1977-78 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule and Results

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Record: 47-35, Finished 3rd in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Bob Hopkins (5-17), Lenny Wilkens (42-18)

Executive: Zollie Volchok

PTS/G: 104.5 (18th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 102.9 (2nd of 22)

SRS: 1.48 (6th of 22) Pace: 104.8 (16th of 22)

Off Rtg: 99.2 (19th of 22) Def Rtg: 97.7 (3rd of 22) Net Rtg: +1.5 (6th of 22)

Expected W-L: 45-37 (6th of 22)

Arena: Seattle Center Coliseum

NBA 1978 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Portland Trail Blazers (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-2) versus Denver Nuggets (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Finals (3-4) versus Washington Bullets (Series Stats)

Western Conference Champions

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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	Wed, Oct 19, 1977	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		84	116	0	1	L 1
2	Fri, Oct 21, 1977	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		99	106	0	2	L 2
3	Sun, Oct 23, 1977	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		94	112	0	3	L 3
4	Tue, Oct 25, 1977	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		86	93	0	4	L 4
5	Wed, Oct 26, 1977	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		97	92	1	4	W 1
6	Sat, Oct 29, 1977	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		97	101	1	5	L 1
7	Sun, Oct 30, 1977	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		95	108	1	6	L 2
8	Tue, Nov 1, 1977	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		99	102	1	7	L 3
9	Wed, Nov 2, 1977	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	OT	106	104	2	7	W 1
10	Fri, Nov 4, 1977	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		92	95	2	8	L 1
11	Sat, Nov 5, 1977	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		94	116	2	9	L 2
12	Sun, Nov 6, 1977	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		83	99	2	10	L 3
13	Fri, Nov 11, 1977	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		117	111	3	10	W 1
14	Sun, Nov 13, 1977	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		117	83	4	10	W 2
15	Tue, Nov 15, 1977	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		109	111	4	11	L 1
16	Wed, Nov 16, 1977	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	101	4	12	L 2
17	Thu, Nov 17, 1977	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		116	127	4	13	L 3
18	Sun, Nov 20, 1977	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		108	115	4	14	L 4
19	Wed, Nov 23, 1977	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		113	89	5	14	W 1
20	Fri, Nov 25, 1977	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		89	106	5	15	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sun, Nov 27, 1977	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		96	99	5	16	L 2
22	Tue, Nov 29, 1977	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		99	115	5	17	L 3
23	Wed, Nov 30, 1977	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		86	84	6	17	W 1
24	Fri, Dec 2, 1977	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		111	89	7	17	W 2	11,101
25	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		102	95	8	17	W 3
26	Mon, Dec 5, 1977	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		99	88	9	17	W 4
27	Fri, Dec 9, 1977	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		136	123	10	17	W 5
28	Sun, Dec 11, 1977	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		116	84	11	17	W 6
29	Tue, Dec 13, 1977	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		104	116	11	18	L 1
30	Wed, Dec 14, 1977	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		102	92	12	18	W 1
31	Fri, Dec 16, 1977	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		98	90	13	18	W 2
32	Sun, Dec 18, 1977	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W	OT	111	109	14	18	W 3
33	Tue, Dec 20, 1977	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		93	88	15	18	W 4
34	Thu, Dec 22, 1977	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		132	99	16	18	W 5	11,970
35	Sun, Dec 25, 1977	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		96	111	16	19	L 1
36	Tue, Dec 27, 1977	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		105	131	16	20	L 2
37	Fri, Dec 30, 1977	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		121	110	17	20	W 1
38	Sun, Jan 1, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		114	96	18	20	W 2
39	Wed, Jan 4, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		116	110	19	20	W 3
40	Sun, Jan 8, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		99	91	20	20	W 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 11, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		106	100	21	20	W 5
42	Fri, Jan 13, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		104	98	22	20	W 6
43	Sun, Jan 15, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		108	102	23	20	W 7
44	Tue, Jan 17, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		113	119	23	21	L 1
45	Wed, Jan 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		106	104	24	21	W 1
46	Sun, Jan 22, 1978	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		103	92	25	21	W 2	12,058
47	Wed, Jan 25, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		125	128	25	22	L 1
