Last Updated on July 29, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The 1977–78 Portland Trail Blazers leaned on Maurice Lucas as their primary all-around frontcourt force, combining scoring, rebounding, and defensive production, while Lionel Hollins led the backcourt with scoring and playmaking. Bill Walton remained an elite rebounder, passer, and defensive anchor despite limited availability. Portland’s statistics reflected a balanced, unselfish offense with strong interior play, quality ball movement, and a defense built around rebounding and rim protection.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
10 Lionel Hollins G 6’3″ 185 lbs 24 Arizona State
11 Herm Gilliam G 6’3″ 190 lbs 30 Purdue
12 Larry Steele G 6’5″ 180 lbs 28 Kentucky
14 Johnny Davis G 6’2″ 170 lbs 22 Dayton
20 Corky Calhoun G/F 6’7″ 210 lbs 27 Penn
21 Dave Twardzik G 6’1″ 175 lbs 28 Old Dominion
22 Lloyd Neal F/C 6’7″ 225 lbs 28 Tennessee State
30 Tom Owens C 6’10” 215 lbs 28 South Carolina
32 Bob Gross F 6’6″ 200 lbs 25 Long Beach State
33 Maurice Lucas F 6’9″ 215 lbs 25 Marquette
34 Robin Jones F 6’9″ 225 lbs 25 Saint Louis
35 Bill Walton C 6’11” 210 lbs 25 UCLA
50 Wally Walker F 6’7″ 180 lbs 23 Virginia

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Lionel Hollins PG 24 81 — 33.8 15.9 3.4 4.7 1.9 0.4 3.0 14.8 .442 — — 3.7 .743
Bill Walton C 25 58 — 33.3 18.9 13.2 5.0 1.0 2.5 3.6 15.2 .522 — — 4.2 .720
Maurice Lucas PF 25 68 — 31.2 16.4 9.1 2.5 0.9 0.8 2.8 14.5 .458 — — 4.0 .767
Bob Gross SF 24 72 — 30.0 12.7 5.6 3.5 1.4 0.7 2.5 10.0 .529 — — 2.6 .800
Johnny Davis SG 22 82 — 26.7 10.7 2.1 2.6 1.0 0.2 1.8 9.2 .454 — — 2.8 .828
Dave Twardzik PG 27 75 — 24.3 8.9 1.8 3.3 1.4 0.1 2.1 5.5 .592 — — 3.1 .782
Tom Owens C 28 82 — 20.9 10.1 6.6 2.0 0.4 0.5 1.9 7.8 .490 — — 3.4 .741
Lloyd Neal PF 27 61 — 19.2 11.0 6.1 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.6 8.9 .504 — — 2.9 .718
Willie Norwood SF 30 19 — 18.5 5.8 3.4 1.0 0.9 0.0 2.1 5.2 .404 — — 2.4 .652
Larry Steele SG 28 65 — 17.4 8.0 1.7 1.3 0.9 0.1 1.0 6.9 .470 — — 1.9 .820
Corky Calhoun SF 27 79 — 17.3 5.3 2.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 4.6 .479 — — 1.0 .868
Jacky Dorsey SF 23 4 — 12.8 6.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.8 4.8 .474 — — 2.8 .636
T.R. Dunn SG 22 63 — 12.2 3.8 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.6 3.8 .417 — — 0.9 .661
Wally Walker SF 23 9 — 11.2 4.8 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.0 1.2 4.6 .463 — — 0.9 .625
Dale Schlueter C 32 10 — 10.9 2.5 2.1 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.9 .421 — — 1.8 .500
Team Totals — — 82 — 240.6 107.7 47.2 25.2 9.7 4.8 19.8 89.8 .483 — — 27.5 .760

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Maurice Lucas PF 25 6 — 38.8 17.2 12.5 2.5 0.7 0.3 3.2 18.0 .426 — — 3.2 .579
Lionel Hollins PG 24 6 — 37.2 16.7 4.8 5.5 1.2 0.0 3.2 14.8 .449 — — 4.8 .690
Johnny Davis SG 22 6 — 33.5 14.3 1.7 2.2 0.2 0.3 1.8 12.7 .461 — — 3.8 .696
Tom Owens C 28 6 — 33.3 15.2 6.5 4.3 0.8 1.2 1.2 11.5 .551 — — 3.5 .714
Larry Steele SG 28 6 — 31.8 11.5 4.3 2.3 1.2 0.3 2.0 10.0 .417 — — 3.5 .905
Bill Walton C 25 2 — 24.5 13.5 11.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 9.0 .611 — — 3.5 .714
Corky Calhoun SF 27 6 — 18.2 5.7 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 4.8 .517 — — 1.2 .571
Dave Twardzik PG 27 6 — 18.0 6.0 0.7 1.8 1.2 0.0 1.7 3.8 .478 — — 2.3 1.000
Lloyd Neal PF 27 3 — 15.7 5.0 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.3 2.0 7.0 .333 — — 0.3 1.000
Willie Norwood SF 30 3 — 14.7 5.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 4.0 .583 — — 0.3 1.000
T.R. Dunn SG 22 4 — 8.8 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 .500 — — 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 6 — 240.0 96.7 39.8 21.3 6.2 3.7 16.2 84.8 .466 — — 23.8 .741

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Lionel Hollins PG 24 81 — 2741 1285 277 380 157 29 241 1202 531 — — 300 223
Johnny Davis SG 22 82 — 2188 874 173 217 81 14 151 756 343 — — 227 188
Bob Gross SF 24 72 — 2163 914 400 254 100 52 179 720 381 — — 190 152
Maurice Lucas PF 25 68 — 2119 1113 621 173 61 56 192 989 453 — — 270 207
Bill Walton C 25 58 — 1929 1097 766 291 60 146 206 882 460 — — 246 177
Dave Twardzik PG 27 75 — 1820 667 134 244 107 4 158 409 242 — — 234 183
Tom Owens C 28 82 — 1714 832 541 160 33 37 152 639 313 — — 278 206
Corky Calhoun SF 27 79 — 1370 416 215 87 42 15 64 365 175 — — 76 66
Lloyd Neal PF 27 61 — 1174 671 373 81 29 21 96 540 272 — — 177 127
Larry Steele SG 28 65 — 1132 520 113 87 59 5 66 447 210 — — 122 100
T.R. Dunn SG 22 63 — 768 237 147 45 46 8 35 240 100 — — 56 37
Willie Norwood SF 30 19 — 351 110 65 19 18 0 39 99 40 — — 46 30
Dale Schlueter C 32 10 — 109 25 21 18 3 2 15 19 8 — — 18 9
Wally Walker SF 23 9 — 101 43 17 8 2 0 11 41 19 — — 8 5
Jacky Dorsey SF 23 4 — 51 25 10 3 0 1 3 19 9 — — 11 7
Team Totals — — 82 — 19730 8829 3873 2067 798 390 1608 7367 3556 — — 2259 1717

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Maurice Lucas PF 25 6 — 233 103 75 15 4 2 19 108 46 — — 19 11
Lionel Hollins PG 24 6 — 223 100 29 33 7 0 19 89 40 — — 29 20
Johnny Davis SG 22 6 — 201 86 10 13 1 2 11 76 35 — — 23 16
Tom Owens C 28 6 — 200 91 39 26 5 7 7 69 38 — — 21 15
Larry Steele SG 28 6 — 191 69 26 14 7 2 12 60 25 — — 21 19
Corky Calhoun SF 27 6 — 109 34 14 3 2 1 3 29 15 — — 7 4
Dave Twardzik PG 27 6 — 108 36 4 11 7 0 10 23 11 — — 14 14
Bill Walton C 25 2 — 49 27 22 4 3 3 6 18 11 — — 7 5
Lloyd Neal PF 27 3 — 47 15 11 2 0 4 6 21 7 — — 1 1
Willie Norwood SF 30 3 — 44 15 4 4 0 1 2 12 7 — — 1 1
T.R. Dunn SG 22 4 — 35 4 5 3 1 0 1 4 2 — — 0 0
Team Totals — — 6 — 1440 580 239 128 37 22 96 509 237 — — 143 106

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Bill Walton Team Anchor 33.3 High 18.9 13.2 5.0 3.5 20.3 Led team in rebounds, primary post playmaker, anchored defense, efficient scorer, controlled tempo MVP-1, All-Star, NBA 1st Team, All-Defensive 1st Team
Maurice Lucas Core Contributor 31.2 High 16.4 9.1 2.5 1.7 14.9 Power forward role, strong inside scorer, versatile defender, contributed on boards and rim protection MVP-6, All-Star, NBA 2nd Team, All-Defensive 1st Team
Lionel Hollins Lead Facilitator 33.8 High 15.9 3.4 4.7 2.3 13.2 Primary ball-handler, led team in assists, pressured opposing guards defensively, secondary scorer All-Star, All-Defensive 1st Team
Bob Gross Defensive Specialist 30.0 Medium 12.7 5.6 3.5 2.1 11.0 Key perimeter defender, secondary playmaker, reliable mid-range scoring option All-Defensive 2nd Team
Johnny Davis Secondary Scorer 26.7 Medium 10.7 2.1 2.6 1.2 8.3 Off-ball scorer, contributed modestly in assists and defense —
Tom Owens Frontcourt Role 20.9 Medium 10.1 6.6 2.0 0.9 9.8 Backup center, provided rebounding and scoring, occasional rim protection —
Lloyd Neal Role PF 19.2 Medium 11.0 6.1 1.3 0.8 9.6 Energy forward, efficient inside scoring, contributed defensively and on boards —
Dave Twardzik Backup Facilitator 24.3 Medium 8.9 1.8 3.3 1.5 7.8 Backup point guard, secondary ball-handler, pressured opposing guards defensively —
Larry Steele Spot Scorer 17.4 Low 8.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 5.0 Provided outside shooting, contributed defensively, limited playmaking —
Corky Calhoun Bench Wing 17.3 Low 5.3 2.7 1.1 0.7 4.9 Role player on wing, contributed defensively, occasional scoring —
Willie Norwood Reserve SF 18.5 Low 5.8 3.4 1.0 0.9 5.1 Reserve small forward, contributed modestly in scoring and rebounds, limited appearances —
Jacky Dorsey Short-term Role 12.8 Low 6.3 2.5 0.8 0.3 4.9 Limited appearances, contributed off the bench as scoring option —
T.R. Dunn Defensive Reserve 12.2 Low 3.8 2.3 0.7 0.8 3.8 Defensive specialist, pressured ball, limited offensive role —
Wally Walker Reserve SF 11.2 Low 4.8 1.9 0.9 0.2 3.9 Short bench minutes, contributed as a role player and scorer —
Dale Schlueter Backup C 10.9 Low 2.5 2.1 1.8 0.5 3.5 Backup center, contributed rebounds and passing in limited minutes —