Phoenix Suns 1978-79 Season Review (NBA)

Phoenix Suns 1978-79 Season Review

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Phoenix Suns 1978-79 Season Review

Regular Season Record: 50-32

	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Points	OReb	DReb	Assists	Steals	TO	Blocks	Fouls
Team Stats	7516	3847	2299	1765	0	0	9459	1083	2379	2500	915	1760	337	1944
Opponents Stats	7626	3775	2127	1606	0	0	9156	1238	2424	2091	890	1841	402	2144

1978-79 Regular Season Scoring

Name	Games	Minutes	Pts	Reb	Asst	Steals	TO	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Fouls
Alvan Adams	77	2364	1369	705	360	110	279	1073	569	289	231	0	0	246
Mike Bratz	77	1297	623	141	179	64	135	533	242	170	139	0	0	151
Don Buse	82	2544	640	217	356	156	96	576	285	91	70	0	0	149
Marty Byrnes	43	734	291	97	61	15	79	223	109	100	73	0	0	69
Walter Davis	79	2437	1868	373	339	147	293	1362	764	409	340	0	0	250
Bayard Forrest	75	1243	298	315	167	29	107	272	118	115	62	0	0	151
Gar Heard	63	1213	395	351	60	53	60	367	162	103	71	0	0	141
Joel Kramer	82	1401	487	337	92	45	98	370	181	176	125	0	0	224
Ron Lee	43	948	420	113	132	69	116	383	173	104	74	0	0	138
Ted McClain	36	465	166	69	60	19	54	132	62	46	42	0	0	51
Truck Robinson	26	756	417	225	39	17	90	333	169	123	79	0	0	76
Alvin Scott	81	1737	544	360	126	80	99	396	212	168	120	0	0	139
Paul Westphal	81	2641	1941	159	529	111	232	1496	801	405	339	0	0	159

1978-79 Playoffs Scoring

Name	Games	Minutes	Pts	Reb	Asst	Steals	TO	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Fouls
Alvan Adams	12	372	154	90	53	11	36	139	66	31	22			41
Mike Bratz	15	293	159	21	30	15	29	115	57	59	45			42
Don Buse	15	512	118	55	52	23	15	116	47	33	24			31
Walter Davis	15	490	332	69	79	26	66	244	127	96	78			41
Bayard Forrest	14	110	22	29	11	4	10	18	10	10	2			21
Gar Heard	15	320	82	106	13	12	21	86	32	30	18			39
Joel Kramer	15	257	90	57	19	9	16	59	32	36	26			44
Ted McClain	14	103	43	16	13	6	16	34	15	16	13			20
Truck Robinson	15	392	157	121	10	6	31	139	56	69	45			52
Alvin Scott	15	217	53	42	22	6	14	52	20	21	13			20
Paul Westphal	15	534	336	33	64	15	38	287	142	66	52			38

