 1978 | Boston Celtics 103 at San Antonio Spurs 113 | W | 17-6 | 11-12 | 28-18 | ||
| January 29, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 127 at Kansas City Kings 113 | W | 17-6 | 12-12 | 29-18 | ||
| January 31, 1978 | Washington Bullets 109 at San Antonio Spurs 129 | W | 18-6 | 12-12 | 30-18 | ||
| February 2, 1978 | New York Knicks 113 at San Antonio Spurs 123 | W | 19-6 | 12-12 | 31-18 | ||
| February 3, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 107 at Chicago Bulls 110 | L | 19-6 | 12-13 | 31-19 | ||
| February 9, 1978 | Houston Rockets 94 at San Antonio Spurs 104 | W | 20-6 | 12-13 | 32-19 | ||
| February 10, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 125 at Houston Rockets 114 | W | 20-6 | 13-13 | 33-19 | ||
| February 11, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 131 at Golden State Warriors 122 | W | 20-6 | 14-13 | 34-19 | OT | |
| February 14, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | L | 20-6 | 14-14 | 34-20 | ||
| February 17, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 116 at Philadelphia 76ers 125 | L | 20-6 | 14-15 | 34-21 | ||
| February 18, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 103 at San Antonio Spurs 124 | W | 21-6 | 14-15 | 35-21 | ||
| February 21, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 118 at San Antonio Spurs 114 | L | 21-7 | 14-15 | 35-22 | OT | |
| February 23, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at San Antonio Spurs 118 | W | 22-7 | 14-15 | 36-22 | ||
| February 25, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at San Antonio Spurs 112 | W | 23-7 | 14-15 | 37-22 | ||
| February 28, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 123 at New York Knicks 138 | L | 23-7 | 14-16 | 37-23 | ||
| March 1, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at Washington Bullets 125 | L | 23-7 | 14-17 | 37-24 | ||
| March 2, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 107 at San Antonio Spurs 128 | W | 24-7 | 14-17 | 38-24 | ||
| March 5, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 97 at San Antonio Spurs 98 | W | 25-7 | 14-17 | 39-24 | ||
| March 7, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 98 at San Antonio Spurs 129 | W | 26-7 | 14-17 | 40-24 | ||
| March 8, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 95 at San Antonio Spurs 94 | L | 26-8 | 14-17 | 40-25 | ||
| March 11, 1978 | Washington Bullets 101 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | W | 27-8 | 14-17 | 41-25 | ||
| March 14, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Buffalo Braves 123 | L | 27-8 | 14-18 | 41-26 | OT | |
| March 15, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 135 at Detroit Pistons 106 | W | 27-8 | 15-18 | 42-26 | ||
| March 17, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 118 at Portland Trail Blazers 99 | W | 27-8 | 16-18 | 43-26 | ||
| March 19, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 98 at Seattle Supersonics 116 | L | 27-8 | 16-19 | 43-27 | ||
| March 21, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at San Antonio Spurs 109 | W | 28-8 | 16-19 | 44-27 | ||
| March 23, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 106 at San Antonio Spurs 123 | W | 29-8 | 16-19 | 45-27 | ||
| March 25, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 132 at Kansas City Kings 130 | W | 29-8 | 17-19 | 46-27 | at Omaha, NE | |
| March 28, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 108 at San Antonio Spurs 94 | L | 29-9 | 17-19 | 46-28 | ||
| March 29, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 106 at Indiana Pacers 91 | W | 29-9 | 18-19 | 47-28 | ||
| March 30, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | W | 29-9 | 19-19 | 48-28 | ||
| March 31, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 120 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 29-9 | 20-19 | 49-28 | ||
| April 2, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 107 at San Antonio Spurs 111 | W | 30-9 | 20-19 | 50-28 | ||
| April 4, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 119 at San Antonio Spurs 125 | W | 31-9 | 20-19 | 51-28 | ||
| April 6, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 116 at San Antonio Spurs 123 | W | 32-9 | 20-19 | 52-28 | ||
| April 7, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 102 at Milwaukee Bucks 108 | L | 32-9 | 20-20 | 52-29 | ||
| April 9, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 132 at New Orleans Jazz 153 | L | 32-9 | 20-21 | 52-30 | ||
| April 16, 1978 | Washington Bullets 103 at San Antonio Spurs 114 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 18, 1978 | Washington Bullets 121 at San Antonio Spurs 117 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 21, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 105 at Washington Bullets 118 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 23, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 95 at Washington Bullets 98 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| April 25, 1978 | Washington Bullets 105 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | W | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
| April 28, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 100 at Washington Bullets 103 | L | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
