1977–78 San Antonio Spurs season

March 2026 August 2023 San Antonio Spurs 1978 yes 52 30 Central 1 2 Doug Moe John Begzos Angelo Drossos HemisFair Arena KMOL WOAI Conference semifinals(lost to Bullets 2–4) SAS The 1977–78 San Antonio Spurs season was the second in the NBA, the 5th in San Antonio, and the 11th as a franchise. While George Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard with his first point title, the Spurs won the Central Division with a 52–30 record. In the playoffs the Spurs would be stunned in 6 games by the eventual champion Washington Bullets In the series, Gervin averaged 33.2 points per game. Draft picks 1977 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 37 Jeff Wilkins C/PF Illinois State 3 59 Dan Henderson Arkansas State 4 81 Matt Hicks Northern Illinois 5 103 Scott Sims G Missouri 6 125 Bruce Buckley North Carolina 7 145 Richard Robinson New Mexico 8 164 Jerome Gladney Arizona Roster San Antonio Spurs 1977–78 #000000 #FFFFFF silver #000000 30 Allan Bristow F 6 7 210 Virginia Tech 10 Louie Dampier G 6 0 170 Kentucky 25 Coby Dietrick F/C 6 10 220 San Jose State 12 Mike Gale G 6 4 185 Elizabeth City State 44 George Gervin G/F 6 7 180 Eastern Michigan 23 Mike Green basketball, born 1951 C 6 10 200 Louisiana Tech 22 George Karl G 6 2 185 North Carolina 35 Larry Kenon F 6 9 205 Memphis 1 Mo Layton G 6 1 180 USC 53 Mark Olberding F 6 8 225 Minnesota 5 Billy Paultz F/C 6 11 235 St. John's 13 James Silas G 6 1 180 Stephen F. Austin Doug Moe (North Carolina) Bob Bass (Oklahoma Baptist) Regular season George Gervin and David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets would battle all season for the NBA scoring title. On the final day of the season, Thompson would take the lead by scoring 73 points in an afternoon game against the Detroit Pistons.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/sanantonio/spurs.html San Antonio Spurs (1973–Present) April 22, 2008 July 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140704042750/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/sanantonio/spurs.html dead That night, Gervin needed 58 points against the Jazz in New Orleans. Gervin got to a good start by scoring 20 points in the 1st Quarter. In the 2nd, Gervin set a single period record with 33 points. Early on in the 3rd, Gervin would score his 58 points on the way to 63 points, capturing the scoring title. While Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard, the Spurs won the Central Division with a 52–30 record. Season standings SAS SAS z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs San Antonio Spurs 1978 yes #000000 #C0C0C0 San Antonio Spurs Conference semifinals yes yes no #C0C0C0 #000000 2 1 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 16 | Washington | W 114–103 | George Gervin (35) | Larry Kenon (9) | Gervin, Kenon (5) | HemisFair Arena9,669 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 18 | Washington | L 117–121 | George Gervin (46) | Larry Kenon (8) | Larry Kenon (6) | HemisFair Arena9,871 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 21 | @ Washington | L 105–118 | George Gervin (33) | Larry Kenon (9) | Larry Kenon (4) | Capital Centre17,417 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 23 | @ Washington | L 95–98 | George Gervin (35) | Billy Paultz (8) | Mike Gale (7) | Capital Centre13,459 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 25 | Washington | W 116–105 | George Gervin (27) | Larry Kenon (14) | Louie Dampier (6) | HemisFair Arena9,709 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 28 | @ Washington | L 100–103 | Mark Olberding (24) | Green, Paultz (9) | Mike Gale (9) | Capital Centre19,035 | 2–4 |- SAS 1978 yes Player statistics Ragular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameGeorge GervinSG82 82 2,857 420 302 136 110 2,232 34.8 5.1 3.7 1.7 1.3 27.2Louie DampierPG82 2,037 122 285 87 13 748 24.8 1.5 3.5 1.1 .2 9.1Allan BristowSF82 1,481 257 194 69 4 666 18.1 3.1 2.4 .8 .0 8.1Larry KenonSF 81 2,869 773 268 115 24 1,672 35.4 9.5 3.3 1.4 .3 20.6Billy PaultzC 80 2,479 675 213 42 194 1,266 31.0 8.4 2.7 .5 2.4 15.8Coby DietrickPF 79 1,876 358 217 81 55 589 23.7 4.5 2.7 1.0 .7 7.5Mark OlberdingPF 79 1,773 373 131 45 26 646 22.4 4.7 1.7 .6 .3 8.2Mike GaleSG 70 2,091 223 376 159 25 637 29.9 3.2 5.4 2.3 .4 9.1Mike Green basketball, born 1951†C 63 1,132 304 66 24 87 476 18.0 4.8 1.0 .4 1.4 7.6Mo LaytonPG 41 498 32 108 21 4 182 12.1 .8 2.6 .5 .1 4.4James SilasPG 37 311 23 38 11 1 146 8.4 .6 1.0 .3 .0 3.9Jim Eakins†C 16 251 46 17 3 10 89 15.7 2.9 1.1 .2 .6 5.6Scott Sims basketballPG 12 95 13 20 3 0 30 7.9 1.1 1.7 .3 .0 2.5George KarlPG 4 30 5 5 1 0 6 7.5 1.3 1.3 .3 .0 1.5 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only. Playoffs Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameGeorge GervinSG6 227 34 19 6 16 199 37.8 5.7 3.2 1.0 2.7 33.2Mike GaleSG6 201 25 31 7 4 52 33.5 4.2 5.2 1.2 .7 8.7Larry KenonSF6 200 55 22 5 2 106 33.3 9.2 3.7 .8 .3 17.7Billy PaultzC6 191 41 14 5 5 69 31.8 6.8 2.3 .8 .8 11.5Mike Green basketball, born 1951C6 174 44 11 5 16 65 29.0 7.3 1.8 .8 2.7 10.8Mark OlberdingPF6 152 30 14 6 6 63 25.3 5.0 2.3 1.0 1.0 10.5Louie DampierPG6 129 7 15 4 2 35 21.5 1.2 2.5 .7 .3 5.8Coby DietrickPF6 96 25 4 5 5 29 16.0 4.2 .7 .8 .8 4.8Allan BristowSF 5 51 11 7 2 0 22 10.2 2.2 1.4 .4 .0 4.4James SilasPG 3 19 0 1 1 0 7 6.3 .0 .3 .3 .0 2.3 Awards and honors George Gervin, All-NBA First Team References Spurs on Basketball Reference Category:San Antonio Spurs seasons San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio