1977-78 Chicago Bulls Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Ed Badger (40-42)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 548,844, Avg. 13,386 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Chicago Bulls StatisticsTeam Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Ed Badger (40-42)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 548,844, Avg. 13,386 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Chicago Bulls Roster
The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Chicago scored 8,523 points and yielded 8,596. Artis Gilmore netted a team-leading 1,879 points for the Bulls, and Mickey Johnson contributed 17 or more per game also. Artis Gilmore accounted for 1,071 rebounds. Norm Van Lier dished out 531 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Wilbur Holland added 164 steals, while Artis Gilmore blocked 181 shots.
Ed Badger coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8523
Regular Season Points Against: 8596
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 88 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 19, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Houston Rockets 103 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 21, 1977 | Indiana Pacers 119 at Chicago Bulls 122 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| October 22, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 95 at Milwaukee Bucks 113 | L | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
| October 25, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 105 at Chicago Bulls 98 | L | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| October 29, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 97 at Chicago Bulls 101 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| November 1, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 88 at New Orleans Jazz 99 | L | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| November 2, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | W | 2-1 | 3-2 | 5-3 | ||
| November 4, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 100 at Chicago Bulls 92 | L | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-4 | ||
| November 5, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 94 at Chicago Bulls 111 | W | 3-2 | 3-2 | 6-4 | ||
| November 8, 1977 | Houston Rockets 104 at Chicago Bulls 117 | W | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-4 | ||
| November 11, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 89 at New Jersey Nets 91 | L | 4-2 | 3-3 | 7-5 | ||
| November 12, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Buffalo Braves 106 | L | 4-2 | 3-4 | 7-6 | ||
| November 18, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 101 at Phoenix Suns 103 | L | 4-2 | 3-5 | 7-7 | ||
| November 20, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 80 | W | 4-2 | 4-5 | 8-7 | ||
| November 23, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 111 at Portland Trail Blazers 116 | L | 4-2 | 4-6 | 8-8 | ||
| November 25, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 106 at Seattle Supersonics 89 | W | 4-2 | 5-6 | 9-8 | ||
| November 29, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 87 at Chicago Bulls 95 | W | 5-2 | 5-6 | 10-8 | ||
| November 30, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Boston Celtics 98 | L | 5-2 | 5-7 | 10-9 | ||
| December 2, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Indiana Pacers 102 | W | 5-2 | 6-7 | 11-9 | ||
| December 3, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Chicago Bulls 111 | W | 6-2 | 6-7 | 12-9 | ||
| December 6, 1977 | Washington Bullets 108 at Chicago Bulls 116 | W | 7-2 | 6-7 | 13-9 | ||
| December 8, 1977 | New Jersey Nets 78 at Chicago Bulls 104 | W | 8-2 | 6-7 | 14-9 | ||
| December 10, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 119 at Chicago Bulls 121 | W | 9-2 | 6-7 | 15-9 | ||
| December 13, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 96 at Chicago Bulls 99 | W | 10-2 | 6-7 | 16-9 | ||
| December 14, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 108 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | L | 10-2 | 6-8 | 16-10 | ||
| December 16, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Chicago Bulls 115 | W | 11-2 | 6-8 | 17-10 | ||
| December 17, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 103 at New York Knicks 112 | L | 11-2 | 6-9 | 17-11 | ||
| December 20, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 86 at Chicago Bulls 94 | W | 12-2 | 6-9 | 18-11 | ||
| December 22, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 110 at Kansas City Kings 113 | L | 12-2 | 6-10 | 18-12 | ||
| December 23, 1977 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Chicago Bulls 107 | L | 12-3 | 6-10 | 18-13 | ||
| December 27, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 106 at Chicago Bulls 115 | W | 13-3 | 6-10 | 19-13 | ||
| December 28, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 125 at Philadelphia 76ers 129 | L | 13-3 | 6-11 | 19-14 | OT | |
| December 30, 1977 | Boston Celtics 97 at Chicago Bulls 102 | W | 14-3 | 6-11 | 20-14 | ||
| January 1, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 96 at Seattle Supersonics 114 | L | 14-3 | 6-12 | 20-15 | ||
| January 3, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 90 at Portland Trail Blazers 92 | L | 14-3 | 6-13 | 20-16 | ||
