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1976–77 New Orleans Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1976–77 New Orleans Jazz season was the team's third in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 38–44 output from the previous season. They came up three wins shy of tying it, finishing 35–47, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.[1]

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1976–77 New Orleans Jazz season
Head coachButch Van Breda Kolff, Elgin Baylor
ArenaLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionWGNO
RadioWWL
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Draft picks

Main article: 1976 NBA draft

Roster

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New Orleans Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 11 Ron Behagen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota
G 4 Freddie Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State
F 12 E. C. Coleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Houston Baptist
G 25 Gail Goodrich 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UCLA
F/C 30 Paul Griffin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Western Michigan
G 14 Mo Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Maryland
F 23 Aaron James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Grambling State
C 53 Rich Kelley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Stanford
G 7 Pete Maravich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) LSU
G 33 Jim McElroy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Central Michigan
C 34 Otto Moore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Texas–Pan American
F 15 Bud Stallworth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
F 41 Andy Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Niagara
G/F 22 Nate Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Utah State
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 4933.598–34–715–2613–7
x-Washington Bullets 4834.585132–916–2511–9
x-San Antonio Spurs 4438.537531–1013–289–11
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4339.524629–1214–278–12
New Orleans Jazz 3547.4271426–159–3210–10
Atlanta Hawks 3151.3781819–2212–299–11
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers5032.610–
2 y-Houston Rockets4933.5981
3 x-Washington Bullets4834.5852
4 x-Boston Celtics4438.5376
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4438.5376
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4339.5247
7 New York Knicks4042.48810
8 New Orleans Jazz3547.42715
9 Atlanta Hawks3151.37819
10 Buffalo Braves3052.36620
11 New York Nets2260.26828
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z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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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 –0–44–02–22–22–20–40–41–30–41–22–22–21–31–33–11–30–43–14–01–21–3
Boston 4–0–3–12–21–33–12–21–32–21–23–12–13–12–22–23–11–32–21–34–02–20–4
Buffalo 0–41–3–1–32–22–23–10–31–31–30–31–33–13–11–32–22–23–11–30–43–10–4
Chicago 2–22–23–1–3–11–32–22–21–32–22–23–13–14–02–22–12–22–20–43–12–21–2
Cleveland 2–23–12–21–3–2–21–32–21–32–13–12–24–02–22–23–11–32–12–22–23–11–3
Denver 2–21–32–23–12–2–3–12–23–03–13–12–23–13–12–23–11–33–12–21–24–02–2
Detroit 4–02–21–32–23–11–3–3–12–22–24–01–33–13–11–23–12–22–22–21–21–31–3
Golden State 4–03–13–02–22–22–21–3–2–14–01–32–21–31–31–33–13–14–01–32–21–33–1
Houston 3–12–23–13–13–10–32–21–2–4–02–22–23–12–22–22–21–33–13–12–23–13–1
Indiana 4–02–13–12–21–21–32–20–40–4–2–21–32–22–22–24–02–22–20–42–22–20–4
Kansas City 2–11–33–02–21–31–30–43–12–22–2–1–32–22–24–04–01–33–12–21–31–32–2
Los Angeles 2–21–23–11–32–22–23–12–22–23–13–1–3–13–01–34–02–23–13–13–13–14–0
Milwaukee 2–21–31–31–30–41–31–33–11–32–22–21–3–1–21–33–11–21–32–23–11–31–3
New Orleans 3–12–21–30–42–21–31–33–12–22–22–20–32–1–3–12–20–43–12–21–31–32–2
N.Y. Knicks 3–12–23–12–22–22–22–13–12–22–20–43–13–11–3–2–21–32–21–31–31–22–2
N.Y. Nets 1–31–32–21–21–31–31–31–32–20–40–40–41–32–22–2–1–32–20–31–31–31–3
Philadelphia 3–13–12–22–23–13–12–21–33–12–23–12–22–14–03–13–1–1–22–21–32–23–1
Phoenix 4–02–21–32–21–21–32–20–41–32–21–31–33–11–32–22–22–1–1–31–33–11–3
Portland 1–33–13–14–02–22–22–23–11–34–02–21–32–22–23–13–02–23–1–2–23–11–2
San Antonio 0–40–44–01–32–22–12–12–22–22–23–11–31–33–13–13–13–13–12–2–3–12–2
Seattle 2–12–21–32–21–30–43–13–11–32–23–11–33–13–12–13–12–21–31–31–3–3–1
Washington 3–14–04–02–13–12–23–11–31–34–02–20–43–12–22–23–11–33–12–12–21–3—
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