1977–78 New Orleans Jazz season

1977–78 New Orleans Jazz season
Head coach	Elgin Baylor
Arena	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ

The 1977-78 New Orleans Jazz season was the team's fourth in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 35-47 output from the previous season. They bested it by four wins, finishing 39-43, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB
San Antonio Spurs	52	30	0.634	—
Washington Bullets	44	38	0.537	8
Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	0.524	9
Atlanta Hawks	41	41	0.500	11
New Orleans Jazz	39	43	0.476	13
Houston Rockets	28	54	0.341	24

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	55	27	.671	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	3
3	x-Washington Bullets	44	38	.537	11
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	12
5	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	12
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	14
7	New Orleans Jazz	39	43	.476	16
8	Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	23
9	Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	27
10	Buffalo Braves	27	55	.329	28
11	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	31

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Gus Bailey
Freddie Boyd
Gail Goodrich
Paul Griffin
Aaron James
Rich Kelley
Pete Maravich
Jim McElroy
Joe Meriweather
Truck Robinson
Fred Saunders
Slick Watts
Nate Williams

Awards and records

• Pete Maravich, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. 1977-78 New Orleans Jazz