# Temporada 1977-78 de los San Antonio Spurs

La temporada 1977-78 fue la segunda de los San Antonio Spurs en la NBA, tras la fusión de la liga con la ABA, donde había jugado nueve temporadas, seis en Dallas y tres en San Antonio. La temporada regular acabó con 52 victorias y 30 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante Washington Bullets.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 2 | 37 | Jeff Wilkins | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Illinois State |
| 5 | 103 | Scott Sims | Base | Estados Unidos | Missouri |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 32–9 | 20–21 | 15–5 |
| x-Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | 29–12 | 15–26 | 14–6 |
| x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9 | 27–14 | 16–25 | 9–11 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 29–12 | 12–29 | 8–12 |
| New Orleans Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 13 | 27–14 | 12–29 | 8–12 |
| Houston Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24 | 21-20 | 7-34 | 6–14 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

San Antonio Spurs vs. Washington Bullets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 16 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 114, Washington Bullets 103 | San Antonio |
| 18 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 117, Washington Bullets 121 | San Antonio |
| 21 de abril | Washington Bullets 118, San Antonio Spurs 105 | Landover |
| 23 de abril | Washington Bullets 98, San Antonio Spurs 95 | Landover |
| 25 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 116, Washington Bullets 105 | San Antonio |
| 28 de abril | Washington Bullets 103, San Antonio Spurs 100 | Landover |
| | Washington Bullets gana las series 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Larry Kenon | 25 | 81 | 35.4 | 8.6 | 17.6 | .489 | 3.4 | 4.0 | .854 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 20.6 |
| 2 | George Gervin | 25 | 82 | 34.8 | 10.5 | 19.6 | .536 | 6.1 | 7.4 | .830 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 27.2 |
| 3 | Billy Paultz | 29 | 80 | 31.0 | 6.5 | 12.2 | .529 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .752 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 15.8 |
| 4 | Mike Gale | 27 | 70 | 29.9 | 3.9 | 8.3 | .473 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .870 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 9.1 |
| 5 | Louie Dampier | 33 | 82 | 24.8 | 4.1 | 8.0 | .509 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .752 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 9.1 |
| 6 | Coby Dietrick | 29 | 79 | 23.7 | 3.2 | 6.9 | .460 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .781 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Mark Olberding | 21 | 79 | 22.4 | 2.9 | 6.1 | .481 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .811 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Allan Bristow | 26 | 82 | 18.1 | 3.1 | 6.6 | .478 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .731 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Mike Green | 26 | 63 | 18.0 | 3.1 | 6.8 | .457 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .775 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 7.6 |
| 10 | Jim Eakins | 31 | 16 | 15.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | .577 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .853 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.6 |
| 11 | Mo Layton | 29 | 41 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 4.1 | .506 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .923 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| 12 | James Silas | 28 | 37 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | .443 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .822 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 13 | Scott Sims | 22 | 12 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .385 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .667 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 14 | George Karl | 26 | 4 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .333 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| George Gervin | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Larry Kenon | All-Star |