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1977-78 Portland Trail Blazers

NBA · Western Conference · Pacific Division · 58–24 · 1st in the conference · Coach Jack Ramsay · Lost Conference Semifinals 2–4

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

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Roster and season stats (15)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
32	Bill Walton	C	6′11″	58	33.3	18.9	13.2	5.0	1.0	2.5	.522	.720
14	Lionel Hollins	G	6′3″	81	33.8	15.9	3.4	4.7	1.9	0.4	.442	.743
30	Bob Gross	F	6′6″	72	30.0	12.7	5.6	3.5	1.4	0.7	.529	.800
36	Lloyd Neal	F	6′7″	61	19.2	11.0	6.1	1.3	0.5	0.3	.504	.718
16	Johnny Davis	G	6′2″	82	26.7	10.7	2.1	2.6	1.0	0.2	.454	.828
15	Larry Steele	F	6′5″	65	17.4	8.0	1.7	1.3	0.9	0.1	.470	.820
	Jacky Dorsey		6′7″	4	12.8	6.3	2.5	0.8	0.0	0.3	.474	.636
24	Willie Norwood	F	6′7″	19	18.5	5.8	3.4	1.0	0.9	0.0	.404	.652
10	Corky Calhoun	F	6′7″	79	17.3	5.3	2.7	1.1	0.5	0.2	.479	.868
	Wally Walker		6′7″	9	11.2	4.8	1.9	0.9	0.2	0.0	.463	.625
23	T.R. Dunn	G	6′4″	63	12.2	3.8	2.3	0.7	0.7	0.1	.417	.661
	Dale Schlueter		6′10″	10	10.9	2.5	2.1	1.8	0.3	0.2	.421	.500
13	Dave Twardzik	G	6′1″
20	Maurice Lucas	F	6′9″
25	Tom Owens	F-C	6′10″

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 Portland Trail Blazers

Roster and season stats (15)