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.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message The 1976 77 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 1976 77 Phoenix Suns seasonHead coachJohn MacLeodGeneral managerJerry ColangeloOwnersKarl Eller Don Pitt Don Diamond Bhavik Darji Marvin Meyer Richard L BlochArenaArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumResultsRecord34 48 415 PlaceDivision 5th Pacific Conference 10th Western Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKTAR TVRadioKTAR lt 1975 76 1977 78 gt Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NBA draft 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 4 Awards and honors 4 1 All Star 4 2 Season 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 6 Transactions 6 1 Trades 6 2 Free agents 6 2 1 Additions 6 2 2 Subtractions 7 ReferencesOffseason editNBA draft edit Main article 1976 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 10 Ron Lee Guard nbsp United States Oregon 2 30 Al Fleming Forward nbsp United States Arizona 2 33 Raymond Butch Feher Guard nbsp United States Vanderbilt 3 45 Ira Terrell Forward nbsp United States Southern Methodist 4 62 Paul Miller Forward nbsp United States Oregon 5 79 Ralph Walker Guard nbsp United States Saint Mary s CA 6 97 Carl Brown Guard nbsp United States Eastern Kentucky 7 115 Brad Warble Forward nbsp United States Eastern Illinois 8 133 Tom DeBerry Guard nbsp United States Northern Arizona 9 150 John Irving Center nbsp United States Hofstra 10 166 Gary Jackson Forward nbsp United States Arizona StateRoster editPhoenix 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 John MacLeod Bellarmine Assistant coach es Al Bianchi Bowling Green Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredRegular season editStandings edit Pacific Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div y Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 646 37 4 16 25 11 5 x Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 598 4 35 6 14 27 10 6 x Golden State Warriors 46 36 561 7 29 12 17 24 8 8 Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 488 13 27 14 13 28 6 10 Phoenix Suns 34 48 415 19 26 15 8 33 5 11 Western Conferencevte 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 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 Game log edit 1976 77 game logTotal 34 48 home 26 15 road 8 33 October 1 4 home 0 0 road 1 4 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 1 October 22 New Orleans L 98 111 Alvan Adams 29 Louisiana Superdome12 234 0 1 L 1 2 October 23 Houston L 126 129 Alvan Adams 29 The Summit6 385 0 2 L 2 3 October 27 San Antonio L 106 115 Alvan Adams 24 HemisFair Arena8 919 0 3 L 3 4 October 29 Chicago W 95 82 Gar Heard 23 Chicago Stadium9 318 1 3 W 1 5 October 30 Denver L 107 113 Gar Heard 28 McNichols Sports Arena17 608 1 4 L 1 November 5 5 home 5 2 road 0 3 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 6 November 5 Seattle L 84 88 Ricky Sobers 18 Seattle Center Coliseum11 902 1 5 L 2 7 November 11 Indiana W 108 98 Ricky Sobers Paul Westphal 18 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10 152 2 5 W 1 8 November 13 Cleveland L 90 103 Ricky Sobers 20 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 671 2 6 L 1 9 November 17 Milwaukee W 103 95 Dick Van Arsdale 19 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 017 3 6 W 1 10 November 18 Golden State L 111 131 Ricky Sobers 19 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena9 965 3 7 L 1 11 November 19 N Y Nets L 88 90 Paul Westphal 17 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 506 3 8 L 2 12 November 21 Chicago W 101 96 Paul Westphal 26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 589 4 8 W 1 13 November 25 Washington W 104 98 Paul Westphal 26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 614 5 8 W 2 14 November 27 Seattle W 119 107 Paul Westphal 25 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10 553 6 8 W 3 15 November 30 Indiana L 97 103 Paul Westphal 27 Market Square Arena8 581 6 9 L 1 December 8 7 home 5 2 road 3 5 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 16 December 1 N Y Nets W 106 96 Paul Westphal 23 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum5 103 7 9 W 1 17 December 3 Portland L 99 113 Ricky Sobers 21 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11 339 7 10 L 1 18 December 5 San Antonio W 103 98 OT Paul Westphal 27 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 235 8 10 W 1 19 December 8 Houston W 116 95 Paul