# Temporada 1977-78 de los Seattle SuperSonics

La temporada 1977-78 fue la undécima de los Seattle SuperSonics en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 47 victorias y 35 derrotas, ocupando el cuarto puesto de la conferencia Oeste, logrando clasificarse para los playoffs, en los que alcanzaron las Finales, cayendo en el séptimo y definitivo partido ante los Washington Bullets.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad/Club |
| 1 | 8 | Jack Sikma | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 3 | 52 | Joe Hassett | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Providence |

## Temporada regular

División Pacífico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Portland Trail Blazers | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 36–5 | 22–19 | 13–3 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9 | 34–7 | 15–26 | 8–8 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 8–8 |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 6–10 |
| Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 15 | 30–11 | 13–28 | 5–11 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Seattle SuperSonics vs. Los Angeles Lakers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 12 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 102, Los Angeles Lakers 90 | Seattle |
| 14 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 105, Golden State Warriors 99 | Los Ángeles |
| 16 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 111, Los Angeles Lakers 102 | Seattle |
| | Seattle SuperSonics gana las series 1-2 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Seattle SuperSonics
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 18 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 95, Seattle SuperSonics 104 | Portland |
| 21 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 96, Seattle SuperSonics 93 | Portland |
| 23 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 99, Portland Trail Blazers 84 | Seattle |
| 26 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 100, Portland Trail Blazers 98 | Seattle |
| 30 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 113, Seattle SuperSonics 89 | Portland |
| 1 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 105, Portland Trail Blazers 97 | Seattle |
| | Seattle SuperSonics gana las series 4-2 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Denver Nuggets vs. Seattle SuperSonics
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 5 de mayo | Denver Nuggets 116, Seattle SuperSonics 107 | Denver |
| 7 de mayo | Denver Nuggets 111, Seattle SuperSonics 121 | Denver |
| 10 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 105, Denver Nuggets 91 | Seattle |
| 12 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 100, Denver Nuggets 94 | Seattle |
| 14 de mayo | Denver Nuggets 123, Seattle SuperSonics 114 | Denver |
| 17 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 123, Denver Nuggets 108 | Seattle |
| | Seattle SuperSonics gana las series 4-2 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Seattle SuperSonics vs. Washington Bullets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 21 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 106, Washington Bullets 102 | Seattle |
| 25 de mayo | Washington Bullets 106, Seattle SuperSonics 98 | Landover |
| 28 de mayo | Washington Bullets 92, Seattle SuperSonics 93 | Landover |
| 30 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 116, Washington Bullets 120 | Seattle |
| 2 de junio | Seattle SuperSonics 98, Washington Bullets 94 | Seattle |
| 4 de junio | Washington Bullets 117, Seattle SuperSonics 82 | Landover |
| 7 de junio | Seattle SuperSonics 99, Washington Bullets 105 | Seattle |
| | Washington gana las finales 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Marvin Webster | 25 | 82 | 35.5 | 5.2 | 10.4 | .502 | 3.5 | 5.6 | .629 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Gus Williams | 24 | 79 | 32.6 | 7.6 | 16.9 | .451 | 2.9 | 3.5 | .817 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 18.1 |
| 3 | Mike Green | 26 | 9 | 27.8 | 4.8 | 9.7 | .494 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .677 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 11.9 |
| 4 | Fred Brown | 29 | 72 | 27.3 | 7.1 | 14.5 | .488 | 2.4 | 2.7 | .898 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 16.6 |
| 5 | Dennis Johnson | 23 | 81 | 27.3 | 4.5 | 10.9 | .417 | 3.7 | 5.0 | .732 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 12.7 |
| 6 | Jack Sikma | 22 | 82 | 27.3 | 4.2 | 9.2 | .455 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .777 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 10.7 |
| 7 | Paul Silas | 34 | 82 | 26.5 | 2.2 | 5.7 | .397 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .586 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Slick Watts | 26 | 32 | 25.3 | 3.4 | 8.5 | .404 | 0.9 | 1.7 | .566 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 7.8 |
| 9 | John Johnson | 30 | 76 | 23.8 | 4.5 | 10.8 | .416 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .753 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 10.7 |
| 10 | Bruce Seals | 24 | 73 | 18.1 | 3.2 | 7.5 | .417 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .634 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 7.8 |
| 11 | Wally Walker | 23 | 68 | 14.8 | 2.7 | 6.2 | .440 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .625 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Joe Hassett | 22 | 48 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 4.3 | .444 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .833 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 13 | Dean Tolson | 26 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Willie Wise | 30 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .000 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .250 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Al Fleming | 23 | 20 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .484 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .588 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Jack Sikma | Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |