1978 Milwaukee Bucks vs. 1978 Phoenix Suns - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1977-78 Bucks and the 1977-78 Suns, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1978
Milwaukee

Bucks

vs.

1978
Phoenix

Suns

On this page: Summary -

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1978 Bucks	6º in Western Conference
	1978 Suns	3º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1978 Bucks	44 - 38
	1978 Suns	49 - 33

Winning %

	1978 Bucks	.537
	1978 Suns	.598

Longest Streaks

	1978 Bucks	Winning Streak: 4 Losing Streak: 5
	1978 Suns	Winning Streak: 6 Losing Streak: 5

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1978 Bucks	14 players
	1978 Suns	12 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1978 Bucks	Lost Western Conference Semis
	1978 Suns	Lost Western Conference 1st Rd

Playoff Record

	1978 Bucks	5 - 4
	1978 Suns	0 - 2

Winning %

	1978 Bucks	.556
	1978 Suns	.000

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1978 Bucks	11 players
	1978 Suns	11 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1978 Bucks	2 - All-Defensive 2nd Team: Quinn Buckner All-Rookie 1st Team: Marques Johnson
	1978 Suns	5 - Rookie of the Year: Walter Davis All-NBA 2nd Team: Walter Davis, Paul Westphal All-Defensive 1st Team: Don Buse All-Rookie 1st Team: Walter Davis

NBA Leaders

	1978 Bucks	- none
	1978 Suns	1 - Steals Leader: Ron Lee

Hall of Famers

	1978 Bucks	1 - Alex English
	1978 Suns	1 - Paul Westphal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1978 Bucks	112.4
	1978 Suns	112.3

Rebounds

	1978 Bucks	45.4
	1978 Suns	45.7

Assists

	1978 Bucks	28.1
	1978 Suns	28.5

Steals

	1978 Bucks	10.6
	1978 Suns	12.9

Blocks

	1978 Bucks	5.8
	1978 Suns	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1978 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1978 Suns	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1978 Bucks	.482
	1978 Suns	.476

3-Point %

	1978 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1978 Suns	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1978 Bucks	.726
	1978 Suns	.751

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1978 Bucks	112.4
	1978 Suns	96.5

Rebounds

	1978 Bucks	43.6
	1978 Suns	39.0

Assists

	1978 Bucks	31.3
	1978 Suns	26.5

Steals

	1978 Bucks	9.7
	1978 Suns	10.0

Blocks

	1978 Bucks	7.1
	1978 Suns	3.0

3-Pointers Made

	1978 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1978 Suns	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1978 Bucks	.504
	1978 Suns	.429

3-Point %

	1978 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1978 Suns	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1978 Bucks	.717
	1978 Suns	.816

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1978 Bucks	19.9 ppg Brian Winters
1978 Suns	25.2 ppg Paul Westphal

Rebounds

1978 Bucks	10.6 rpg Marques Johnson
1978 Suns	8.2 rpg Gar Heard

Assists

1978 Bucks	5.6 apg Quinn Buckner
1978 Suns	5.5 apg Paul Westphal

Steals

1978 Bucks	2.3 spg Quinn Buckner
1978 Suns	2.7 spg Ron Lee

Blocks

1978 Bucks	1.3 bpg Marques Johnson
1978 Suns	1.3 bpg Gar Heard

NBA Playoffs

Points

1978 Bucks	24.0 ppg Marques Johnson
1978 Suns	26.0 ppg Paul Westphal

Rebounds

1978 Bucks	12.4 rpg Marques Johnson
1978 Suns	8.5 rpg Walter Davis

Assists

1978 Bucks	6.9 apg Quinn Buckner
1978 Suns	9.5 apg Paul Westphal

Steals

1978 Bucks	2.0 spg Quinn Buckner
1978 Suns	2.0 spg Don Buse

Blocks

1978 Bucks	1.9 bpg Marques Johnson
1978 Suns	2.0 bpg Gar Heard

Notes: * - Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won

	1978 Bucks	1
	1978 Suns	3

Games:

Jan 3, 1978

Milwaukee Bucks

103

125

Phoenix Suns

at Milwaukee

Feb 3, 1978

Milwaukee Bucks

105

115

Phoenix Suns

at Phoenix

Mar 3, 1978

Milwaukee Bucks

126

132

Phoenix Suns

at Phoenix

Mar 14, 1978

Milwaukee Bucks

121

106

Phoenix Suns

at Milwaukee

Playoffs

Playoffs Series

NBA Western Conference First Round

Games Won

	1978 Bucks	2
	1978 Suns	0

Games:

Apr 11, 1978

Milwaukee Bucks

111

103

Phoenix Suns

at Phoenix

Apr 14, 1978

Milwaukee Bucks

Phoenix Suns

at Milwaukee