The Phoenix Suns were 49-33 in 1977-78. They finished 2nd in the Pacific Division and 3rd in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Milwaukee Bucks, 2 games to 0.
Scores & Schedules
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NJN Team Leaders
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1977-78 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Trail Blazers | 58 | 24 | .707 | |
2 |  Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10.0 |
3 |  Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9.0 |
4 |  SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 |
5 |  Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 |
1977-78 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 112.3 | 45.7 | 28.5 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 45.5 | 95.6 | 47.6 | 21.3 | 28.4 | 75.1 | 52.0 | 14.2 | 31.5 | 21.5 | 23.9 | |||
Team Rank | 15th | 5th | 17th | 1st | 1st | 16th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 11th | 9th | 12th | 10th | 18th | 17th | 20th | 6th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 108.6 | 48.1 | 24.2 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 43.6 | 93.0 | 46.9 | 21.3 | 28.3 | 75.4 | 51.5 | 14.7 | 33.5 | 24.0 | 26.6 | |||
Opponent Rank | 15th | 10th | 16th | 7th | 22nd | 4th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 13th | 13th | 12th | 12th | 10th | 17th | 2nd | 5th | ||||
Net | +3.7 | -2.4 | +4.3 | +1.5 | 0.0 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +0.7 | 0.0 | +0.1 | -0.3 | +0.5 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -2.5 | -2.7 | |||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 19th | 1st | 3rd | 10th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 7th | 16th | 18th | 3rd | 3rd |
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