1978–79 Los Angeles Lakers season

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1978–79 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach Jerry West
Owner(s) Jack Kent Cooke
Arena The Forum
Results
Record 47–35 (.573)
Place Division: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1977–78 1979–80 >

The 1978–79 NBA season was the Lakers' 31st season in the NBA and 19th season in Los Angeles.[1] It would be the final season for the team under the ownership Jack Kent Cooke, who would sell the team to Dr. Jerry Buss during the summer that followed.

Offseason

Draft picks

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Main article: 1978 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College
2 26 Ron Carter  United States Virginia Military
2 38 Lew Massey  United States North Carolina
3 60 Michael Cooper  United States New Mexico
4 82 Harold Robertson  United States Lincoln University
5 104 Carlos Terry  United States Winston-Salem
6 126 Kim Stewart  United States Washington
7 147 Larry Paige  United States Colorado

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers 1978–79 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. DOB From
C 33 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947–04–16 UCLA
G 24 Boone, Ron 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1946–09–06 Idaho State
F 2 Carr, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–08–15 North Carolina State
G 15 Carter, Ron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1956–08–31 VMI
G/F 21 Cooper, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1956–04–15 New Mexico
G/F 4 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1956–02–28 Kansas
G 30 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
F 35 Ford, Don 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952–12–31 UC Santa Barbara
G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944–06–11 Minnesota
G 10 Nixon, Norm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955–10–11 Duquesne
G 5 Price, Jim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1949–11–27 Louisville
F/C 40 Robisch, Dave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1949–12–22 Kansas
G/F 52 Wilkes, Jamaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953–05–02 UCLA
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 1979–06–25

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 – 31-10 21-20 11–9
x-Phoenix Suns 50 32 .610 2 32–9 18–23 11–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 .573 5 31–10 16–25 11–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 7 33–8 12–29 8–12
San Diego Clippers 43 39 .524 9 29–12 14–27 11–9
Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 14 23–18 15–26 8–12
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 –
2 y-Kansas City Kings 48 34 .585 4
3 x-Phoenix Suns 50 32 .610 2
4 x-Denver Nuggets 47 35 .573 5
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 .573 5
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 7
7 San Diego Clippers 43 39 .524 9
8 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 14
8 Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 14
8 Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 14
11 Chicago Bulls 31 51 .378 21


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Denver: Denver 110, Los Angeles 105
  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 121, Denver 109
  • Game 3 @ Denver: Los Angeles 112, Denver 111

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Sonics win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 112, Los Angeles 101
  • Game 2 @ Seattle: Seattle 108, Los Angeles 103 (OT)
  • Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Seattle 112 (OT)
  • Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Seattle 117, Los Angeles 115
  • Game 5 @ Seattle: Seattle 106, Los Angeles 100

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

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Playoffs

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Awards and records

Transactions

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers

External links

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