Phoenix Suns 1978 - 79 Games

Game	Date	Location	Opponent	Outcome	Points For	Points Against
1	Fri, Oct 13, 1978		San Diego Clippers	W	128	114
2	Sun, Oct 15, 1978		Golden State Warriors	W	129	110
3	Tue, Oct 17, 1978		San Antonio Spurs	L	107	110
4	Wed, Oct 18, 1978	@	Golden State Warriors	W	122	112
5	Sun, Oct 22, 1978	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	124	116
6	Tue, Oct 24, 1978		Milwaukee Bucks	W	124	116
7	Wed, Oct 25, 1978	@	Denver Nuggets	L	104	108
8	Fri, Oct 27, 1978	@	Chicago Bulls	W	115	110
9	Sat, Oct 28, 1978	@	Kansas City Kings	L	102	112
10	Tue, Oct 31, 1978		New York Knicks	W	120	108
11	Thu, Nov 2, 1978	@	New Orleans Jazz	W	106	99
12	Sat, Nov 4, 1978	@	Houston Rockets	L	103	110
13	Wed, Nov 8, 1978		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	118	96
14	Fri, Nov 10, 1978		Denver Nuggets	L	132	150
15	Sun, Nov 12, 1978		New Orleans Jazz	W	128	122
16	Wed, Nov 15, 1978	@	San Antonio Spurs	W	125	119
17	Fri, Nov 17, 1978	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	94	95
18	Sat, Nov 18, 1978	@	Detroit Pistons	W	119	105
19	Tue, Nov 21, 1978	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	110	108
20	Wed, Nov 22, 1978	@	Indiana Pacers	W	115	110
21	Fri, Nov 24, 1978		Houston Rockets	W	120	113
22	Sun, Nov 26, 1978		Chicago Bulls	W	125	109
23	Tue, Nov 28, 1978	@	Chicago Bulls	L	112	124
24	Thu, Nov 30, 1978		Detroit Pistons	W	119	109
25	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	122	130
26	Sat, Dec 2, 1978		Golden State Warriors	L	108	116
27	Wed, Dec 6, 1978		Atlanta Hawks	W	136	109
28	Fri, Dec 8, 1978	@	Boston Celtics	W	124	104
29	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	@	Washington Bullets	L	98	101
30	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	114	120
31	Sat, Dec 16, 1978		Los Angeles Lakers	W	119	100
32	Sun, Dec 17, 1978	@	San Diego Clippers	L	110	116
33	Wed, Dec 20, 1978		Washington Bullets	L	129	137
34	Fri, Dec 22, 1978		Kansas City Kings	W	123	103
35	Tue, Dec 26, 1978	@	Denver Nuggets	W	106	102
36	Thu, Dec 28, 1978		Portland Trail Blazers	W	129	127
37	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	92	119
38	Sat, Dec 30, 1978		Boston Celtics	W	112	109
39	Tue, Jan 2, 1979	@	New York Knicks	W	114	102
40	Fri, Jan 5, 1979	@	Washington Bullets	L	94	104
41	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	143	139
42	Sun, Jan 7, 1979	@	New Jersey Nets	L	112	117
43	Thu, Jan 11, 1979		Seattle SuperSonics	L	106	109
44	Sat, Jan 13, 1979		Indiana Pacers	L	99	102
45	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	118	123
46	Thu, Jan 18, 1979	@	Detroit Pistons	W	97	87
47	Sat, Jan 20, 1979		Houston Rockets	W	116	97
48	Wed, Jan 24, 1979		Philadelphia 76ers	W	101	94
49	Fri, Jan 26, 1979		New York Knicks	W	108	107
50	Sun, Jan 28, 1979		New Jersey Nets	L	114	117
51	Wed, Jan 31, 1979		Milwaukee Bucks	W	123	118
52	Fri, Feb 2, 1979		San Antonio Spurs	W	133	108
53	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	93	110
54	Fri, Feb 9, 1979		Atlanta Hawks	L	102	105
55	Sun, Feb 11, 1979		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	136	101
56	Thu, Feb 15, 1979		Washington Bullets	W	119	108
57	Fri, Feb 16, 1979	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	104	119
58	Sat, Feb 17, 1979		New Orleans Jazz	W	136	112
59	Tue, Feb 20, 1979	@	New York Knicks	W	117	107
60	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	@	New Jersey Nets	L	112	123
61	Fri, Feb 23, 1979	@	Kansas City Kings	L	112	121
62	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	85	110
63	Wed, Feb 28, 1979		Indiana Pacers	W	103	102
64	Fri, Mar 2, 1979		Denver Nuggets	L	105	119
65	Sun, Mar 4, 1979		Philadelphia 76ers	W	119	94
66	Thu, Mar 8, 1979		Chicago Bulls	W	132	117
67	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	@	Indiana Pacers	L	111	112
68	Tue, Mar 13, 1979	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	124	120
69	Wed, Mar 14, 1979	@	Boston Celtics	W	126	117
70	Fri, Mar 16, 1979	@	San Antonio Spurs	W	128	122
71	Sat, Mar 17, 1979	@	Houston Rockets	L	122	134
72	Sun, Mar 18, 1979	@	New Orleans Jazz	L	117	121
73	Wed, Mar 21, 1979		Boston Celtics	W	134	113
74	Fri, Mar 23, 1979		Kansas City Kings	W	126	107
75	Sun, Mar 25, 1979	@	Golden State Warriors	W	111	95
76	Wed, Mar 28, 1979		Los Angeles Lakers	W	112	106
77	Fri, Mar 30, 1979		Seattle SuperSonics	W	113	111
78	Sun, Apr 1, 1979		Detroit Pistons	W	116	105
79	Wed, Apr 4, 1979		Portland Trail Blazers	W	106	95
80	Fri, Apr 6, 1979		San Diego Clippers	W	118	117
81	Sat, Apr 7, 1979	@	San Diego Clippers	L	116	120
82	Sun, Apr 8, 1979	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	103	111