The 1977–78 NBA season was the Bucks' tenth season in the
NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...
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1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks
/ref> The Bucks had drafted Marques Johnson
Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and character actor who is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Bally Sports Wisconsin. He played as a small forward in the National B ...
from UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...
in the 1977 NBA draft
The 1977 NBA draft was the 31st annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 10, 1977, before the 1977–78 season. In this draft, 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball player ...
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Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
:z – clinched division title
:y – clinched division title
:x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
Game log
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, 1 , , October 18, 1977 , , Los Angeles
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, 2 , , October 19, 1977 , , @ Denver
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McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games.
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, 3 , , October 22, 1977 , , Chicago
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, 4 , , October 27, 1977 , , @ Houston
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, 5 , , October 30, 1977 , , Seattle
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, 6 , , November 1, 1977 , , Kansas City
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, 7 , , November 3, 1977 , , @ Cleveland
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, 8 , , November 4, 1977 , , Houston
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
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, 9 , , November 8, 1977 , , Denver
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, 10 , , November 10, 1977 , , @ Washington
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, 11 , , November 11, 1977 , , Cleveland
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, 12 , , November 13, 1977 , , Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
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, 13 , , November 15, 1977 , , Portland
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*Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon
*Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine
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, 14 , , November 16, 1977 , , @ New Jersey
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Jersey Mike's Arena, commonly known as the RAC (an initialism for Rutgers Athletic Center, its former official name), is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Piscataway, New Jersey on Rutgers University's Livingston Campus. The building is shaped ...
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, 15 , , November 19, 1977 , , @ Philadelphia
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, 16 , , November 22, 1977 , , Golden State
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, 17 , , November 23, 1977 , , @ Kansas City
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, 18 , , November 25, 1977 , , @ Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
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, 19 , , November 26, 1977 , , @ San Antonio
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HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 sea ...
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, 20 , , November 29, 1977 , , Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
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, 21 , , November 30, 1977 , , @ Indiana
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Market Square Arena (MSA) was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of larg ...
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, 22 , , December 2, 1977 , , Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
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* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
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, 23 , , December 3, 1977 , , @ New York
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, 24 , , December 4, 1977 , , New Jersey
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, 25 , , December 6, 1977 , , @ Los Angeles
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, 26 , , December 8, 1977 , , @ Golden State
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, 27 , , December 9, 1977 , , @ Seattle
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, 28 , , December 10, 1977 , , @ Denver
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, 29 , , December 13, 1977 , , Philadelphia
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, 30 , , December 16, 1977 , , New York
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, 31 , , December 18, 1977 , , Buffalo
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, 32 , , December 21, 1977 , , San Antonio
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, 33 , , December 22, 1977 , , @ Detroit
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, 34 , , December 23, 1977 , , Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
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, 35 , , December 25, 1977 , , @ Kansas City
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, 36 , , December 27, 1977 , , @ Buffalo
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Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as The Aud, was a multipurpose indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. Opened on October 14, 1940, it was home to the Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball, Canisius Golden Griffins (Nationa ...
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, 37 , , December 29, 1977 , , Boston
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, 38 , , January 3, 1978 , , Phoenix
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, 39 , , January 5, 1978 , , New Orleans
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, 40 , , January 6, 1978 , , @ Houston
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, 42 , , January 10, 1978 , , Indiana
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, 48 , , January 22, 1978 , , Chicago
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, 57 , , February 15, 1978 , , New Orleans
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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, also called the Madhouse Coliseum or Phoenix Memorial Coliseum, is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Su ...
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William Quinn Buckner (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of both ...
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Brian Joseph Winters (born March 1, 1952) is an American former basketball player and coach.
Career
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Dr. Lloyd Walton (born November 23, 1953) is a retired American basketball player. He grew up in Chicago Heights, Illinois and played basketball for Mount Carmel High School, where he was named a Parade Magazine All American, and Marquette Uni ...
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Brian Joseph Winters (born March 1, 1952) is an American former basketball player and coach.
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Alexander English (born January 5, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and businessman.
A South Carolina native, English played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball, South Carolina ...
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, Marques Johnson
Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and character actor who is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Bally Sports Wisconsin. He played as a small forward in the National B ...
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, Marques Johnson
Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and character actor who is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Bally Sports Wisconsin. He played as a small forward in the National B ...
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, MECCA Arena
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, @ Denver
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, Brian Winters
Brian Joseph Winters (born March 1, 1952) is an American former basketball player and coach.
Career
Winters attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York, graduating in 1970. He then played collegi ...
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, Marques Johnson
Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and character actor who is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Bally Sports Wisconsin. He played as a small forward in the National B ...
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, Quinn Buckner
William Quinn Buckner (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of both ...
(10)
, McNichols Sports Arena
McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games.
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*Quinn Buckner
William Quinn Buckner (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of both ...
, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two ...
*Marques Johnson
Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and character actor who is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Bally Sports Wisconsin. He played as a small forward in the National B ...
, NBA All-Rookie Team
The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for play ...
1st Team
*On Friday, November 25, 1977, the day after Thanksgiving, and on the road, the Bucks overcame the largest 4th quarter deficit in NBA history, defeating the Atlanta Hawks after being down by 29 points with only 8:43 left in the game. Atlanta led 111–82 before Milwaukee went on a 35–4 run to win 117–115 in regulation. This record was set without the use of the three-point field goal, since its NBA inception was not until the 1979–80 season.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 Milwaukee Bucks Season
Milwaukee Bucks seasons
Milwaukee
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Milwau
1970s in Milwaukee