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NBA team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1976β77 Phoenix Suns season was the ninth season for the
Phoenix Suns of the
National Basketball Association . With injuries limiting the team to only six games with a full roster, the Suns plummeted to the bottom of the
Pacific division standings, missing the
playoffs after appearing in the
Finals just one
season prior.
[1] The Suns were led by
head coach
John MacLeod and played all home games in
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
Offseason
NBA draft
Roster
Phoenix Suns roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (Y-M-D)
From
F/C
33
Adams, Alvan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1954-07-19
Oklahoma
C
21
Awtrey, Dennis
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1948-02-22
Santa Clara
G/F
14
Erickson, Keith
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1944-04-19
UCLA
G
7
Feher, Butch
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1954-05-19
Vanderbilt
F
24
Heard, Garfield
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
219 lb (99 kg)
1948-05-03
Oklahoma
G
30
Lee, Ron
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1952-11-02
Oregon
F
18
Perry, Curtis
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1948-09-13
Missouri State
C
54
Schlueter, Dale
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1945-11-12
Colorado State
G
40
Sobers, Ricky
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1953-01-15
UNLV
F
32
Terrell, Ira
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1954-06-19
SMU
G/F
5
Van Arsdale, Dick
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1943-02-22
Indiana
G/F
4
Van Arsdale, Tom
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
1943-02-22
Indiana
G
44
Westphal, Paul
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1950-11-30
USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
1976β77 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
β
0β4
4β0
2β2
2β2
2β2
0β4
0β4
1β3
0β4
1β2
2β2
2β2
1β3
1β3
3β1
1β3
0β4
3β1
4β0
1β2
1β3
Boston
4β0
β
3β1
2β2
1β3
3β1
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β2
3β1
2β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
2β2
1β3
4β0
2β2
0β4
Buffalo
0β4
1β3
β
1β3
2β2
2β2
3β1
0β3
1β3
1β3
0β3
1β3
3β1
3β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
0β4
3β1
0β4
Chicago
2β2
2β2
3β1
β
3β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β1
4β0
2β2
2β1
2β2
2β2
0β4
3β1
2β2
1β2
Cleveland
2β2
3β1
2β2
1β3
β
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β3
2β1
3β1
2β2
4β0
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
2β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
Denver
2β2
1β3
2β2
3β1
2β2
β
3β1
2β2
3β0
3β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
1β3
3β1
2β2
1β2
4β0
2β2
Detroit
4β0
2β2
1β3
2β2
3β1
1β3
β
3β1
2β2
2β2
4β0
1β3
3β1
3β1
1β2
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
1β2
1β3
1β3
Golden State
4β0
3β1
3β0
2β2
2β2
2β2
1β3
β
2β1
4β0
1β3
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
3β1
3β1
4β0
1β3
2β2
1β3
3β1
Houston
3β1
2β2
3β1
3β1
3β1
0β3
2β2
1β2
β
4β0
2β2
2β2
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
1β3
3β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
3β1
Indiana
4β0
2β1
3β1
2β2
1β2
1β3
2β2
0β4
0β4
β
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
2β2
4β0
2β2
2β2
0β4
2β2
2β2
0β4
Kansas City
2β1
1β3
3β0
2β2
1β3
1β3
0β4
3β1
2β2
2β2
β
1β3
2β2
2β2
4β0
4β0
1β3
3β1
2β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
Los Angeles
2β2
1β2
3β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
3β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β1
β
3β1
3β0
1β3
4β0
2β2
3β1
3β1
3β1
3β1
4β0
Milwaukee
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
0β4
1β3
1β3
3β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
1β3
β
1β2
1β3
3β1
1β2
1β3
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β3
New Orleans
3β1
2β2
1β3
0β4
2β2
1β3
1β3
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
0β3
2β1
β
3β1
2β2
0β4
3β1
2β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
N.Y. Knicks
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
2β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
0β4
3β1
3β1
1β3
β
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β2
2β2
N.Y. Nets
1β3
1β3
2β2
1β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
2β2
0β4
0β4
0β4
1β3
2β2
2β2
β
1β3
2β2
0β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
Philadelphia
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β1
2β2
1β3
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β2
2β1
4β0
3β1
3β1
β
1β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
3β1
Phoenix
4β0
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β2
