1977–78 Phoenix Suns season

Professional basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Phoenix Suns 1978 49 33 pacific 2nd 3rd John MacLeod Jerry Colangelo Karl Eller, Don Pitt, Don Diamond, Bhavik Darji, Marvin Meyer, Richard L. Bloch Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum First round(lost to Bucks 0–2) PHO KTAR-TV KTAR The 1977–78 Phoenix Suns season was the tenth season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The team finished second in a Pacific division that did not have a team finish below .500, as the Suns returned to the playoffs for the third time in franchise history. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Both Paul Westphal and Walter Davis, a rookie from the University of North Carolina, were selected to participate in the All-Star Game and by the end of the season, both were members of the All-NBA Second Team. Davis became the second Sun in three years to be selected as Rookie of the Year, an award teammate Alvan Adams had collected after the 1975–76 season. Both Westphal and rookie Davis averaged career-highs in scoring, averaging 25.2 and 24.2 points a game. The combined averaged of 49.4 points made for the league's highest-scoring duo on the season. Additionally, Westphal and Davis broke a franchise record of 45.9 points a game, a mark set by Connie Hawkins and Dick Van Arsdale during the 1969–70 season. Offseason NBA draft 1977 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 5 Walter Davis Guard United States North Carolina 3 66 Mike Bratz Guard United States Stanford 4 71 Greg Griffin Forward United States Idaho State 5 93 Cecil Rellford Forward United States St. John's 6 115 Billy McKinney Guard United States Northwestern 7 136 Alvin Scott Forward United States Oral Roberts 8 156 Alvin Joseph Center United States California-Riverside The Suns used their first-round pick to select swingman Walter Davis from North Carolina. Davis averaged 15.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game in four years with the Tar Heels. He would make an immediate impact with the Suns, helping the team make a 15-game improvement and return to the playoffs. Averaging 24.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game his first season, Davis was named Rookie of the Year, receiving 49 1/4 of 66 votes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19780510&id=5OwoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G9MEAAAAIBAJ&pg=755,4535241 Suns' Walter Davis Named NBA Rookie of the Year nba.com/history He would also be named to the All-NBA Second Team, and would finish fifth in Most Valuable Player voting, behind winner Bill Walton, George Gervin, David Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1978.html 1977–78 NBA Awards Voting basketball-reference.com Davis spent his first eleven seasons with the Suns before joining the Denver Nuggets as the league's second unrestricted free agent in 1988. He left as the Suns' all-time leading scorer (15,666 points), and had his #6 jersey retired by the franchise in 1994. Roster Phoenix Suns 1977–78 #702F8B #FFFFFF #FB4417 #702F8B 33 Alvan Adams C 6 9 210 1954-07-19 Oklahoma 21 Dennis Awtrey C 6 10 235 1948-02-22 Santa Clara 23 Mike Bratz G 6 2 185 1955-10-17 Stanford 10 Don Buse G 6 4 190 1950-08-10 Evansville 6 Walter Davis basketball G/F 6 6 193 1954-09-09 North Carolina 35 Bayard Forrest C 6 10 235 1954-07-08 Grand Canyon 25 Greg Griffin F 6 7 190 1952-09-06 Idaho State 24 Garfield Heard F 6 6 219 1948-05-03 Oklahoma 30 Ron Lee G 6 4 193 1952-11-02 Oregon 18 Curtis Perry F 6 7 220 1948-09-13 Missouri State yes 14 Alvin Scott F 6 7 185 1955-09-14 Oral Roberts 32 Ira Terrell F 6 8 200 1954-06-19 Southern Methodist yes IN 44 Paul Westphal G 6 4 195 1950-11-30 USC John MacLeod (Bellarmine) Al Bianchi (Bowling Green State) Regular season Standings PHO PHO Game log Phoenix Suns 1978 #800080 #FF4500 Total: 49–33 (home: 34–7; road: 15–26) Phoenix Suns October no yes #FF4500 #800080 2 1 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 18 | Golden State | W 100–83 | Alvan Adams (27) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9,128 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 23 | @ Los Angeles | W 104–101 | Paul Westphal (26) | | | The Forum10,481 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 25 | Seattle | W 93–86 | Paul Westphal (30) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,917 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | October 28 | @ New Orleans | L 107–114 | Paul Westphal (23) | | | Louisiana Superdome10,342 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | October 29 | @ Houston | L 112–125 | Paul Westphal (28) | | | The Summit8,557 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | October 31 | San Antonio | L 143–145 | Paul Westphal (37) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,030 | 3–3 Phoenix Suns November no #FF4500 #800080 6 0 2 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 3 | @ San Antonio | W 110–89 | Walter Davis (24) | | | HemisFair Arena8,394 | 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 4, 19776:05p.m. MST | @ Washington | L 96–113 | Ron Lee (21) | | | Capital Centre8,742 | 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 5 | @ Chicago | L 94–111 | Walter Davis (25) | | | Chicago Stadium13,424 | 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 10 | New Orleans | W 127–111 | Alvan Adams (35) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,297 | 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 13 | Indiana | W 116–107 | Ron Lee (24) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,550 | 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 18 | Chicago | W 103–101 | Walter Davis,Paul Westphal (25) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,543 | 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 20 | San Antonio | W 134–112 | Alvan Adams (32) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9,677 | 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 22 | Los Angeles | W 118–107 | Walter Davis (34) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,130 | 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 24 | @ Cleveland | L 82–97 | Paul Westphal (22) | | | Coliseum at Richfield15,445 | 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 25 | @ Indiana | W 118–110 | Alvan Adams,Paul Westphal (30) | | | Market Square Arena15,448 | 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | November 27 | Denver | W 115–97 | Paul Westphal (48) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,658 | 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | November 29 | @ Portland | L 96–108 | Walter Davis,Paul Westphal (25) | | | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 11–7 Phoenix Suns December no #FF4500 #800080 5 2 5 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 2 | Portland | L 103–106 | Paul Westphal (32) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 4 | Atlanta | L 89–96 | Alvan Adams (18) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9,577 | 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 6 | @ Kansas City | W 103–92 | Walter Davis (29) | | | Kemper Arena5,976 | 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 7 | @ Detroit | W 113–107 (OT) | Walter Davis,Paul Westphal (27) | | | Cobo Arena3,588 | 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 10 | Houston | W 110–93 | Walter Davis (29) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8,761 | 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 14 | Buffalo | W 113–103 | Paul Westphal (29) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,597 | 15–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 16 | @ New Orleans | W 126–113 | Walter Davis (24) | | | Louisiana Superdome8,172 | 16–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 17 | @ Houston | W 101–97 | Paul Westphal (26) | | | The Summit8,134 | 17–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 18 | @ Atlanta | L 129–134 (2OT) | Walter Davis (33) | | | Omni Coliseum8,062 | 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 20 | @ New York | W 110–99 | Paul Westphal (32) | | | Madison Square Garden13,548 | 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 21 | @ Philadelphia | L 119–125 | Walter Davis (35) | | | The Spectrum14,671 | 18–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 23 | Boston | W 129–110 | Paul Westphal (19) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 19–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 26 | @ Denver | L 108–127 | Walter Davis (23) | | | McNichols Sports Arena17,297 | 19–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | December 27 | Seattle | W 131–105 | Ron Lee (30) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,543 | 20–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | December 29 | Kansas City | W 110–104 | Walter Davis,Paul Westphal (33) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 21–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | December 30 | @ Seattle | L 110–121 | Paul Westphal (32) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 21–13 Phoenix Suns January no #FF4500 #800080 8 0 4 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 3 | @ Milwaukee | W 125–103 | Paul Westphal (34) | | | MECCA Arena8,571 | 22–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 4 | @ New Jersey | L 83–115 | Paul Westphal (21) | | | Rutgers Athletic Center4,067 | 22–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 5 | @ Boston | W 121–111 | Paul Westphal (43) | | | Hartford Civic Center10,019 | 23–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 7 | @ Buffalo | W 107–97 | Paul Westphal (29) | | | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium7,029 | 24–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 11 | New Orleans | W 142–99 | Walter Davis (24) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 25–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 13 | Detroit | W 111–100 | Paul Westphal (26) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 26–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 15 | Cleveland | W 113–104 | Walter Davis (31) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,787 | 27–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 19 | New York | W 134–114 | Paul Westphal (31) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,935 | 28–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 20 | @ Golden State | L 104–119 | Walter Davis (31) | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,237 | 28–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 22, 19784:45p.m. MST | Washington | W 114–101 | Paul Westphal (30) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 29–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 25 | Houston | W 118–96 | Paul Westphal (25) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9,277 | 30–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 27 | Philadelphia | W 110–101 | Walter Davis (29) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 31–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | January 29 | New Jersey | W 131–100 | Bayard Forrest (23) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,327 | 32–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | January 31 | @ Kansas City | W 112–102 | Walter Davis (21) | | | Omaha Civic Auditorium5,182 | 33–15 Phoenix Suns February no #FF4500 #800080 4 1 1 7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 1 | @ Detroit | L 120–127 | Walter Davis (26) | | | Cobo Arena5,143 | 33–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 3 | Milwaukee | W 115–105 | Walter Davis (30) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 34–16 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 9 | Atlanta | W 125–98 | Walter Davis (28) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9,877 | 35–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 12, 19784:45p.m. MST | Washington | W 121–109 | Paul Westphal (43) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,467 | 36–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 14 | @ Portland | L 100–113 | Walter Davis (39) | | | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 36–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 16 | Boston | L 95–98 | Walter Davis (27) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 36–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 17 | @ Golden State | L 92–111 | Alvan Adams,Walter Davis (16) | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,185 | 36–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 18 | Indiana | W 114–101 | Paul Westphal (26) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 37–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 21 | @ Buffalo | W 114–111 | Walter Davis (32) | | | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium4,409 | 38–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 22 | @ Atlanta | L 95–107 | Paul Westphal (37) | | | Charlotte Coliseum5,843 | 38–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 24, 19786:05p.m. MST | @ Washington | L 120–121 (OT) | Paul Westphal (35) | | | Capital Centre12,432 | 38–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | February 25 | @ New York | L 115–122 | Paul Westphal (27) | | | Madison Square Garden17,197 | 38–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | February 28 | @ Chicago | L 115–126 | Walter Davis (36) | | | Chicago Stadium14,713 | 38–23 Phoenix Suns March no #FF4500 #800080 7 2 2 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 1 | Detroit | L 102–115 | Paul Westphal (24) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,161 | 38–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 3 | Milwaukee | W 132–126 | Paul Westphal (31) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,139 | 39–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 5 | Philadelphia | L 92–104 | Walter Davis (25) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,145 | 39–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 7 | @ Denver | W 126–112 | Walter Davis (34) | | | McNichols Sports Arena17,428 | 40–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 9 | Chicago | W 112–103 | Paul Westphal (34) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,748 | 41–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 11 | Los Angeles | W 120–114 | Walter Davis (34) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 42–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 12 | @ Los Angeles | L 112–128 | Paul Westphal (29) | | | The Forum17,505 | 42–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 14 | @ Milwaukee | L 106–121 | Walter Davis (38) | | | MECCA Arena10,938 | 42–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 15 | @ New Jersey | L 98–117 | Alvan Adams (21) | | | Rutgers Athletic Center4,260 | 42–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 17 | @ Boston | L 108–115 | Paul Westphal (24) | | | Boston Garden15,276 | 42–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 19 | @ Cleveland | W 123–112 | Paul Westphal (39) | | | Coliseum at Richfield15,622 | 43–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 21 | @ Indiana | L 115–119 | Walter Davis (27) | | | Market Square Arena10,633 | 43–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 23 | New York | W 120–108 | Walter Davis (29) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 44–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 25 | Buffalo | W 112–106 | Alvan Adams (27) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,642 | 45–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | March 29 | Portland | W 127–94 | Paul Westphal (33) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 46–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | March 31 | Kansas City | W 136–112 | Paul Westphal (35) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,590 | 47–30 Phoenix Suns April no #FF4500 #800080 2 1 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 2 | Golden State | W 105–99 | Paul Westphal (27) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,040 | 48–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 4 | @ San Antonio | L 119–125 | Walter Davis (35) | | | HemisFair Arena9,112 | 48–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 6 | Denver | L 105–111 | Walter Davis (29) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 48–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 7 | @ Seattle | L 83–95 | Paul Westphal (16) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 48–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 8 | New Jersey | W 120–109 | Paul Westphal (26) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,226 | 49–33 PHO 1978 Playoffs Game log Phoenix Suns 1978 yes #800080 #FF4500 Phoenix Suns First Round no yes yes #FF4500 #800080 0 1 0 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 11 | Milwaukee | L 103–111 | Walter Davis (31) | Alvan Adams (9) | Paul Westphal (9) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,161 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 14 | @ Milwaukee | L 90–94 | Paul Westphal (32) | Walter Davis (9) | Paul Westphal (10) | MECCA Arena10,938 | 0–2 |- PHO 1978 yes Awards and honors All-Star Paul Westphal was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his second consecutive All-Star selection. Westphal finished second in voting among Western Conference guards with 264,006 votes. Walter Davis was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection. Season Walter Davis received the Rookie of the Year Award. Paul Westphal was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Westphal also finished sixth in MVP voting. Walter Davis was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Davis also finished fifth in MVP voting. Don Buse was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Walter Davis was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Ron Lee led the league in steals per game with a 2.74 average, and total steals with 225. Player statistics Legend   GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game Season Player GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Adams, Alvan Alvan Adams 70 49 27.3 .485 .730 8.1 3.2 1.2 .9 15.5 Awtrey, Dennis Dennis Awtrey 81 34 20.0 .424 .633 3.7 2.0 .2 .3 3.6 Bratz, Mike Mike Bratz 80 0 11.7 .403 .824 1.4 1.5 .5 .1 4.7 Buse, Don Don Buse 82 82 31.1 .458 .824 3.0 4.8 2.3 .2 8.4 Davis, Walter Walter Davis 81 81 32.0 .526 .830 6.0 3.4 1.4 .2 24.2 Forrest, Bayard Bayard Forrest 64 0 13.9 .466 .476 3.9 2.0 .4 .5 4.2 Griffin, Greg Greg Griffin 36 0 11.7 .361 .639 2.9 0.7 .4 .0 4.0 Heard, Garfield Garfield Heard 80 73 26.2 .424 .612 8.2 1.7 1.6 1.3 7.8 Lee, Ron Ron Lee 82 2 23.5 .439 .746 3.1 3.7 2.7 .2 12.2 Perry, Curtis Curtis Perry 45 4 18.2 .453 .785 5.6 1.1 .8 .5 6.0 Scott, Alvin Alvin Scott 81 5 19.0 .488 .691 4.4 1.1 .6 .5 6.1 Westphal, Paul Paul Westphal 80 80 31.0 .516 .813 2.1 5.5 1.7 .4 25.2 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Adams, Alvan Alvan Adams 2 2 35.5 .455 1.000 8.0 2.0 1.0 .5 16.0 Awtrey, Dennis Dennis Awtrey 2 0 12.0 .250 1.000 1.0 1.5 .5 .0 1.5 Bratz, Mike Mike Bratz 2 0 4.5 .200 . 0.0 0.5 .0 .0 1.0 Buse, Don Don Buse 2 2 38.0 .364 . 2.5 2.0 2.0 .0 4.0 Davis, Walter Walter Davis 2 2 33.0 .475 .750 8.5 4.0 1.5 .0 25.0 Forrest, Bayard Bayard Forrest 1 0 3.0 1.000 . 0.0 0.0 .0 .0 2.0 Griffin, Greg Greg Griffin 2 0 12.5 .429 . 2.0 1.5 .5 .5 3.0 Heard, Garfield Garfield Heard 2 2 31.0 .353 .500 8.0 2.5 1.0 2.0 6.5 Lee, Ron Ron Lee 2 0 20.5 .313 1.000 3.0 1.5 2.0 .0 6.0 Scott, Alvin Alvin Scott 2 0 18.5 .500 .833 3.0 1.5 1.0 .0 6.5 Westphal, Paul Paul Westphal 2 2 33.0 .468 .889 3.0 9.5 .5 .0 26.0 Transactions Trades July 15, 1977 To Portland Trail Blazers USA Dale Schlueter To Phoenix Suns 1978 fourth-round draft pick (USA Wayne Smith) September 6, 1977 To Indiana Pacers USA Ricky Sobers To Phoenix Suns USA Don Buse Free agents Additions Date Player Contract Old Team July 23, 1977 Freeman Blade Undisclosed February 16, 1978 Greg Griffin Undisclosed Phoenix Suns Subtractions Date Player Reason left New team April 10, 1977 Tom Van Arsdale Retired May 12, 1977 Dick Van Arsdale Retired June 6, 1977 Keith Erickson Retired August 23, 1977 Billy McKinney Waived Kansas City Kings October 17, 1977 Freeman Blade Waived October 17, 1977 Butch Feher Waived November 14, 1977 Greg Griffin Waived Phoenix Suns References 2 Category:Phoenix Suns seasons Phoenix