1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics season

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1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach Lenny Wilkens
General manager Zollie Volchok
Arena Kingdome
Results
Record 56–26 (.683)
Place Division: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Finals
(eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1978–79 1980–81 >

The 1979-80 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 13th season in the NBA.[1]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1979 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 James Bailey PF/C  United States Rutgers
1 7 Vinnie Johnson SG  United States Baylor
2 43 Johnny Moore PG  United States Texas
4 73 James Donaldson C  United States Washington State
4 87 Richie Allen  United States California State-Dominguez Hills
4 93 Jake Plotnik || Birmingham-Seaholm

Roster

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Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732 – 37–4 23–18 19–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 56 26 .683 4 33–8 23–18 18–12
x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 5 37–5 18–22 19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 .463 22 26–15 12–29 13–17
San Diego Clippers 35 47 .427 25 24–17 11–30 13–17
Golden State Warriors 24 58 .293 36 15–26 9–32 8–22
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 11
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 56 26 .683 4
4 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 5
5 x-Kansas City Kings 47 35 .573 13
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 .463 22
7 San Diego Clippers 35 47 .427 25
8 Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 30
9 Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 30
10 Utah Jazz 24 58 .293 36
11 Golden State Warriors 24 58 .293 36
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers: Sonics win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 120, Portland 110
  • Game 2 @ Portland: Portland 105, Seattle 95
  • Game 3 @ Seattle: Seattle 103, Portland 86

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics: Sonics win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 114, Milwaukee 113
  • Game 2 @ Seattle: Milwaukee 114, Seattle 112
  • Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 95, Seattle 91
  • Game 4 @ Milwaukee: Seattle 112, Milwaukee 107
  • Game 5 @ Seattle: Milwaukee 108, Seattle 97
  • Game 6 @ Milwaukee: Seattle 86, Milwaukee 85
  • Game 7 @ Seattle: Seattle 98, Milwaukee 94

West Conference Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics: Lakers win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Seattle 108, Los Angeles 107
  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 108, Seattle 99
  • Game 3 @ Seattle: Los Angeles 104, Seattle 100
  • Game 4 @ Seattle: Los Angeles 98, Seattle 93
  • Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 111, Seattle 105

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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Bailey
Fred Brown
Dennis Johnson
John Johnson
Vinnie Johnson
Tom LaGarde
Lonnie Shelton
Jack Sikma
Paul Silas
Wally Walker
Gus Williams

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Bailey
Fred Brown
Dennis Johnson
John Johnson
Vinnie Johnson
Tom LaGarde
Lonnie Shelton
Jack Sikma
Paul Silas
Wally Walker
Gus Williams

Awards and records

Transactions

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics
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