Westphal 23 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 117 9 10 W 2 20 December 10 Boston W 107 103 Ricky Sobers 25 Boston Garden12 878 10 10 W 3 21 December 11 N Y Knicks L 96 112 Alvan Adams 17 Madison Square Garden15 263 10 11 L 1 22 December 12 Atlanta W 106 91 Paul Westphal 28 Omni Coliseum2 507 11 11 W 1 23 December 14 Buffalo L 99 108 Ricky Sobers 23 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium7 132 11 12 L 1 24 December 15 Philadelphia L 87 87 Alvan Adams 27 The Spectrum11 363 11 13 L 2 25 December 17 Los Angeles L 105 118 Ricky Sobers Paul Westphal 25 The Forum9 816 11 14 L 3 26 December 18 Kansas City L 90 89 Ricky Sobers 21 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 482 11 15 L 4 27 December 23 Buffalo W 107 92 Ricky Sobers 28 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10 834 12 15 W 1 28 December 25 Los Angeles W 113 96 Paul Westphal 25 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13 274 13 15 W 2 29 December 28 Denver L 102 110 Paul Westphal 27 McNichols Sports Arena17 595 13 16 L 1 30 December 29 Boston W 97 87 Paul Westphal 30 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13 274 14 16 W 1 January 8 9 home 7 1 road 1 8 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 31 January 2 Kansas City L 88 89 Paul Westphal 20 Omaha Civic Auditorium4 226 14 17 L 1 32 January 4 Milwaukee L 111 139 Curtis Perry Ira Terrell 20 MECCA Arena8 871 14 18 L 2 33 January 5 Detroit L 115 118 Alvan Adams 24 Cobo Arena6 249 14 19 L 3 34 January 7 Washington L 89 99 Paul Westphal 15 Capital Centre6 072 14 20 L 4 35 January 8 N Y Knicks L 95 102 Paul Westphal 31 Madison Square Garden18 589 14 21 L 5 36 January 10 Atlanta W 93 92 Paul Westphal 20 Omni Coliseum2 408 15 21 W 1 37 January 11 Chicago L 90 93 Paul Westphal 31 Chicago Stadium6 446 15 22 L 1 38 January 13 Detroit W 131 101 Paul Westphal 25 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13 274 16 22 W 1 39 January 15 Cleveland W 94 79 Paul Westphal 24 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13 274 17 22 W 2 40 January 19 N Y Knicks W 97 90 Paul Westphal 31 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13 035 18 22 W 3 41 January 20 Golden State L 103 107 Paul Westphal 25 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena10 886 18 23 L 1 42 January 21 Indiana W 125 96 Alvan Adams 29 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10 957 19 23 W 1 43 January 23 Seattle W 98 88 Paul Westphal 24 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13 274 20 23 W 2 44 January 25 San Antonio L 108 116 Paul Westphal 24 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10 814 20 24 L 1 45 January 27 Philadelphia W 111 94 Ron Lee 28 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13 274 21 24 W 1 46 January 29 New Orleans W 118 102 Paul Westphal 26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13 274 22 24 W 2 47 January 30 Portland L 91 97 Paul Westphal 24 Memorial Coliseum12 311 22 25 L 1 February 4 9 home 3 4 road 1 5 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 48 February 2 Milwaukee W 130 113 Paul Westphal 29 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 364 23 25 W 1 49 February 4 Golden State L 106 109 Alvan Adams 29 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12 849 23 26 L 1 50 February 6 Denver W 115 104 Paul Westphal 32 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11 826 24 26 W 1 51 February 8 Atlanta W 117 104 Alvan Adams 34 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 495 25 26 W 2 52 February 10 Washington L 103 109 Paul Westphal 29 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11 352 25 27 L 1 53 February 15 Kansas City L 96 102 Paul Westphal 30 Kemper Arena7 313 25 28 L 2 54 February 16 Indiana L 93 111 Ira Terrell 15 Market Square Arena9 553 25 29 L 3 55 February 18 Philadelphia W 102 96 Paul Westphal 22 The Spectrum16 660 26 29 W 1 56 February 19 Cleveland L 88 92 Paul Westphal 23 Coliseum at Richfield17 882 26 30 L 1 57 February 20 Detroit L 107 109 Ricky Sobers 25 Cobo Arena7 233 26 31 L 2 58 February 22 Buffalo L 114 115 Alvan Adams 47 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium6 143 26 32 L 3 59 February 24 Houston L 106 109 Paul Westphal 31 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 835 26 33 L 4 60 February 26 Boston L 104 108 Paul Westphal 22 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12 353 26 34 L 5 March 4 12 home 2 5 road 2 7 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 61 March 2 Chicago L 104 108 