Philadelphia Sixers Playoff Rosters

1977-1978 Philadelphia Sixers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Henry Bibby PG 6-1 185 Nov 24, 1949 28 UCLA 5 1972 4th Rnd, #58, New York Knicks
Joe Bryant PF 6-9 185 Oct 19, 1954 23 La Salle 2 1975 1st Rnd, #16, Golden State Warriors
Harvey Catchings FC 6-9 218 Sep 2, 1951 26 Hardin-Simmons 3 1973 9th Rnd, #138, Philadelphia Sixers
Doug Collins GF 6-6 180 Jul 28, 1951 26 Illinois State 4 1973 1st Rnd, #1, Philadelphia Sixers
Darryl Dawkins C 6-11 251 Jan 11, 1957 21 Evans High School (Florida) 2 1975 1st Rnd, #7, Philadelphia Sixers
Julius Erving SF 6-6 200 Feb 22, 1950 28 Massachusetts 5 1972 1st Rnd, #12, Milwaukee Bucks
World B. Free PG 6-2 185 Dec 9, 1953 24 Guilford 2 1975 2nd Rnd, #26, Philadelphia Sixers
Caldwell Jones FC 6-11 216 Aug 4, 1950 27 Albany State (GA) 3 1973 2nd Rnd, #32, Philadelphia Sixers
Ted McClain PG 6-1 180 Aug 30, 1946 31 Tennessee State 1 1971 2nd Rnd, #27, Atlanta Hawks
George McGinnis PF 6-8 235 Aug 12, 1950 27 Indiana 2 1973 2nd Rnd, #22, Philadelphia Sixers
Steve Mix SF 6-7 215 Dec 30, 1947 30 Toledo 7 1969 5th Rnd, #62, Detroit Pistons

1977-1978 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Washington Bullets #6 Atlanta Hawks WAS in 2
First Round #4 Cleveland Cavaliers #5 New York Knicks NYK in 2
Second Round #1 Philadelphia Sixers #5 New York Knicks PHI in 4
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #3 Washington Bullets WAS in 6
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #3 Washington Bullets WAS in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 2
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Los Angeles Lakers SEA in 3
Second Round #1 Portland Trail Blazers #4 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 6
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #6 Milwaukee Bucks DEN in 7
Conference Finals #2 Denver Nuggets #4 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #4 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Washington Bullets WAS in 7

1977-1978 Philadelphia Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Julius Erving 10 35.8 21.8 9.7 4.0 1.5 1.8 3.5
Doug Collins 10 34.2 20.4 3.1 2.7 0.3 0.0 2.3
World B. Free 10 26.8 16.1 3.1 3.7 0.4 0.6 2.6
George McGinnis 10 27.3 14.7 7.8 3.0 1.5 0.1 3.8
Steve Mix 10 23.5 13.6 4.6 3.6 1.5 0.1 1.2
Henry Bibby 10 28.9 8.6 3.0 4.8 1.2 0.0 2.2
Caldwell Jones 10 30.1 6.4 10.6 1.4 0.5 3.0 1.9
Darryl Dawkins 10 18.0 6.3 5.7 1.0 0.3 1.5 1.4
Joe Bryant 10 12.2 5.0 2.5 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.5
Harvey Catchings 7 3.7 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0
Ted McClain 5 6.2 1.2 1.2 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0

1977-1978 Philadelphia Sixers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Philadelphia Leaders New York Leaders
Apr 16, 1978
v.
New York
W, 130-90 Spectrum
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 19. Steve Mix
PTS: 24. Ray Williams
Apr 18, 1978
v.
New York
W, 119-100 Spectrum
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 22. J. Erving
PTS: 24. Ray Williams
Apr 20, 1978
@
New York
W, 126-137 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
3-0 PTS: 29. W. Free
PTS: 29. Bob McAdoo
Apr 23, 1978
@
New York
W, 107-112 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
4-0 PTS: 24. Doug Collins
PTS: 24. Bob McAdoo

1977-1978 Philadelphia Sixers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Philadelphia Leaders Washington Leaders
Apr 30, 1978
v.
Washington
L, 117-122 Spectrum
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 25. J. Erving
PTS: 28. Elvin Hayes
May 3, 1978
v.
Washington
W, 110-104 Spectrum
Conference Finals
1-1 PTS: 28. Doug Collins
PTS: 26. Elvin Hayes
May 5, 1978
@
Washington
L, 123-108 US Airways Arena
Conference Finals
1-2 PTS: 16. G. McGinnis
PTS: 30. B. Dandridge
May 7, 1978
@
Washington
L, 121-105 US Airways Arena
Conference Finals
1-3 PTS: 24. J. Erving
PTS: 35. Elvin Hayes
May 10, 1978
v.
Washington
W, 107-94 Spectrum
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 24. J. Erving
PTS: 18. Larry Wright
May 12, 1978
@
Washington
L, 101-99 US Airways Arena
Conference Finals
2-4 PTS: 33. Doug Collins
PTS: 28. B. Dandridge