1β3
2β2
0β4
1β3
2β2
1β3
1β3
3β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
2β1
β
1β3
1β3
3β1
1β3
Portland
1β3
3β1
3β1
4β0
2β2
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
4β0
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β0
2β2
3β1
β
2β2
3β1
1β2
San Antonio
0β4
0β4
4β0
1β3
2β2
2β1
2β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β3
3β1
3β1
3β1
3β1
3β1
2β2
β
3β1
2β2
Seattle
2β1
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β3
0β4
3β1
3β1
1β3
2β2
3β1
1β3
3β1
3β1
2β1
3β1
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
β
3β1
Washington
3β1
4β0
4β0
2β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β3
4β0
2β2
0β4
3β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
3β1
2β1
2β2
1β3
β
Game log
1976β77 game log Total: 34β48 (home: 26β15; road: 8β33)
October: 1β4 (home: 0β0; road: 1β4)
November: 5β5 (home: 5β2; road: 0β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
Location Attendance
Record
Streak
6
November 5
@
Seattle
L 84β88
Ricky Sobers (18)
Seattle Center Coliseum 11,902
1β5
L 2
7
November 11
Indiana
W 108β98
Ricky Sobers ,
Paul Westphal (18)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,152
2β5
W 1
8
November 13
Cleveland
L 90β103
Ricky Sobers (20)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,671
2β6
L 1
9
November 17
Milwaukee
W 103β95
Dick Van Arsdale (19)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,017
3β6
W 1
10
November 18
@
Golden State
L 111β131
Ricky Sobers (19)
OaklandβAlameda County Coliseum Arena 9,965
3β7
L 1
11
November 19
N.Y. Nets
L 88β90
Paul Westphal (17)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,506
3β8
L 2
12
November 21
Chicago
W 101β96
Paul Westphal (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,589
4β8
W 1
13
November 25
Washington
W 104β98
Paul Westphal (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,614
5β8
W 2
14
November 27
Seattle
W 119β107
Paul Westphal (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,553
6β8
W 3
15
November 30
@
Indiana
L 97β103
Paul Westphal (27)
Market Square Arena 8,581
6β9
L 1
December: 8β7 (home: 5β2; road: 3β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
Location Attendance
Record
Streak
16
December 1
@
N.Y. Nets
W 106β96
Paul Westphal (23)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,103
7β9
W 1
17
December 3
Portland
L 99β113
Ricky Sobers (21)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,339
7β10
L 1
18
December 5
San Antonio
W 103β98 (OT)
Paul Westphal (27)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,235
8β10
W 1
19
December 8
Houston
W 116β95
Paul Westphal (23)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,117
9β10
W 2
20
December 10
@
Boston
W 107β103
Ricky Sobers (25)
Boston Garden 12,878
10β10
W 3
21
December 11
@
N.Y. Knicks
L 96β112
Alvan Adams (17)
Madison Square Garden 15,263
10β11
L 1
22
December 12
@
Atlanta
W 106β91
Paul Westphal (28)
Omni Coliseum 2,507
11β11
W 1
23
December 14
@
Buffalo
L 99β108
Ricky Sobers (23)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 7,132
11β12
L 1
24
December 15
@
Philadelphia
L 87β87
Alvan Adams (27)
The Spectrum 11,363
11β13
L 2
25
December 17
@
Los Angeles
L 105β118
Ricky Sobers ,
Paul Westphal (25)
The Forum 9,816
11β14
L 3
26
December 18
Kansas City
L 90β89
Ricky Sobers (21)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,482
11β15
L 4
27
December 23
Buffalo
W 107β92
Ricky Sobers (28)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,834
12β15
W 1
28
December 25
Los Angeles
W 113β96
Paul Westphal (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,274
13β15
W 2
29
December 28
@
Denver
L 102β110
Paul Westphal (27)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,595
13β16
L 1
30
December 29
Boston
W 97β87
Paul Westphal (30)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,274
14β16
W 1
January: 8β9 (home: 7β1; road: 1β8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
Location Attendance
Record
Streak
31
January 2
@
Kansas City
L 88β89
Paul Westphal (20)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,226
14β17
L 1
32
January 4
@
Milwaukee
L 111β139
Curtis Perry ,
Ira Terrell (20)
MECCA Arena 8,871
14β18
L 2
33
January 5
@
Detroit
L 115β118
Alvan Adams (24)
Cobo Arena 6,249
14β19
L 3
34
January 7
@
Washington
L 89β99
Paul Westphal (15)
Capital Centre 6,072
14β20
L 4
35
January 8
@
N.Y. Knicks
L 95β102
Paul Westphal (31)
Madison Square Garden 18,589
14β21
L 5
36
January 10
@
Atlanta
W 93β92
Paul Westphal (20)
Omni Coliseum 2,408
15β21
W 1
37
January 11
@
Chicago
L 90β93
Paul Westphal (31)
Chicago Stadium 6,446
15β22
L 1
38
January 13
Detroit
W 131β101
Paul Westphal (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,274
16β22
W 1
39
January 15
