1977-78 Seattle Supersonics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 13-9 Lost finals
Conference First Round - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Portland Trail Blazers 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Denver Nuggets 4-2
Finals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-3
Coach: Bob Hopkins (5-17)
Coach: Lenny Wilkens (42-18)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 504,668, Avg. 12,309 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Seattle Supersonics StatisticsTeam Record: 47-35
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 13-9 Lost finals
Conference First Round - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Portland Trail Blazers 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Denver Nuggets 4-2
Finals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-3
Coach: Bob Hopkins (5-17)
Coach: Lenny Wilkens (42-18)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 504,668, Avg. 12,309 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Seattle Supersonics Roster
The Seattle Supersonics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 13-9.
The Supersonics tossed in 8,565 points and conceded 8,438. Gus Williams scored a team-high 1,431 points for Seattle, and Marvin Webster accounted for 1,035 rebounds. Gus Williams dished out 294 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Gus Williams added 185 steals, while Marvin Webster swatted 162 opponent shot attempts.
Bob Hopkins and Lenny Wilkens coached the team. The 1977-78 Seattle Supersonics lost in the finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8565
Regular Season Points Against: 8438
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 84 at Golden State Warriors 116 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 21, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 106 at Seattle Supersonics 99 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| October 23, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at Seattle Supersonics 94 | L | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | ||
| October 25, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 86 at Phoenix Suns 93 | L | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | ||
| October 26, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 92 at Seattle Supersonics 97 | W | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | ||
| October 29, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 97 at Chicago Bulls 101 | L | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-5 | ||
| October 30, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 95 at Milwaukee Bucks 108 | L | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-6 | ||
| November 1, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | L | 1-2 | 0-5 | 1-7 | ||
| November 2, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Indiana Pacers 104 | W | 1-2 | 1-5 | 2-7 | OT | |
| November 4, 1977 | New York Knicks 95 at Seattle Supersonics 92 | L | 1-3 | 1-5 | 2-8 | ||
| November 5, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 94 at Portland Trail Blazers 116 | L | 1-3 | 1-6 | 2-9 | ||
| November 6, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 99 at Seattle Supersonics 83 | L | 1-4 | 1-6 | 2-10 | ||
| November 11, 1977 | Indiana Pacers 111 at Seattle Supersonics 117 | W | 2-4 | 1-6 | 3-10 | ||
| November 13, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 83 at Seattle Supersonics 117 | W | 3-4 | 1-6 | 4-10 | ||
| November 15, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 109 at Washington Bullets 111 | L | 3-4 | 1-7 | 4-11 | ||
| November 16, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 101 | L | 3-4 | 1-8 | 4-12 | ||
| November 17, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 116 at New Orleans Jazz 127 | L | 3-4 | 1-9 | 4-13 | ||
| November 20, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Seattle Supersonics 108 | L | 3-5 | 1-9 | 4-14 | ||
| November 23, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 89 at Seattle Supersonics 113 | W | 4-5 | 1-9 | 5-14 | ||
| November 25, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 106 at Seattle Supersonics 89 | L | 4-6 | 1-9 | 5-15 | ||
| November 27, 1977 | New Jersey Nets 99 at Seattle Supersonics 96 | L | 4-7 | 1-9 | 5-16 | ||
| November 29, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Denver Nuggets 115 | L | 4-7 | 1-10 | 5-17 | ||
| November 30, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 86 at Kansas City Kings 84 | W | 4-7 | 2-10 | 6-17 | ||
| December 2, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 111 at Boston Celtics 89 | W | 4-7 | 3-10 | 7-17 | ||
| December 3, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 102 at Buffalo Braves 95 | W | 4-7 | 4-10 | 8-17 | ||
| December 5, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 88 at Seattle Supersonics 99 | W | 5-7 | 4-10 | 9-17 | ||
| December 9, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 123 at Seattle Supersonics 136 | W | 6-7 | 4-10 | 10-17 | ||
| December 11, 1977 | Houston Rockets 84 at Seattle Supersonics 116 | W | 7-7 | 4-10 | 11-17 | ||
| December 13, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | L | 7-7 | 4-11 | 11-18 | ||
| December 14, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 102 at Detroit Pistons 92 | W | 7-7 | 5-11 | 12-18 | ||
| December 16, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 90 | W | 7-7 | 6-11 | 13-18 | ||
| December 18, 1977 | Washington Bullets 109 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | W | 8-7 | 6-11 | 14-18 | OT | |
| December 20, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 88 at Seattle Supersonics 93 | W | 9-7 | 6-11 | 15-18 | ||
| December 22, 1977 | Boston Celtics 99 at Seattle Supersonics 132 | W | 10-7 | 6-11 | 16-18 | ||
| December 25, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Seattle Supersonics 96 | L | 10-8 | 6-11 | 16-19 | ||
| December 27, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 105 at Phoenix Suns 131 | L | 10-8 | 6-12 | 16-20 | ||
| December 30, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 110 at Seattle Supersonics 121 | W | 11-8 | 6-12 | 17-20 | ||
| January 1, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 96 at Seattle Supersonics 114 | W | 12-8 | 6-12 | 18-20 | ||
| January 4, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Seattle Supersonics 116 | W | 13-8 | 6-12 | 19-20 | ||
| January 8, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 91 at Seattle Supersonics 99 | W | 14-8 | 6-12 | 20-20 | ||
| January 11, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 100 at Seattle Supersonics 106 | W | 15-8 | 6-12 | 21-20 | ||
| January 13, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Seattle Supersonics 104 | W | 16-8 | 6-12 | 22-20 | ||
| January 15, 1978 | New York Knicks 102 at Seattle Supersonics 108 | W | 17-8 | 6-12 | 23-20 | ||
| January 17, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 113 at San Antonio Spurs 119 | L | 17-8 | 6-13 | 23-21 | ||
| January 18, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Houston Rockets 104 | W | 17-8 | 7-13 | 24-21 | ||
| January 22, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 103 at Boston Celtics 92 | W | 17-8 | 8-13 | 25-21 | ||
| January 25, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 128 at Seattle Supersonics 125 | L | 17-9 | 8-13 | 25-22 | ||
| January 27, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 90 at Seattle Supersonics 95 | W | 18-9 | 8-13 | 26-22 | ||
| January 29, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 101 at Seattle Supersonics 103 | W | 19-9 | 8-13 | 27-22 | ||
| February 8, 1978 | Washington Bullets 106 at Seattle Supersonics 100 | L | 19-10 | 8-13 | 27-23 | ||
| February 10, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 123 at Seattle Supersonics 126 | W | 20-10 | 8-13 | 28-23 | OT | |
| February 12, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 | L | 20-10 | 8-14 | 28-24 | ||
| February 14, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Buffalo Braves 101 | L | 20-10 | 8-15 | 28-25 | ||
| February 16, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 92 at New Jersey Nets 101 | L | 20-10 | 8-16 | 28-26 | ||
| February 17, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Chicago Bulls 98 | W | 20-10 | 9-16 | 29-26 | ||
| February 19, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 103 | W | 20-10 | 10-16 | 30-26 | ||
| February 21, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 120 at New York Knicks 122 | L | 20-10 | 10-17 | 30-27 | ||
| February 22, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 94 at New Jersey Nets 83 | W | 20-10 | 11-17 | 31-27 | ||
| February 25, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Seattle Supersonics 118 | W | 21-10 | 11-17 | 32-27 | ||
| February 26, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 97 at Seattle Supersonics 99 | W | 22-10 | 11-17 | 33-27 | ||
| February 28, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 114 at Kansas City Kings 107 | W | 22-10 | 12-17 | 34-27 | OT | at Omaha, NE |
| March 3, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 111 at Indiana Pacers 115 | L | 22-10 | 12-18 | 34-28 | ||
| March 4, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 104 at New Orleans Jazz 113 | L | 22-10 | 12-19 | 34-29 | ||
| March 5, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 94 at Atlanta Hawks 101 | L | 22-10 | 12-20 | 34-30 | ||
| March 8, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 95 at San Antonio Spurs 94 | W | 22-10 | 13-20 | 35-30 | ||
| March 11, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 93 at Houston Rockets 91 | W | 22-10 | 14-20 | 36-30 | ||
| March 14, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 115 at Washington Bullets 120 | L | 22-10 | 14-21 | 36-31 | ||
| March 16, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 98 at Seattle Supersonics 123 | W | 23-10 | 14-21 | 37-31 | ||
| March 17, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 | W | 23-10 | 15-21 | 38-31 | ||
| March 19, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 98 at Seattle Supersonics 116 | W | 24-10 | 15-21 | 39-31 | ||
| March 21, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 96 at Portland Trail Blazers 102 | L | 24-10 | 15-22 | 39-32 | ||
| March 22, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 92 at Seattle Supersonics 97 | W | 25-10 | 15-22 | 40-32 | ||
| March 24, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 102 at Seattle Supersonics 104 | W | 26-10 | 15-22 | 41-32 | ||
| March 26, 1978 | Boston Celtics 101 at Seattle Supersonics 112 | W | 27-10 | 15-22 | 42-32 | ||
| March 28, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | L | 27-10 | 15-23 | 42-33 | ||
| March 29, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 116 at Detroit Pistons 121 | L | 27-10 | 15-24 | 42-34 | ||
| March 31, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 111 at Denver Nuggets 109 | W | 27-10 | 16-24 | 43-34 | ||
| April 2, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 86 at Seattle Supersonics 101 | W | 28-10 | 16-24 | 44-34 | ||
| April 5, 1978 | Houston Rockets 100 at Seattle Supersonics 113 | W | 29-10 | 16-24 | 45-34 | ||
| April 7, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 83 at Seattle Supersonics 95 | W | 30-10 | 16-24 | 46-34 | ||
| April 8, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 87 at Golden State Warriors 102 | L | 30-10 | 16-25 | 46-35 | ||
| April 9, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 105 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | W | 31-10 | 16-25 | 47-35 | ||
| April 12, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Seattle Supersonics 102 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 14, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 16, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 18, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 104 at Portland Trail Blazers 95 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 21, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 93 at Portland Trail Blazers 96 | L | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | ||
| April 23, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 84 at Seattle Supersonics 99 | W | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4-2 | ||
| April 26, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 98 at Seattle Supersonics 100 | W | 4-0 | 1-2 | 5-2 | ||
| April 30, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 89 at Portland Trail Blazers 113 | L | 4-0 | 1-3 | 5-3 | ||
| May 1, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 94 at Seattle Supersonics 105 | W | 5-0 | 1-3 | 6-3 | ||
| May 5, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 107 at Denver Nuggets 116 | L | 5-0 | 1-4 | 6-4 | ||
| May 7, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 121 at Denver Nuggets 111 | W | 5-0 | 2-4 | 7-4 | ||
| May 10, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 91 at Seattle Supersonics 105 | W | 6-0 | 2-4 | 8-4 | ||
| May 12, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 94 at Seattle Supersonics 100 | W | 7-0 | 2-4 | 9-4 | ||
| May 14, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 114 at Denver Nuggets 123 | L | 7-0 | 2-5 | 9-5 | ||
| May 17, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 108 at Seattle Supersonics 123 | W | 8-0 | 2-5 | 10-5 | ||
| May 21, 1978 | Washington Bullets 102 at Seattle Supersonics 106 | W | 9-0 | 2-5 | 11-5 | ||
| May 25, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 98 at Washington Bullets 106 | L | 9-0 | 2-6 | 11-6 | ||
| May 28, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 93 at Washington Bullets 92 | W | 9-0 | 3-6 | 12-6 | ||
| May 30, 1978 | Washington Bullets 120 at Seattle Supersonics 116 | L | 9-1 | 3-6 | 12-7 | OT | |
| June 2, 1978 | Washington Bullets 94 at Seattle Supersonics 98 | W | 10-1 | 3-6 | 13-7 | ||
| June 4, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 82 at Washington Bullets 117 | L | 10-1 | 3-7 | 13-8 | ||
| June 7, 1978 | Washington Bullets 105 at Seattle Supersonics 99 | L | 10-2 | 3-7 | 13-9 |
