Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Rosters

1977-1978 Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Corky Calhoun SF 6-7 210 Nov 1, 1950 27 Pennsylvania 5 1972 1st Rnd, #4, Phoenix Suns
Johnny Davis PG 6-2 170 Oct 21, 1955 22 Dayton 1 1976 2nd Rnd, #34, Portland Trail Blazers
T.R. Dunn SG 6-4 192 Feb 1, 1955 23 Alabama 0 1977 2nd Rnd, #41, Portland Trail Blazers
Bob Gross SF 6-6 200 Aug 3, 1953 24 Long Beach State 2 1975 2nd Rnd, #28, Portland Trail Blazers
Lionel Hollins PG 6-3 185 Oct 19, 1953 24 Arizona State 2 1975 1st Rnd, #8, Portland Trail Blazers
Maurice Lucas PF 6-9 215 Feb 18, 1952 26 Marquette 1 1974 1st Rnd, #14, Chicago Bulls
1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 2, Portland Trail Blazers
Lloyd Neal PF 6-7 225 Dec 10, 1950 27 Tennessee State 5 1972 3rd Rnd, #31, Portland Trail Blazers
Willie Norwood PF 6-7 220 Aug 8, 1947 30 Alcorn State 6 1969 2nd Rnd, #20, Detroit Pistons
Tom Owens FC 6-10 215 Jun 28, 1949 28 South Carolina 1 1971 4th Rnd, #63, Houston Rockets
Dale Schlueter C 6-10 255 Nov 12, 1945 32 Colorado State 9 1967 6th Rnd, #63, Golden State Warriors
Larry Steele SG 6-5 180 May 5, 1949 28 Kentucky 6 1971 3rd Rnd, #42, Portland Trail Blazers
Dave Twardzik PG 6-1 175 Sep 20, 1950 27 Old Dominion 1 1972 2nd Rnd, #26, Portland Trail Blazers
Bill Walton C 6-11 235 Nov 5, 1952 25 UCLA 3 1974 1st Rnd, #1, Portland Trail Blazers

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 Portland Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Maurice Lucas 6 38.8 17.2 12.5 2.5 0.7 0.3 3.2
Lionel Hollins 6 37.2 16.7 4.8 5.5 1.2 0.0 3.2
Tom Owens 6 33.3 15.2 6.5 4.3 0.8 1.2 1.2
Johnny Davis 6 33.5 14.3 1.7 2.2 0.2 0.3 1.8
Larry Steele 6 31.8 11.5 4.3 2.3 1.2 0.3 2.0
Dave Twardzik 6 18.0 6.0 0.7 1.8 1.2 0.0 1.7
Corky Calhoun 6 18.2 5.7 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5
Bill Walton 2 24.5 13.5 11.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 3.0
Lloyd Neal 3 15.7 5.0 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.3 2.0
Willie Norwood 3 14.7 5.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.7
T.R. Dunn 4 8.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2

1977-1978 Portland Trail Blazers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Portland Leaders Seattle Leaders
Apr 18, 1978
v.
Seattle
L, 95-104 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 20. Johnny Davis
PTS: 24. M. Webster
Apr 21, 1978
v.
Seattle
W, 96-93 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 19. M. Lucas
PTS: 31. Gus Williams
Apr 23, 1978
@
Seattle
L, 99-84 Kingdome
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 24. Tom Owens
PTS: 18. John Johnson
Apr 26, 1978
@
Seattle
L, 100-98 Kingdome
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 35. L. Hollins
PTS: 28. Jack Sikma
Apr 30, 1978
v.
Seattle
W, 113-89 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 31. Tom Owens
PTS: 16. M. Webster
May 1, 1978
@
Seattle
L, 105-94 Kingdome
Conference Semi Finals
2-4 PTS: 23. Johnny Davis
PTS: 20. D. Johnson