Cleveland
W 94β79
Paul Westphal (24)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,274
17β22
W 2
40
January 19
N.Y. Knicks
W 97β90
Paul Westphal (31)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,035
18β22
W 3
41
January 20
@
Golden State
L 103β107
Paul Westphal (25)
OaklandβAlameda County Coliseum Arena 10,886
18β23
L 1
42
January 21
Indiana
W 125β96
Alvan Adams (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,957
19β23
W 1
43
January 23
Seattle
W 98β88
Paul Westphal (24)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,274
20β23
W 2
44
January 25
San Antonio
L 108β116
Paul Westphal (24)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,814
20β24
L 1
45
January 27
Philadelphia
W 111β94
Ron Lee (28)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,274
21β24
W 1
46
January 29
New Orleans
W 118β102
Paul Westphal (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,274
22β24
W 2
47
January 30
@
Portland
L 91β97
Paul Westphal (24)
Memorial Coliseum 12,311
22β25
L 1
February: 4β9 (home: 3β4; road: 1β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
Location Attendance
Record
Streak
48
February 2
Milwaukee
W 130β113
Paul Westphal (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,364
23β25
W 1
49
February 4
Golden State
L 106β109
Alvan Adams (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,849
23β26
L 1
50
February 6
Denver
W 115β104
Paul Westphal (32)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,826
24β26
W 1
51
February 8
Atlanta
W 117β104
Alvan Adams (34)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,495
25β26
W 2
52
February 10
Washington
L 103β109
Paul Westphal (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,352
25β27
L 1
53
February 15
@
Kansas City
L 96β102
Paul Westphal (30)
Kemper Arena 7,313
25β28
L 2
54
February 16
@
Indiana
L 93β111
Ira Terrell (15)
Market Square Arena 9,553
25β29
L 3
55
February 18
@
Philadelphia
W 102β96
Paul Westphal (22)
The Spectrum 16,660
26β29
W 1
56
February 19
@
Cleveland
L 88β92
Paul Westphal (23)
Coliseum at Richfield 17,882
26β30
L 1
57
February 20
@
Detroit
L 107β109
Ricky Sobers (25)
Cobo Arena 7,233
26β31
L 2
58
February 22
@
Buffalo
L 114β115
Alvan Adams (47)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 6,143
26β32
L 3
59
February 24
Houston
L 106β109
Paul Westphal (31)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,835
26β33
L 4
60
February 26
Boston
L 104β108
Paul Westphal (22)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,353
26β34
L 5
March: 4β12 (home: 2β5; road: 2β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
Location Attendance
Record
Streak
61
March 2
Chicago
L 104β108 (OT)
Paul Westphal (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,823
26β35
L 6
62
March 4
Golden State
L 87β101
Alvan Adams (21)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,750
26β36
L 7
63
March 6
@
Washington
L 110β118
Ricky Sobers (32)
Capital Centre 14,189
26β37
L 8
64
March 8
@
San Antonio
L 115β122
Ricky Sobers ,
Paul Westphal (24)
HemisFair Arena 10,011
26β38
L 9
65
March 9
@
Houston
L 100β105
Alvan Adams (26)
The Summit 6,421
26β39
L 10
66
March 11
@
N.Y. Nets
L 73β82
Paul Westphal (16)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,730
26β40
L 11
67
March 13
@
Boston
L 107β124
Alvan Adams (29)
Boston Garden 14,859
26β41
L 12
68
March 16
N.Y. Knicks
W 124β91
Paul Westphal (23)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,177
27β41
W 1
69
March 18
New Orleans
L 100β104
Paul Westphal (35)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,285
27β42
L 1
70
March 20
Portland
W 126β106
Alvan Adams (27)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,174
28β42
W 1
71
March 24
Buffalo
L 102β107
Paul Westphal (24)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,410
28β43
L 1
72
March 25
@
Los Angeles
L 93β118
Ira Terrell (22)
The Forum 13,507
28β44
L 2
73
March 26
Los Angeles
L 102β109
Alvan Adams (27)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,150
28β45
L 3
74
March 27
@
Seattle
W 121β100
Ron Lee (33)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096
29β45
W 1
75
March 29
@
Milwaukee
W 122β110
Paul Westphal (34)
MECCA Arena 8,945
30β45
W 2
76
March 30
@
New Orleans
L 100β112
Alvan Adams (19)
Louisiana Superdome 6,237
30β46
L 1
April: 4β2 (home: 4β1; road: 0β1)
1976β77 schedule
Awards and honors
All-Star
Paul Westphal was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the
All-Star Game . It was his first All-Star selection. Westphal finished first in voting among Western Conference guards with 163,173 votes.
Season
Player statistics
Season
+ β Minimum 50 games played.
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
References
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