1977-78 Milwaukee Bucks Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 5-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Phoenix Suns 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Denver Nuggets 4-3
Coach: Don Nelson (44-38)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 435,057, Avg. 10,611 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Milwaukee Bucks RosterTeam Record: 44-38
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 5-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Phoenix Suns 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Denver Nuggets 4-3
Coach: Don Nelson (44-38)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 435,057, Avg. 10,611 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Milwaukee Bucks Results
The Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.
The Bucks tossed in 9,214 points and allowed 9,262. Brian Winters scored a team-leading 1,594 points for Milwaukee, while Marques Johnson netted 18 or more per game also. Marques Johnson racked up 847 boards. Quinn Buckner dished out 456 assists for the squad.
On defense, Quinn Buckner added 188 steals.
Don Nelson coached the team. The 1977-78 Milwaukee Bucks lost in the conference semifinals.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Winters | G-F | 80 | 79 | 2751 | 1457 | 674 | 293 | 246 | 87 | 163 | 250 | 393 | 124 | 27 | 236 | 239 | 1594 | ||
| Marques Johnson | F-G | 80 | 80 | 2765 | 1204 | 628 | 409 | 301 | 292 | 555 | 847 | 190 | 92 | 103 | 175 | 221 | 1557 | ||
| Dave Meyers | F-C | 80 | 79 | 2416 | 938 | 432 | 435 | 314 | 144 | 393 | 537 | 241 | 86 | 46 | 213 | 240 | 1178 | ||
| Junior Bridgeman | F-G | 82 | 3 | 1876 | 947 | 476 | 205 | 166 | 114 | 176 | 290 | 175 | 72 | 30 | 176 | 202 | 1118 | ||
| Alex English | F | 82 | 4 | 1552 | 633 | 343 | 143 | 104 | 144 | 251 | 395 | 129 | 41 | 55 | 137 | 178 | 790 | ||
| Quinn Buckner | G | 82 | 82 | 2072 | 671 | 314 | 203 | 131 | 78 | 169 | 247 | 456 | 188 | 19 | 228 | 287 | 759 | ||
| John Gianelli | C-F | 82 | 60 | 2327 | 629 | 307 | 123 | 79 | 166 | 343 | 509 | 192 | 54 | 92 | 147 | 189 | 693 | ||
| Kent Benson | C | 69 | 22 | 1288 | 473 | 220 | 141 | 92 | 89 | 206 | 295 | 99 | 69 | 54 | 119 | 177 | 532 | ||
| Ernie Grunfeld | G-F | 73 | 1 | 1261 | 461 | 204 | 143 | 94 | 70 | 124 | 194 | 145 | 54 | 19 | 98 | 150 | 502 | ||
| Lloyd Walton | G | 76 | 0 | 1264 | 344 | 154 | 83 | 54 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 253 | 77 | 13 | 107 | 94 | 362 | ||
| Jim Eakins | C | 17 | 0 | 155 | 34 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 49 | ||
| Scott Lloyd | C-F | 14 | 0 | 112 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 30 | ||
| Kevin Restani | F-C | 8 | 0 | 84 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 26 | ||
| Rich Laurel | G | 10 | 0 | 57 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 24 | ||
| Totals | 835 | 410 | 19980 | 7883 | 3801 | 0 | 0 | 2220 | 1612 | 1239 | 2480 | 3719 | 2306 | 867 | 472 | 1658 | 2038 | 9214 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Winters | G-F | 80 | 79 | 34.4 | 46.3 | 84.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 19.9 | |
| Marques Johnson | F-G | 80 | 80 | 34.6 | 52.2 | 73.6 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 19.5 | |
| Dave Meyers | F-C | 80 | 79 | 30.2 | 46.1 | 72.2 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 14.7 | |
| Junior Bridgeman | F-G | 82 | 3 | 22.9 | 50.3 | 81.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 13.6 | |
| Alex English | F | 82 | 4 | 18.9 | 54.2 | 72.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 9.6 | |
| Quinn Buckner | G | 82 | 82 | 25.3 | 46.8 | 64.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 9.3 | |
| John Gianelli | C-F | 82 | 60 | 28.4 | 48.8 | 64.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 8.5 | |
| Kent Benson | C | 69 | 22 | 18.7 | 46.5 | 65.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 7.7 | |
| Ernie Grunfeld | G-F | 73 | 1 | 17.3 | 44.3 | 65.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 6.9 | |
| Lloyd Walton | G | 76 | 0 | 16.6 | 44.8 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4.8 | |
| Jim Eakins | C | 17 | 0 | 9.1 | 41.2 | 80.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | |
| Scott Lloyd | C-F | 14 | 0 | 8.0 | 36.4 | 60.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | |
| Kevin Restani | F-C | 8 | 0 | 10.5 | 46.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | |
| Rich Laurel | G | 10 | 0 | 5.7 | 32.3 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | |
| Averages | 835 | 410 | 23.9 | 48.2 | 72.6 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 11.0 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | F-G | 9 | 321 | 153 | 84 | 64 | 48 | 35 | 77 | 112 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 216 | ||
| Brian Winters | G-F | 9 | 305 | 165 | 82 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 58 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 184 | ||
| Alex English | F | 9 | 208 | 78 | 48 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 121 | ||
| Dave Meyers | F-C | 9 | 279 | 99 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 116 | ||
| Quinn Buckner | G | 9 | 257 | 86 | 43 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 62 | 18 | 1 | 39 | 30 | 101 | ||
| Junior Bridgeman | F-G | 9 | 178 | 91 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 94 | ||
| John Gianelli | C-F | 9 | 290 | 59 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 70 | ||
| Lloyd Walton | G | 9 | 124 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 42 | ||
| Ernie Grunfeld | G-F | 7 | 77 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 38 | ||
| Kent Benson | C | 9 | 103 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 28 | ||
| Jim Eakins | C | 3 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 91 | 2160 | 826 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 180 | 118 | 274 | 392 | 279 | 87 | 64 | 168 | 218 | 1012 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | F-G | 9 | 35.7 | 54.9 | 75.0 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 24.0 | |
| Brian Winters | G-F | 9 | 33.9 | 49.7 | 74.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 20.4 | |
| Alex English | F | 9 | 23.1 | 61.5 | 78.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 13.4 | |
| Dave Meyers | F-C | 9 | 31.0 | 44.4 | 66.7 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 12.9 | |
| Quinn Buckner | G | 9 | 28.6 | 50.0 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 11.2 | |
| Junior Bridgeman | F-G | 9 | 19.8 | 48.4 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 10.4 | |
| John Gianelli | C-F | 9 | 32.2 | 42.4 | 76.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 7.8 | |
| Lloyd Walton | G | 9 | 13.8 | 48.6 | 61.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 4.7 | |
| Ernie Grunfeld | G-F | 7 | 11.0 | 53.1 | 80.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 5.4 | |
| Kent Benson | C | 9 | 11.4 | 47.8 | 54.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | |
| Jim Eakins | C | 3 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Averages | 835 | 23.7 | 50.4 | 71.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 11.1 |
