# Temporada 1977-78 de los Phoenix Suns

La temporada 1977-78 fue la décima de los Phoenix Suns en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 49 victorias y 33 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en primera ronda ante los Milwaukee Bucks.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 5 | Walter Davis | Escolta | Estados Unidos | North Carolina |
| 3 | 66 | Mike Bratz | Base | Estados Unidos | Stanford |
| 6 | 115 | Billy McKinney | Base | Estados Unidos | Northwestern |
| 7 | 136 | Alvin Scott | Alero | Estados Unidos | Oral Roberts |

## 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

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 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Walter Davis | 23 | 81 | 32.0 | 9.7 | 18.4 | .526 | 4.8 | 5.8 | .830 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 24.2 |
| 2 | Don Buse | 27 | 82 | 31.1 | 3.5 | 7.6 | .458 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .824 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 8.4 |
| 3 | Paul Westphal | 27 | 80 | 31.0 | 10.1 | 19.6 | .516 | 5.0 | 6.1 | .813 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 25.2 |
| 4 | Alvan Adams | 23 | 70 | 27.3 | 6.2 | 12.8 | .485 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .730 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Gar Heard | 29 | 80 | 26.2 | 3.3 | 7.8 | .424 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .612 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Ron Lee | 25 | 82 | 23.5 | 5.1 | 11.6 | .439 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .746 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 12.2 |
| 7 | Dennis Awtrey | 29 | 81 | 20.0 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .424 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .633 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| 8 | Alvin Scott | 22 | 81 | 19.0 | 2.2 | 4.6 | .488 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .691 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| 9 | Curtis Perry | 29 | 45 | 18.2 | 2.4 | 5.4 | .453 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .785 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Bayard Forrest | 23 | 64 | 13.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 | .466 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .476 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| 11 | Mike Bratz | 22 | 80 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 4.9 | .403 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .824 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 12 | Greg Griffin | 25 | 36 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 4.7 | .361 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .639 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Walter Davis | Rookie del Año de la NBA 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA All-Star |
| Paul Westphal | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Don Buse | Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Ron Lee | Líder en robos de la NBA |