OT Paul Westphal 26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 823 26 35 L 6 62 March 4 Golden State L 87 101 Alvan Adams 21 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 750 26 36 L 7 63 March 6 Washington L 110 118 Ricky Sobers 32 Capital Centre14 189 26 37 L 8 64 March 8 San Antonio L 115 122 Ricky Sobers Paul Westphal 24 HemisFair Arena10 011 26 38 L 9 65 March 9 Houston L 100 105 Alvan Adams 26 The Summit6 421 26 39 L 10 66 March 11 N Y Nets L 73 82 Paul Westphal 16 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 730 26 40 L 11 67 March 13 Boston L 107 124 Alvan Adams 29 Boston Garden14 859 26 41 L 12 68 March 16 N Y Knicks W 124 91 Paul Westphal 23 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 177 27 41 W 1 69 March 18 New Orleans L 100 104 Paul Westphal 35 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10 285 27 42 L 1 70 March 20 Portland W 126 106 Alvan Adams 27 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 174 28 42 W 1 71 March 24 Buffalo L 102 107 Paul Westphal 24 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 410 28 43 L 1 72 March 25 Los Angeles L 93 118 Ira Terrell 22 The Forum13 507 28 44 L 2 73 March 26 Los Angeles L 102 109 Alvan Adams 27 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 150 28 45 L 3 74 March 27 Seattle W 121 100 Ron Lee 33 Seattle Center Coliseum14 096 29 45 W 1 75 March 29 Milwaukee W 122 110 Paul Westphal 34 MECCA Arena8 945 30 45 W 2 76 March 30 New Orleans L 100 112 Alvan Adams 19 Louisiana Superdome6 237 30 46 L 1 April 4 2 home 4 1 road 0 1 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 77 April 1 Detroit W 133 116 Paul Westphal 40 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 506 31 46 W 1 78 April 3 Denver L 109 124 Ron Lee 28 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 501 31 47 L 1 79 April 5 Atlanta W 108 102 Ricky Sobers 25 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 668 32 47 W 1 80 April 7 Kansas City W 121 110 Paul Westphal 30 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 462 33 47 W 2 81 April 8 Portland L 111 122 Alvan Adams 26 Memorial Coliseum12 536 33 48 L 1 82 April 10 N Y Nets W 128 104 Ron Lee 21 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 476 34 48 W 1 1976 77 scheduleAwards and honors editAll Star edit 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 edit Paul Westphal was named to the All NBA First Team Ron Lee was named to the NBA All Rookie First Team Player statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG 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 Season edit Player GP GS MPG FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Alvan Adams 72 67 31 6 474 754 9 1 4 5 1 3 1 2 18 0 Dennis Awtrey 72 26 24 4 429 722 4 9 2 5 3 4 5 7 Keith Erickson 50 3 19 0 483 740 2 9 2 1 6 1 6 4 Butch Feher 48 9 10 1 531 768 1 5 0 8 2 1 5 2 Garfield Heard 46 35 29 6 379 725 9 6 1 9 1 2 1 2 9 7 Ron Lee 82 34 22 5 441 676 3 6 3 2 1 9 4 10 2 Curtis Perry 44 42 31 6 432 789 9 0 1 8 1 1 6 10 7 Dale Schlueter 39 0 8 6 361 581 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 8 Ricky Sobers 79 48 25 4 496 841 3 0 3 0 1 2 2 13 6 Ira Terrell 78 36 22 4 508 631 5 0 1 3 5 6 8 5 Dick Van Arsdale 78 3 19 7 456 873 1 5 1 5 4 1 7 7 Tom Van Arsdale 77 28 18 5 433 703 2 4 0 9 3 0 5 8 Paul Westphal 81 79 32 1 518 825 2 3 5 7 1 7 3 21 3 Minimum 50 games played Transactions editTrades edit August 25 1976 To Buffalo Braves 1977 second round draft pick nbsp Glenn Williams Cash considerations To Phoenix Suns nbsp Tom Van Arsdale March 18 1977 To Seattle SuperSonics 1979 second round draft pick nbsp Paul Mokeski Cash considerations To Phoenix Suns Rights to nbsp Bayard Forrest Free agents edit Additions edit Date Player Contract Old Team September 23 1976 Marv Roberts Undisclosed Virginia Squires ABA December 7 1976 Dale Schlueter Undisclosed Buffalo Braves Subtractions edit Date Player Reason Left New Team August 26 1976 John Wetzel Retired September 15 1976 Paul Miller Waived Retired September 21 1976 Pat Riley Retired October 3 1976 Carl Brown Waived Retired October 4 1976 Al Fleming Waived Indiana Pacers October 15 1976 Marv Roberts Waived Los Angeles Lakers October 15 1976 Nate Hawthorne Waived Retired October 15 1976 Phil Lumpkin Waived Retired References edit SUNS 1976 77 nba com history Archived from the original on February 10 2012 Retrieved April 1 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 77 Phoenix Suns season amp oldid 1220362076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,