| January 4, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 94 at Golden State Warriors 115 | L | 14-3 | 6-14 | 20-17 | ||
| January 6, 1978 | New York Knicks 99 at Chicago Bulls 97 | L | 14-4 | 6-14 | 20-18 | ||
| January 8, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 104 at Denver Nuggets 109 | L | 14-4 | 6-15 | 20-19 | ||
| January 10, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Chicago Bulls 110 | W | 15-4 | 6-15 | 21-19 | ||
| January 13, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 111 at Chicago Bulls 128 | W | 16-4 | 6-15 | 22-19 | ||
| January 15, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Detroit Pistons 101 | W | 16-4 | 7-15 | 23-19 | ||
| January 17, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 104 at Chicago Bulls 105 | W | 17-4 | 7-15 | 24-19 | ||
| January 19, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 105 at Atlanta Hawks 95 | W | 17-4 | 8-15 | 25-19 | ||
| January 22, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 90 at Milwaukee Bucks 112 | L | 17-4 | 8-16 | 25-20 | ||
| January 24, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 114 at Chicago Bulls 131 | W | 18-4 | 8-16 | 26-20 | ||
| January 26, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Washington Bullets 135 | L | 18-4 | 8-17 | 26-21 | ||
| January 28, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 96 at New York Knicks 108 | L | 18-4 | 8-18 | 26-22 | ||
| January 31, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 103 at Chicago Bulls 106 | W | 19-4 | 8-18 | 27-22 | OT | |
| February 1, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 111 at New Orleans Jazz 117 | L | 19-4 | 8-19 | 27-23 | ||
| February 3, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 107 at Chicago Bulls 110 | W | 20-4 | 8-19 | 28-23 | ||
| February 7, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 106 at Chicago Bulls 108 | W | 21-4 | 8-19 | 29-23 | ||
| February 8, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 101 at Houston Rockets 105 | L | 21-4 | 8-20 | 29-24 | ||
| February 10, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 93 at Kansas City Kings 106 | L | 21-4 | 8-21 | 29-25 | ||
| February 11, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 95 at Chicago Bulls 90 | L | 21-5 | 8-21 | 29-26 | ||
| February 12, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 94 at Indiana Pacers 111 | L | 21-5 | 8-22 | 29-27 | ||
| February 14, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 95 at Chicago Bulls 102 | W | 22-5 | 8-22 | 30-27 | ||
| February 17, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Chicago Bulls 98 | L | 22-6 | 8-22 | 30-28 | ||
| February 18, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 103 at San Antonio Spurs 124 | L | 22-6 | 8-23 | 30-29 | ||
| February 20, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Chicago Bulls 106 | W | 23-6 | 8-23 | 31-29 | ||
| February 21, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Chicago Bulls 104 | L | 23-7 | 8-23 | 31-30 | ||
| February 24, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 112 at Chicago Bulls 109 | L | 23-8 | 8-23 | 31-31 | OT | |
| February 26, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 100 at Chicago Bulls 99 | L | 23-9 | 8-23 | 31-32 | ||
| February 28, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 115 at Chicago Bulls 126 | W | 24-9 | 8-23 | 32-32 | ||
| March 5, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 96 at Golden State Warriors 95 | W | 24-9 | 9-23 | 33-32 | ||
| March 9, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Phoenix Suns 112 | L | 24-9 | 9-24 | 33-33 | ||
| March 10, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | L | 24-9 | 9-25 | 33-34 | ||
| March 12, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 95 at Denver Nuggets 98 | L | 24-9 | 9-26 | 33-35 | ||
| March 14, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 103 at Chicago Bulls 96 | L | 24-10 | 9-26 | 33-36 | ||
| March 16, 1978 | Washington Bullets 107 at Chicago Bulls 111 | W | 25-10 | 9-26 | 34-36 | ||
| March 17, 1978 | New York Knicks 117 at Chicago Bulls 129 | W | 26-10 | 9-26 | 35-36 | ||
| March 19, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Detroit Pistons 112 | L | 26-10 | 9-27 | 35-37 | ||
| March 21, 1978 | Houston Rockets 99 at Chicago Bulls 101 | W | 27-10 | 9-27 | 36-37 | ||
| March 22, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 99 at New Jersey Nets 105 | L | 27-10 | 9-28 | 36-38 | ||
| March 24, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 97 at Boston Celtics 96 | W | 27-10 | 10-28 | 37-38 | ||
| March 26, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 78 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | L | 27-10 | 10-29 | 37-39 | ||
| March 28, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 128 at Chicago Bulls 105 | L | 27-11 | 10-29 | 37-40 | ||
| March 31, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 107 at Chicago Bulls 117 | W | 28-11 | 10-29 | 38-40 | ||
| April 1, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 110 at Buffalo Braves 102 | W | 28-11 | 11-29 | 39-40 | ||
| April 4, 1978 | Boston Celtics 104 at Chicago Bulls 116 | W | 29-11 | 11-29 | 40-40 | ||
| April 7, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 113 at Chicago Bulls 103 | L | 29-12 | 11-29 | 40-41 | ||
| April 9, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 85 at Atlanta Hawks 99 | L | 29-12 | 11-30 | 40-42 |