48	Fri, Jan 27, 1978	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		95	90	26	22	W 1
49	Sun, Jan 29, 1978	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		103	101	27	22	W 2
50	Wed, Feb 8, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		100	106	27	23	L 1
51	Fri, Feb 10, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	OT	126	123	28	23	W 1
52	Sun, Feb 12, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		99	109	28	24	L 1
53	Tue, Feb 14, 1978	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	L		100	101	28	25	L 2
54	Thu, Feb 16, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		92	101	28	26	L 3
55	Fri, Feb 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		106	98	29	26	W 1
56	Sun, Feb 19, 1978	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		108	103	30	26	W 2
57	Tue, Feb 21, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		120	122	30	27	L 1
58	Wed, Feb 22, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		94	83	31	27	W 1
59	Sat, Feb 25, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		118	104	32	27	W 2
60	Sun, Feb 26, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		99	97	33	27	W 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Feb 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W	OT	114	107	34	27	W 4
62	Fri, Mar 3, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		111	115	34	28	L 1
63	Sat, Mar 4, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		104	113	34	29	L 2
64	Sun, Mar 5, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		94	101	34	30	L 3
65	Wed, Mar 8, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		95	94	35	30	W 1
66	Sat, Mar 11, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		93	91	36	30	W 2
67	Tue, Mar 14, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		115	120	36	31	L 1
68	Thu, Mar 16, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		123	98	37	31	W 1
69	Fri, Mar 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		105	98	38	31	W 2
70	Sun, Mar 19, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		116	98	39	31	W 3
71	Tue, Mar 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		96	102	39	32	L 1
72	Wed, Mar 22, 1978	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		97	92	40	32	W 1
73	Fri, Mar 24, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		104	102	41	32	W 2
74	Sun, Mar 26, 1978	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		112	101	42	32	W 3	14,098
75	Tue, Mar 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		100	112	42	33	L 1
76	Wed, Mar 29, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		116	121	42	34	L 2
77	Fri, Mar 31, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		111	109	43	34	W 1
78	Sun, Apr 2, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		101	86	44	34	W 2
79	Wed, Apr 5, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		113	100	45	34	W 3
80	Fri, Apr 7, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		95	83	46	34	W 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		87	102	46	35	L 1
82	Sun, Apr 9, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		111	105	47	35	W 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Apr 12, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		102	90	1	0	W 1
2	Fri, Apr 14, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		99	105	1	1	L 1
3	Sun, Apr 16, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		111	102	2	1	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
4	Tue, Apr 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		104	95	3	1	W 2
5	Fri, Apr 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		93	96	3	2	L 1
6	Sun, Apr 23, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		99	84	4	2	W 1
7	Wed, Apr 26, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		100	98	5	2	W 2
8	Sun, Apr 30, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		89	113	5	3	L 1
9	Mon, May 1, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		105	94	6	3	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
10	Fri, May 5, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		107	116	6	4	L 1
11	Sun, May 7, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		121	111	7	4	W 1
12	Wed, May 10, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		105	91	8	4	W 2
13	Fri, May 12, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		100	94	9	4	W 3
14	Sun, May 14, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		114	123	9	5	L 1
15	Wed, May 17, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		123	108	10	5	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
16	Sun, May 21, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		106	102	11	5	W 2	14,098
17	Thu, May 25, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		98	106	11	6	L 1	19,035
18	Sun, May 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		93	92	12	6	W 1	19,035
19	Tue, May 30, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L	OT	116	120	12	7	L 1	39,457		at Kingdome
20	Fri, Jun 2, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		98	94	13	7	W 1	14,098
21	Sun, Jun 4, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		82	117	13	8	L 1	19,035
22	Wed, Jun 7, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		99	105	13	9	L 2	14,098

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