# Temporada 1977-78 de los Milwaukee Bucks

La temporada 1977-78 fue la décima de los Milwaukee Bucks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 44 victorias y 38 derrotas, ocupando el sexto puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de la conferencia Oeste ante los Denver Nuggets.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 1 | Kent Benson | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Indiana |
| 1 | 3 | Marques Johnson | Alero | Estados Unidos | UCLA |
| 1 | 11 | Ernie Grunfeld | Escolta | Rumania Rumania Estados Unidos | Tennessee |
| 4 | 69 | Lewis Brown | Pívot | Estados Unidos | UNLV |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 33–8 | 15–26 | 11–9 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4 | 28–13 | 16–25 | 14–6 |
| Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 8 | 29–12 | 11–30 | 8–12 |
| Detroit Pistons | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | 24–17 | 14–27 | 8–12 |
| Indiana Pacers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 17 | 21–20 | 10–31 | 8–12 |
| Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 17 | 22–19 | 9–32 | 11–9 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Phoenix Suns vs. Milwaukee Bucks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 11 de abril | Phoenix Suns 103, Milwaukee Bucks 111 | Phoenix |
| 14 de abril | Milwaukee Bucks 94, Phoenix Suns 90 | Milwaukee |
| | Milwaukee Bucks gana las series 2-0 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Denver Nuggets vs. Milwaukee Bucks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 18 de abril | Denver Nuggets 119, Milwaukee Bucks 103 | Denver |
| 21 de abril | Denver Nuggets 127, Milwaukee Bucks 111 | Denver |
| 23 de abril | Milwaukee Bucks 143, Denver Nuggets 112 | Milwaukee |
| 25 de abril | Milwaukee Bucks 104, Denver Nuggets 118 | Milwaukee |
| 28 de abril | Denver Nuggets 112, Milwaukee Bucks 117 | Denver |
| 30 de abril | Milwaukee Bucks 119, Denver Nuggets 91 | Milwaukee |
| 3 de mayo | Denver Nuggets 116, Milwaukee Bucks 110 | Denver |
| | Denver Nuggets gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Marques Johnson | 21 | 80 | 34.6 | 7.9 | 15.1 | .522 | 3.8 | 5.1 | .736 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 19.5 |
| 2 | Brian Winters | 25 | 80 | 34.4 | 8.4 | 18.2 | .463 | 3.1 | 3.7 | .840 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 19.9 |
| 3 | Dave Meyers | 24 | 80 | 30.2 | 5.4 | 11.7 | .461 | 3.9 | 5.4 | .722 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 14.7 |
| 4 | John Gianelli | 27 | 82 | 28.4 | 3.7 | 7.7 | .488 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .642 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Quinn Buckner | 23 | 82 | 25.3 | 3.8 | 8.2 | .468 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .645 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 9.3 |
| 6 | Junior Bridgeman | 24 | 82 | 22.9 | 5.8 | 11.5 | .503 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .810 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 13.6 |
| 7 | Alex English | 24 | 82 | 18.9 | 4.2 | 7.7 | .542 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .727 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 9.6 |
| 8 | Kent Benson | 23 | 69 | 18.7 | 3.2 | 6.9 | .465 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .652 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Ernie Grunfeld | 22 | 73 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 6.3 | .443 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .657 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 6.9 |
| 10 | Lloyd Walton | 24 | 76 | 16.6 | 2.0 | 4.5 | .448 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .651 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 11 | Kevin Restani | 26 | 8 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Jim Eakins | 31 | 17 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .412 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .808 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| 13 | Scott Lloyd | 25 | 14 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .364 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .600 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 14 | Rich Laurel | 23 | 10 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .323 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Marques Johnson | Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |
| Quinn Buckner | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Brian Winters | All-Star |