1977-78 Phoenix Suns Roster

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 Statistics
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 Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Alvan AdamsC-FJuly 19, 19546'9"210OklahomaLawrence, KS USA
Dennis AwtreyCFebruary 22, 19486'10"235Santa ClaraHollywood, CA USA
Mike BratzGOctober 17, 19556'2"185StanfordLompoc, CA USA
Don BuseGAugust 10, 19506'4"190EvansvilleHuntingburg, IN USA
Walter DavisG-FSeptember 9, 19546'6"193North CarolinaPineville, NC USA
Bayard ForrestCJuly 8, 19546'10"235Grand CanyonSan Jose, CA USA
Greg GriffinFSeptember 6, 19526'7"190Idaho StateCleveland, OH USA
Garfield HeardFMay 3, 19486'6"215OklahomaHogansville, GA USA
Ron LeeGNovember 2, 19526'3"193OregonBoston, MA USA
Curtis PerryFSeptember 13, 19486'7"220Southwest MissouriWashington, DC USA
Alvin ScottF-GSeptember 14, 19556'7"185Oral RobertsCleveland, TN USA
Paul WestphalGNovember 30, 19506'4"192USCTorrance, CA USA



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