1977-78 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results

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Record: 44-38, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Don Nelson (44-38)

Executive: Don Nelson

PTS/G: 112.4 (4th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 113.0 (21st of 22)

SRS: -0.59 (13th of 22) Pace: 108.7 (5th of 22)

Off Rtg: 101.8 (8th of 22) Def Rtg: 102.4 (19th of 22) Net Rtg: -0.5 (13th of 22)

Expected W-L: 40-42 (13th of 22)

Arena: MECCA Arena

NBA 1978 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-0) versus Phoenix Suns (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (3-4) versus Denver Nuggets (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Oct 18, 1977	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		117	112	1	0	W 1
2	Wed, Oct 19, 1977	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		115	133	1	1	L 1
3	Sat, Oct 22, 1977	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		113	95	2	1	W 1
4	Thu, Oct 27, 1977	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		110	133	2	2	L 1
5	Sun, Oct 30, 1977	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		108	95	3	2	W 1
6	Tue, Nov 1, 1977	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		115	95	4	2	W 2
7	Thu, Nov 3, 1977	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		91	100	4	3	L 1
8	Fri, Nov 4, 1977	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		110	108	5	3	W 1
9	Tue, Nov 8, 1977	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		101	111	5	4	L 1
10	Thu, Nov 10, 1977	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		106	103	6	4	W 1
11	Fri, Nov 11, 1977	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		82	88	6	5	L 1
12	Sun, Nov 13, 1977	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	OT	119	127	6	6	L 2	10,938
13	Tue, Nov 15, 1977	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		106	109	6	7	L 3
14	Wed, Nov 16, 1977	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		116	106	7	7	W 1
15	Sat, Nov 19, 1977	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		100	111	7	8	L 1
16	Tue, Nov 22, 1977	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		109	88	8	8	W 1
17	Wed, Nov 23, 1977	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		122	116	9	8	W 2
18	Fri, Nov 25, 1977	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		117	115	10	8	W 3
19	Sat, Nov 26, 1977	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		107	129	10	9	L 1
20	Tue, Nov 29, 1977	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		99	100	10	10	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Nov 30, 1977	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		120	113	11	10	W 1
22	Fri, Dec 2, 1977	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		95	108	11	11	L 1
23	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		115	108	12	11	W 1
24	Sun, Dec 4, 1977	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W	OT	134	118	13	11	W 2
25	Tue, Dec 6, 1977	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		108	109	13	12	L 1
26	Thu, Dec 8, 1977	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		117	116	14	12	W 1
27	Fri, Dec 9, 1977	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		123	136	14	13	L 1
28	Sat, Dec 10, 1977	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		111	118	14	14	L 2
29	Tue, Dec 13, 1977	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		129	117	15	14	W 1
30	Fri, Dec 16, 1977	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	3OT	152	150	16	14	W 2
31	Sun, Dec 18, 1977	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		111	100	17	14	W 3
32	Wed, Dec 21, 1977	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		116	92	18	14	W 4
33	Thu, Dec 22, 1977	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		102	118	18	15	L 1
34	Fri, Dec 23, 1977	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		93	109	18	16	L 2
35	Sun, Dec 25, 1977	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		131	122	19	16	W 1
36	Tue, Dec 27, 1977	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		108	105	20	16	W 2
37	Thu, Dec 29, 1977	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		115	124	20	17	L 1	10,938
38	Tue, Jan 3, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		103	125	20	18	L 2
39	Thu, Jan 5, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	L		109	116	20	19	L 3
40	Fri, Jan 6, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		103	101	21	19	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 8, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		133	123	22	19	W 2
42	Tue, Jan 10, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		125	103	23	19	W 3
43	Wed, Jan 11, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		106	130	23	20	L 1
44	Fri, Jan 13, 1978	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		111	128	23	21	L 2
45	Tue, Jan 17, 1978	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		119	109	24	21	W 1
46	Wed, Jan 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		116	130	24	22	L 1	8,565
47	Thu, Jan 19, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		114	109	25	22	W 1
48	Sun, Jan 22, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		112	90	26	22	W 2
49	Fri, Jan 27, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		114	131	26	23	L 1
50	Sun, Jan 29, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		101	103	26	24	L 2
51	Tue, Jan 31, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		116	136	26	25	L 3
52	Thu, Feb 2, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		102	105	26	26	L 4
53	Fri, Feb 3, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		105	115	26	27	L 5
54	Wed, Feb 8, 1978	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		104	103	27	27	W 1
55	Fri, Feb 10, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	108	98	28	27	W 2
56	Sat, Feb 11, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		122	133	28	28	L 1
57	Wed, Feb 15, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		112	99	29	28	W 1
58	Fri, Feb 17, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		115	98	30	28	W 2
59	Sun, Feb 19, 1978	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		103	108	30	29	L 1
60	Fri, Feb 24, 1978	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W	OT	112	109	31	29	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 26, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	W	OT	122	120	32	29	W 2
62	Tue, Feb 28, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W	OT	136	135	33	29	W 3
63	Fri, Mar 3, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		126	132	33	30	L 1
64	Sun, Mar 5, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		88	126	33	31	L 2
65	Wed, Mar 8, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	2OT	127	125	34	31	W 1
66	Fri, Mar 10, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		102	124	34	32	L 1
67	Sun, Mar 12, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		93	98	34	33	L 2
68	Tue, Mar 14, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		121	106	35	33	W 1
69	Fri, Mar 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	L		127	136	35	34	L 1
70	Sat, Mar 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		113	104	36	34	W 1
71	Sun, Mar 19, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		117	106	37	34	W 2
72	Tue, Mar 21, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		100	86	38	34	W 3
73	Thu, Mar 23, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		116	109	39	34	W 4
74	Fri, Mar 24, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		122	131	39	35	L 1
75	Sun, Mar 26, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	OT	110	109	40	35	W 1
76	Thu, Mar 30, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		105	100	41	35	W 2
77	Fri, Mar 31, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		114	122	41	36	L 1
78	Sun, Apr 2, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		129	121	42	36	W 1
79	Tue, Apr 4, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	103	42	37	L 1
80	Thu, Apr 6, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		105	117	42	38	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 7, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		108	102	43	38	W 1
82	Sat, Apr 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		123	111	44	38	W 2	14,172

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Apr 11, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W	111	103	1	0	W 1
2	Fri, Apr 14, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W	94	90	2	0	W 2
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
3	Tue, Apr 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	103	119	2	1	L 1
4	Fri, Apr 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	111	127	2	2	L 2
5	Sun, Apr 23, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	143	112	3	2	W 1
6	Tue, Apr 25, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L	104	118	3	3	L 1
7	Fri, Apr 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W	117	112	4	3	W 1
8	Sun, Apr 30, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	119	91	5	3	W 2
9	Wed, May 3, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	110	116	5	4	L 1

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