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Westphal was chosen in 1972 by the Boston Celtics. After three seasons there, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns, team that he helped get to the 1976 NBA finals. In Game 5 of that series, called by many the greatest game ever played in basketball, Westphal made a critical play: With one second to go and the Suns down 111 to 110 but in possession of the ball and trapped by the Celtics' defense, Westphal called for a time-out. He knew the Suns had no time-outs left, so a technical foul was called on him. The Celtics made a free throw, taking a two point lead, but the Suns had a chance at inbounding the ball without being trapped, and then, Garfield Heard made a shot for the Suns that sent the game into triple overtime. The Suns ended up losing the game and the series.
After the 1979- 1980 season, he was traded again, to the Supersonics, where he played one season before heading to the New York Knicks. In 1983, he returned to Phoenix for a last hurrah. Injured, he only played in 59 of the 82 games of his final season.
He scored a total of 12,809 NBA points for an average of 15.1 points per game, with 3,591 assists for a total of 4.4 assists per game. He also had 1,580 rebounds, for a game average of 1.9 rebounds per game.
In 1992 he resurfaced in the NBA, as coach of the Phoenix Suns. With players such as Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle and Danny AingeDaniel Ray "Danny" Ainge (born March 17, 1959, Eugene, OR), was a professional baseball and basketball player for the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trailblazers, and Phoenix Suns. A multi-sport star, Ainge starred in high s, the Suns made it to the finals on Westphal's first season as a coach, but they lost to the Chicago BullsThe Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded 1966 Formerly known as Home Arena United Center Uniform colors Red, Black, and White Logo design A red bull's head NBA Championships 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1 in six games.
The Suns did not make it back to the finals with Westphal as coach, however, and he went on to coach a high school team in California. But he eventually returned to the NBA as a coach with the Supersonics in the late 1990sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years: Events and trends Computers, technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other techn. He coached in Seattle until he was fired during the 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri- 012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap season. He returned to the college ranks in the fall of 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap at Pepperdine.
In the book Tough Enough: How the Suns Conquered the West (1993), Barkley was quoted saying He (Westphal) can't worry about being our friend, we need a friend, we get a dog!. Barkley was, apparently, hinting that he liked Westphal's way of coaching the Suns.
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