# Temporada 1977-78 de los Philadelphia 76ers

La temporada 1977-78 fue la vigésimo novena de los Philadelphia 76ers en la NBA, y la decimoquinta en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, tras haber jugado hasta entonces en Syracuse bajo el nombre de Syracuse Nationals. La temporada regular acabó con 55 victorias y 27 derrotas, ocupando el primer puesto de la conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las Finales de la Conferencia Este ante Washington Bullets.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 20 | Glenn Mosley | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Seton Hall |
| 2 | 25 | Wilson Washington | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Old Dominion |
| 2 | 42 | Bob Elliott | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Arizona |
| 8 | 168 | John Olive | Alero | Estados Unidos | Villanova |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Philadelphia 76ers | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 37–4 | 18–23 | 14–2 |
| x-New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12 | 29–12 | 14–27 | 7–9 |
| Boston Celtics | 32 | 50 | .390 | 23 | 24–17 | 8–33 | 8–8 |
| Buffalo Braves | 27 | 55 | .329 | 28 | 20–21 | 7–34 | 7–9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 31 | 18–23 | 6–35 | 4–12 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 16 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 130, New York Knicks 90 | Philadelphia |
| 18 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 119, New York Knicks 100 | Philadelphia |
| 20 de abril | New York Knicks 126, Philadelphia 76ers 137 | Nueva York |
| 23 de abril | New York Knicks 107, Philadelphia 76ers 112 | Nueva York |
| | Philadelphia 76ers gana las series 4-0 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Washington Bullets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 30 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 117, Washington Bullets 122 | Filadelfia |
| 3 de mayo | Philadelphia 76ers 110, Washington Bullets 104 | Filadelfia |
| 5 de mayo | Washington Bullets 123, Philadelphia 76ers 108 | Richmond |
| 7 de mayo | Washington Bullets 121, Philadelphia 76ers 105 | Richmond |
| 10 de mayo | Philadelphia 76ers 107, Washington Bullets 94 | Filadelfia |
| 12 de mayo | Philadelphia 76ers 99, Washington Bullets 101 | Filadelfia |
| | Washington Bullets gana las series 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Doug Collins | 26 | 79 | 77 | 35.1 | 8.1 | 15.5 | .526 | 3.4 | 4.2 | .812 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 19.7 |
| 2 | Julius Erving | 27 | 74 | 68 | 32.8 | 8.3 | 16.4 | .502 | 4.1 | 4.9 | .845 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 20.6 |
| 3 | George McGinnis | 27 | 78 | 76 | 32.5 | 7.5 | 16.3 | .463 | 5.3 | 7.4 | .716 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 20.3 |
| 4 | Henry Bibby | 28 | 82 | 82 | 30.7 | 3.5 | 8.0 | .434 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .781 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 9.1 |
| 5 | World B. Free | 24 | 76 | 5 | 27.0 | 5.1 | 11.3 | .455 | 5.4 | 7.4 | .731 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 15.7 |
| 6 | Darryl Dawkins | 21 | 70 | 11 | 24.6 | 4.7 | 8.2 | .575 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .709 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 11.7 |
| 7 | Steve Mix | 30 | 82 | 20 | 22.2 | 3.5 | 6.8 | .520 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .795 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 9.2 |
| 8 | Caldwell Jones | 27 | 80 | 69 | 20.5 | 2.1 | 4.5 | .471 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .627 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
| 9 | Joe Bryant | 23 | 81 | | 15.3 | 2.3 | 5.4 | .436 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .771 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 6.1 |
| 10 | Harvey Catchings | 26 | 61 | 2 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .393 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .618 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| 11 | Ted McClain | 31 | 29 | | 10.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .438 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .700 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| 12 | Mike Dunleavy | 23 | 4 | | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .429 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Glenn Mosley | 22 | 6 | | 3.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .385 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 14 | Wilson Washington | 22 | 14 | | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | .421 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .500 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Julius Erving | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Doug Collins | All-Star |