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1 Offseason  



1.1  Draft picks  







2 Roster  





3 Regular season  



3.1  Season standings  





3.2  Record vs. opponents  







4 Playoffs  





5 Awards and records  





6 References  














197677 Chicago Bulls season






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1976–77 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachEd Badger
General managerJon Kovler
Owner(s)Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Trail Blazers 1–2)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Lorn Brown, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWIND
(Jim Durham, Bill Berg)
< 1975–76 1977–78 >

The 1976–77 NBA season was the Bulls' 11th season in the NBA.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Roster[edit]

1976–77 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 18 Boerwinkle, Tom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945-08-23 Tennessee
F/C 41 Fernsten, Eric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-11-01 San Francisco
C 53 Gilmore, Artis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1949-09-21 Jacksonville
F 33 Hicks, Phil 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-01-31 Tulane
G 12 Holland, Wilbur 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951-11-08 New Orleans
F 8 Johnson, Mickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-08-31 Aurora
G 44 Kropp, Tom 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-02-12 Nebraska–Kearney
G 31 Laskowski, John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-06-07 Indiana
F 24 Marin, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944-10-12 Duke
F 42 May, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954-03-19 Indiana
G 15 Mengelt, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1949-10-16 Auburn
G 30 Starr, Keith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954-03-14 Pittsburgh
G 2 Van Lier, Norm 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947-04-01 Saint Francis (PA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend

  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured


Roster
Last transaction: February 2, 1977

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

  • e
  • W L PCT GB Home Road Div
    y-Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 36–5 14–27 15–5
    x-Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 6 30–11 14–27 12–8
    x-Chicago Bulls 44 38 .537 6 31–10 13–28 10–10
    Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 10 28–13 12–29 7–13
    Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 14 25–16 11–30 9–11
    Milwaukee Bucks 30 52 .366 20 24–17 6–35 7–13
    #
  • e
  • Team W L PCT GB
    1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 .646
    2 y-Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 3
    3 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 4
    4 x-Golden State Warriors 46 36 .561 7
    5 x-Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 9
    6 x-Chicago Bulls 44 38 .537 9
    7 Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 13
    8 Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 .488 13
    9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 17
    10 Phoenix Suns 34 48 .415 19
    11 Milwaukee Bucks 30 52 .366 23
    z – clinched division title
    y – clinched division title
    x – clinched playoff spot

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1976–77 NBA Records
    Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK NYN PHI PHO POR SAS SEA WAS
    Atlanta 0–4 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–3
    Boston 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 4–0 2–2 0–4
    Buffalo 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–4
    Chicago 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 1–2
    Cleveland 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3
    Denver 2–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–2 4–0 2–2
    Detroit 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–3
    Golden State 4–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1
    Houston 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1
    Indiana 4–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4
    Kansas City 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 4–0 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2
    Los Angeles 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–3 4–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 4–0
    Milwaukee 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–3
    New Orleans 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2
    N.Y. Knicks 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 2–2
    N.Y. Nets 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–3 1–3 1–3 1–3
    Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 3–1
    Phoenix 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–3
    Portland 1–3 3–1 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–2
    San Antonio 0–4 0–4 4–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2
    Seattle 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 3–1
    Washington 3–1 4–0 4–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 4–0 2–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–3

    Playoffs[edit]

    1977 playoff game log

    First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Series
    1 April 12 @ Portland L 83–96 Mickey Johnson (19) Artis Gilmore (14) Norm Van Lier (8) Memorial Coliseum
    12,774
    0–1
    2 April 15 Portland W 107–104 Mickey Johnson (29) Mickey Johnson (15) Norm Van Lier (11) Chicago Stadium
    20,000
    1–1
    3 April 17 @ Portland L 98–106 Mickey Johnson (14) Johnson, Gilmore (14) Norm Van Lier (10) Memorial Coliseum
    12,520
    1–2
    1977 schedule

    Awards and records[edit]

    References[edit]


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