# Temporada 1977-78 de los Portland Trail Blazers

La temporada 1977-78 fue la octava de los Portland Trail Blazers en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 58 victorias y 24 derrotas, ocupando el primer puesto de la conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que a pesar de su clasificación en temporada regular, cayeron frente a los Seattle SuperSonics en las semifinales de conferencia.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 19 | Rich Laurel | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Hofstra |
| 2 | 28 | Kim Anderson | Alero | Estados Unidos | Missouri |
| 2 | 41 | T. R. Dunn | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Alabama |

## 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
### 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 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Lionel Hollins | 24 | 81 | 33.8 | 6.6 | 14.8 | .442 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .743 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 15.9 |
| 2 | Bill Walton | 25 | 58 | 33.3 | 7.9 | 15.2 | .522 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .720 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 18.9 |
| 3 | Maurice Lucas | 25 | 68 | 31.2 | 6.7 | 14.5 | .458 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .767 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 16.4 |
| 4 | Bob Gross | 24 | 72 | 30.0 | 5.3 | 10.0 | .529 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .800 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 12.7 |
| 5 | Johnny Davis | 22 | 82 | 26.7 | 4.2 | 9.2 | .454 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .828 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 10.7 |
| 6 | Dave Twardzik | 27 | 75 | 24.3 | 3.2 | 5.5 | .592 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .782 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Tom Owens | 28 | 82 | 20.9 | 3.8 | 7.8 | .490 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .741 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 10.1 |
| 8 | Lloyd Neal | 27 | 61 | 19.2 | 4.5 | 8.9 | .504 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .718 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 11.0 |
| 9 | Willie Norwood | 30 | 19 | 18.5 | 2.1 | 5.2 | .404 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .652 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 5.8 |
| 10 | Larry Steele | 28 | 65 | 17.4 | 3.2 | 6.9 | .470 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .820 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Corky Calhoun | 27 | 79 | 17.3 | 2.2 | 4.6 | .479 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .868 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 12 | Jacky Dorsey | 23 | 4 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 4.8 | .474 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .636 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 6.3 |
| 13 | T.R. Dunn | 22 | 63 | 12.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | .417 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .661 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 14 | Wally Walker | 23 | 9 | 11.2 | 2.1 | 4.6 | .463 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .625 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| 15 | Dale Schlueter | 32 | 10 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .421 | 0.9 | 1.8 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Bill Walton | MVP de la NBA Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Maurice Lucas | Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Lionel Hollins | Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Bob Gross | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |