1977–78 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Portland Trail Blazers 1978 yes 58 24 Pacific 1 1 Jack Ramsay Harry Glickman Larry Weinberg Memorial Coliseum KOIN KYTE Conference semifinals(lost to SuperSonics 2–4) POR The 1977–78 Portland Trail Blazers season was the eighth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).1977–78 Portland Trail Blazers Fresh off their first NBA Championship win the previous season, the Blazers led the league with a franchise-best 58–24 record, earning a first-round bye in the 1978 NBA Playoffs. However, they were defeated by the eventual Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics four games to two. The team started with 50 wins in their first 60 games, but due to Bill Walton's foot injury they only managed to go 8–14 the rest of the way.Off on a Wrong Foot - Sports Illustrated This would be Walton's last season with the club, as he sat out the 1979 season and then was signed by the San Diego Clippers. Prior to the season, the Blazers changed their uniforms to display blazing lines from side to side (red and black for the home, red and white for the road jersey). The team also changed the road jersey to be black rather than the red they previously wore since their inception (the team would wear black road uniforms until they changed it to red in 1979).What's the best Portland Trail Blazers uniform? A look back at the jerseys by era July 30, 2017 https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2017/07/trail_blazers_jersey_by_era.html The Blazers eventually eclipsed their franchise-record win total from this season with a 59–23 showing in 1989–90. Draft picks 1977 NBA draft Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game. Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 19 Rich Laurel G Hofstra 2 28 Kim Anderson F Missouri 2 41 T. R. Dunn G Alabama Roster Portland Trail Blazers 1977–78 #000000 #FFFFFF #d1210a #FFFFFF 10 Corky Calhoun SF 6 7 210 Pennsylvania 16 Johnny Davis basketball, born 1955 G 6 2 170 Dayton 23 T.R. Dunn SG 6 4 192 Alabama 30 Bob Gross F 6 6 200 Long Beach State 14 Lionel Hollins G 6 3 185 Arizona State 20 Maurice Lucas F 6 9 215 Marquette 36 Lloyd Neal F 6 7 225 Tennessee State 24 Willie Norwood basketball SF 6 7 220 Alcorn State 25 Tom Owens F/C 6 10 215 South Carolina 15 Larry Steele F 6 5 180 Kentucky 13 Dave Twardzik G 6 1 175 Old Dominion 32 Bill Walton C 6 11 210 UCLA Jack Ramsay Jack McKinney Regular season thumb|The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Season standings POR POR z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs Portland Trail Blazers 1978 yes #000000 #FFFFFF Portland Trail Blazers Conference Semi-finals no yes yes #BA0C2F #FFFFFF 2 1 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 18 | Seattle | L 95–104 | Johnny Davis (20) | Bill Walton (16) | Lionel Hollins (9) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 21 | Seattle | W 96–93 | Maurice Lucas (19) | Maurice Lucas (14) | Lionel Hollins (5) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 23 | @ Seattle | L 84–99 | Tom Owens (24) | Owens, Lucas (9) | Dave Twardzik (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 26 | @ Seattle | L 98–100 | Lionel Hollins (35) | Maurice Lucas (16) | Tom Owens (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 30 | Seattle | W 113–89 | Tom Owens (31) | Maurice Lucas (13) | Davis, Owens (6) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 1 | @ Seattle | L 94–105 | Johnny Davis (23) | Maurice Lucas (12) | Lionel Hollins (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 2–4 |- POR 1978 yes Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Awards and honors Bill Walton, NBA Most Valuable Player Award Bill Walton, All-NBA First Team Bill Walton, NBA All-Defensive First Team Bill Walton, NBA All-Star Maurice Lucas, NBA All-Defensive First Team Maurice Lucas, NBA All-Star Lionel Hollins, NBA All-Defensive First Team Lionel Hollins, NBA All-Star Bob Gross, NBA All-Defensive Second Team References Category:Portland Trail Blazers seasons Portland Portland Trail Blazers 1977 Portland Trail Blazers 1977 Portland Portland