- Won
- 42
- Lost
- 40
- Pct
- .512
- Finish
- 8th of 18
- SRS
- 0.59
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | PG | 82 | – | 36.1 | 20.5 | 3.2 | 5.4 | .494 | — | .830 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 80 | – | 33.2 | 19.0 | 9.1 | 5.6 | .469 | — | .735 |
| Curtis Perry | PF | 71 | – | 33.1 | 13.3 | 9.6 | 2.6 | .497 | — | .732 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | SG | 58 | – | 32.2 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | .484 | — | .830 |
| Keith Erickson | SF | 74 | – | 25.0 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 2.5 | .470 | — | .854 |
| Ricky Sobers | SG | 78 | – | 24.3 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | .449 | — | .823 |
| John Shumate | PF | 43 | – | 21.6 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 1.4 | .550 | — | .628 |
| Nate Hawthorne | SG | 79 | – | 14.5 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .430 | — | .676 |
| Gar Heard | PF | 36 | – | 33.9 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 1.8 | .452 | — | .673 |
| Dennis Awtrey | C | 74 | – | 18.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.1 | .467 | — | .688 |
| Pat Riley | SG | 60 | – | 13.2 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .389 | — | .730 |
| Phil Lumpkin | PG | 34 | – | 10.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .338 | — | .867 |
| John Wetzel | SG | 37 | – | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .478 | — | .833 |
| Fred Saunders | SF | 17 | – | 8.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | .438 | — | .545 |
| Mike Bantom | SF | 7 | – | 9.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 | .308 | — | 1.000 |
Playoffs
- Lost to Boston Celtics 2–4 in the Finals
- Beat Seattle SuperSonics 4–2 in the conference semifinals
- Beat Golden State Warriors 4–3 in the conference finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | PG | 19 | – | 36.1 | 21.1 | 2.5 | 5.1 | .511 | — | .763 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 19 | – | 35.2 | 17.9 | 10.1 | 5.2 | .452 | — | .817 |
| Gar Heard | PF | 19 | – | 37.9 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 1.7 | .441 | — | .679 |
| Ricky Sobers | SG | 19 | – | 29.6 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .468 | — | .833 |
| Curtis Perry | PF | 19 | – | 32.4 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 1.9 | .454 | — | .647 |
| Keith Erickson | SF | 19 | – | 22.4 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 1.8 | .462 | — | .809 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | SG | 19 | – | 24.8 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .488 | — | .870 |
| Dennis Awtrey | C | 19 | – | 15.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .467 | — | .545 |
| Phil Lumpkin | PG | 17 | – | 8.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .333 | — | .786 |
| Nate Hawthorne | SG | 15 | – | 5.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .346 | — | .727 |
| Pat Riley | SG | 5 | – | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .400 | — | 1.000 |
| John Wetzel | SG | 2 | – | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 1.000 |
Games
- Golden State Warriors129–133Phoenix SunsPlayoffs · 2OT
- Phoenix Suns87–98Boston CelticsPlayoffs
- Phoenix Suns90–105Boston CelticsPlayoffs
- Boston Celtics98–105Phoenix SunsPlayoffs
- Phoenix Suns126–128Boston CelticsPlayoffs · 3OT
- Boston Celtics87–80Phoenix SunsPlayoffs
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.