most ppg + apg * 1.5 + spg * 3 minus tpg 1978

Pete Maravich had the most points per game + assists per game * 1.5 + steals per game * 3 - turnovers per game in 1977-78, with 38.19.

Interpreted as:

most ppg + apg * 1.5 + spg * 3 minus tpg by a player 1978

	NAME	PPG+APG1.5+SPG3-TPG	PPG	APG	SPG	TPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	38.19	27.0	6.7	2.0	5.0	1977-78	NOJ	50	40.8	3.6	0.2	11.1	25.1	44.4	4.8	5.5	87.0	49.2	1.0	2.6	2,041	1,352	178	335	101	8	248	116
2	Randy Smith R. Smith	35.83	24.6	5.6	2.1	3.5	1977-78	BUF	82	40.4	3.8	0.1	9.6	20.7	46.5	5.4	6.8	80.0	52.1	1.3	2.4	3,314	2,021	310	458	172	11	286	224
3	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	35.04	25.2	5.5	1.7	3.5	1977-78	PHX	80	31.0	2.1	0.4	10.1	19.6	51.6	5.0	6.1	81.3	56.5	0.5	1.5	2,481	2,014	164	437	138	31	280	162
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	34.35	23.1	5.4	1.9	2.7	1977-78	GSW	82	36.9	5.5	0.5	9.3	20.6	45.1	4.6	5.0	92.4	50.9	0.9	4.6	3,024	1,898	449	446	158	45	224	188
5	David Thompson D. Thompson	34.33	27.2	4.5	1.2	3.1	1977-78	DEN	80	37.8	4.9	1.2	10.3	19.8	52.1	6.5	8.4	77.8	57.8	2.0	2.9	3,025	2,172	390	362	92	99	245	213
6	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.99	27.2	3.7	1.7	3.7	1977-78	SAS	82	34.8	5.1	1.3	10.5	19.6	53.6	6.1	7.4	83.0	59.4	1.4	3.7	2,857	2,232	420	302	136	110	306	255
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33.94	25.8	4.3	1.7	3.4	1977-78	LAL	62	36.5	12.9	3.0	10.7	19.4	55.0	4.4	5.6	78.3	58.9	3.0	9.9	2,265	1,600	801	269	103	185	208	182
8	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	32.9	25.6	3.4	1.5	2.3	1977-78	HOU	76	38.2	2.2	0.0	11.2	22.9	49.1	3.2	3.5	91.8	52.5	0.8	1.4	2,900	1,949	164	259	112	3	173	241
9	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	31.81	26.5	3.8	1.3	4.4	1977-78	NYK	79	40.3	12.8	1.6	10.3	19.8	52.0	5.9	8.2	72.7	56.7	3.0	9.8	3,182	2,097	1,010	298	105	126	346	297
10	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	31.27	18.2	7.4	2.2	4.5	1977-78	IND	79	38.2	4.1	0.3	7.0	15.5	45.3	4.2	5.1	82.5	51.4	1.2	3.0	3,019	1,436	327	584	170	23	352	308
11	Kevin Porter K. Porter	30.47	15.0	10.2	1.5	4.4	1977-78	TOT	82	34.3	2.6	0.2	6.0	12.9	46.9	3.0	3.9	76.3	51.6	0.6	2.0	2,813	1,234	214	837	123	15	360	283
12	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	29.95	24.5	3.4	1.3	3.6	1977-78	DET	63	36.7	11.3	1.5	9.9	18.4	53.7	4.7	6.1	77.2	58.0	3.1	8.2	2,311	1,542	715	216	82	93	225	185
13	Walter Davis W. Davis	29.93	24.2	3.4	1.4	3.5	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	6.0	0.2	9.7	18.4	52.6	4.8	5.8	83.0	57.7	2.0	4.0	2,590	1,959	484	273	113	20	283	242
14	John Lucas J. Lucas	29.71	12.4	9.4	2.0	2.6	1977-78	HOU	82	35.8	3.1	0.1	5.0	11.5	43.5	2.4	3.0	77.2	48.1	0.6	2.5	2,933	1,017	255	768	160	9	213	208
15	Brian Winters B. Winters	28.99	19.9	4.9	1.6	3.0	1977-78	MIL	80	34.4	3.1	0.3	8.4	18.2	46.3	3.1	3.7	84.0	50.3	1.1	2.0	2,751	1,594	250	393	124	27	236	239
16	Billy Knight B. Knight	28.97	22.9	3.0	1.5	3.2	1977-78	BUF	53	40.7	7.2	0.2	8.6	17.5	49.4	5.7	7.0	80.9	55.8	2.4	4.8	2,155	1,215	383	161	82	13	167	137
17	John Williamson J. Williamson	28.69	23.7	2.9	1.3	3.0	1977-78	TOT	75	36.4	3.0	0.1	9.6	22.0	43.8	4.4	5.2	84.7	48.8	0.9	2.1	2,731	1,777	227	214	94	10	228	236
18	Julius Erving J. Erving	28.56	20.6	3.8	1.8	3.2	1977-78	PHI	74	32.8	6.5	1.3	8.3	16.4	50.2	4.1	4.9	84.5	55.5	2.4	4.1	2,429	1,528	481	279	135	97	238	207
19	Bernard King B. King	28.53	24.2	2.4	1.5	3.9	1977-78	NJN	79	39.1	9.5	0.5	10.1	21.1	47.9	4.0	5.8	67.7	51.1	3.4	6.2	3,092	1,909	751	193	122	36	311	302
20	Gus Williams G. Williams	28.33	18.1	3.7	2.3	2.4	1977-78	SEA	79	32.6	3.2	0.5	7.6	16.9	45.1	2.9	3.5	81.7	49.1	1.1	2.2	2,572	1,431	256	294	185	41	189	198
21	John Drew J. Drew	28.31	23.2	2.0	1.7	3.0	1977-78	ATL	70	31.5	7.3	0.4	8.5	17.7	48.0	6.2	8.2	76.0	54.5	3.0	4.3	2,203	1,623	511	141	119	27	210	247
22	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	27.88	21.5	3.2	1.5	2.9	1977-78	TOT	79	37.1	7.8	0.3	7.3	14.3	51.2	6.8	8.6	79.6	59.5	3.4	4.5	2,933	1,697	620	253	118	24	228	233
23	Phil Smith P. Smith	27.55	19.7	4.8	1.3	3.2	1977-78	GSW	82	35.9	3.7	0.3	7.9	16.7	47.2	3.9	4.7	81.2	52.2	1.2	2.4	2,940	1,612	300	393	108	27	266	219
24	Doug Collins D. Collins	27.43	19.7	4.1	1.6	3.2	1977-78	PHI	79	35.1	2.9	0.3	8.1	15.5	52.6	3.4	4.2	81.2	56.8	1.1	1.8	2,770	1,553	230	320	128	25	250	228
25	Dan Issel D. Issel	27.35	21.3	3.7	1.2	3.2	1977-78	DEN	82	34.8	10.1	0.5	8.0	15.7	51.2	5.2	6.7	78.2	57.1	3.1	7.0	2,851	1,746	830	304	100	41	259	279