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1977-78 Philadelphia 76ers

NBA · Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 55–27 · 1st in the conference · Coach Billy Cunningham · Lost Conference Finals 2–4

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, no three-point line

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Roster and season stats (14)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
6	Julius Erving	F	6′7″	74	32.8	20.6	6.5	3.8	1.8	1.3	.502	.845
30	George McGinnis	F	6′8″	78	32.5	20.3	10.4	3.8	1.8	0.3	.463	.716
20	Doug Collins	G	6′6″	79	35.1	19.7	2.9	4.1	1.6	0.3	.526	.812
21	Lloyd Free	G	6′2″	76	27.0	15.7	2.8	4.0	0.9	0.5	.455	.731
53	Darryl Dawkins	C	6′11″	70	24.6	11.7	7.9	1.2	0.5	1.8	.575	.709
50	Steve Mix	F	6′7″	82	22.2	9.2	3.6	2.1	1.1	0.0	.520	.795
14	Henry Bibby	G	6′1″	82	30.7	9.1	3.1	5.7	1.1	0.1	.434	.781
23	Joe Bryant	F	6′9″	81	15.3	6.1	3.5	1.6	0.7	0.3	.436	.771
11	Caldwell Jones	C	6′11″	80	20.5	5.4	7.1	1.2	0.3	1.6	.471	.627
42	Harvey Catchings	C	6′10″	61	12.3	2.9	4.1	0.6	0.3	1.1	.393	.618
34	Glenn Mosley	F	6′8″	6	3.5	2.2	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	.385	.429
	Mike Dunleavy		6′3″	4	4.3	2.0	0.3	1.5	0.3	0.0	.429	1.000
52	Wilson Washington	F	6′9″	14	2.7	1.4	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	.421	.500
12	Ted McClain	G	6′1″

Per-game averages as published: no box scores for this season, so no totals, and a blank where the league did not record the figure.

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1977-78 Philadelphia 76ers

Roster and season stats (14)