Temporada 1976-77 de los Chicago Bulls
# Temporada 1976-77 de los Chicago Bulls

La temporada 1976-77 fue la decimoprimera de los Chicago Bulls en la NBA. La temporada regular acabaron con 44 victorias y 38 derrotas, ocupando la sexta posición de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en primera ronda ante Portland Trail Blazers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Scott May | Alero | Estados Unidos | Indiana |
| 2 | 18 | Willie Smith | Base | Estados Unidos | Missouri |
| 3 | 37 | Lars Hansen | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Washington |
| 4 | 52 | Keith Starr | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Pittsburgh |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :

| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| y-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 36–5 | 14–27 | 15–5 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6 | 30–11 | 14–27 | 12–8 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6 | 31-10 | 13-28 | 10–10 |
| Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | 28–13 | 12–29 | 7–13 |
| Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | 25–16 | 11–30 | 9–11 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20 | 24–17 | 6–35 | 7–13 |

## Playoffs

### Primera ronda

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Chicago Bulls

| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| - | - | - |
| 12 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 96, Chicago Bulls 83 | Portland |
| 15 de abril | Chicago Bulls 107, Portland Trail Blazers 104 | Chicago |
| 17 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 106, Chicago Bulls 98 | Portland |
| | Portland Trail Blazers gana las series 2-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | FP | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Norm Van Lier | 29 | 82 | 37.8 | 3.7 | 8.9 | .412 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .778 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 10.2 |
| 2 | Bob Love | 34 | 14 | 35.4 | 4.9 | 14.4 | .338 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .761 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 12.2 |
| 3 | Artis Gilmore | 27 | 82 | 35.1 | 7.0 | 13.3 | .522 | 4.7 | 7.1 | .660 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 18.6 |
| 4 | Mickey Johnson | 24 | 81 | 35.1 | 6.6 | 14.9 | .446 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .796 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 17.3 |
| 5 | Scott May | 22 | 72 | 32.9 | 6.0 | 13.3 | .451 | 2.6 | 3.2 | .828 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 14.6 |
| 6 | Wilbur Holland | 25 | 79 | 31.1 | 6.4 | 14.2 | .454 | 2.0 | 2.4 | .823 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 14.9 |
| 7 | John Mengelt | 27 | 61 | 19.3 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .456 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .788 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Jack Marin | 32 | 54 | 16.1 | 3.1 | 6.6 | .465 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .795 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Paul McCracken | 26 | 9 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | .383 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .611 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
| 10 | Tom Boerwinkle | 31 | 82 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | .491 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .540 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| 11 | Cliff Pondexter | 22 | 78 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .416 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .646 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Eric Fernsten | 23 | 5 | 12.2 | 0.6 | 3.0 | .200 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .727 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| 13 | John Laskowski | 23 | 47 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 4.5 | .354 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .900 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 14 | Tom Kropp | 23 | 53 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 | .480 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .683 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 15 | Phil Hicks | 24 | 35 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | .471 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .846 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 16 | Willie Smith | 23 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Keith Starr | 22 | 17 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .250 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| - | - |
| Norm Van Lier | Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Scott May | Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |
