1978 Washington Bullets vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1977-78 Bullets and the 2019-20 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1978
Washington

Bullets

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1978 Bullets	3º in Eastern Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1978 Bullets	44 - 38
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1978 Bullets	.537
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1978 Bullets	Winning Streak: 5 Losing Streak: 5
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1978 Bullets	12 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1978 Bullets	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1978 Bullets	14 - 7
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1978 Bullets	.667
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1978 Bullets	11 players
	2020 Lakers	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1978 Bullets	1 - Finals MVP: Wes Unseld
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1978 Bullets	- none
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1978 Bullets	3 - Bob Dandridge, Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1978 Bullets	110.3
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1978 Bullets	50.8
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1978 Bullets	23.8
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1978 Bullets	8.1
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1978 Bullets	4.7
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1978 Bullets	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1978 Bullets	.461
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1978 Bullets	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1978 Bullets	.711
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1978 Bullets	107.6
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1978 Bullets	49.4
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1978 Bullets	23.9
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1978 Bullets	8.5
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1978 Bullets	4.5
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1978 Bullets	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1978 Bullets	.454
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1978 Bullets	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1978 Bullets	.697
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1978 Bullets	19.7 ppg Elvin Hayes
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1978 Bullets	13.3 rpg Elvin Hayes
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1978 Bullets	5.4 apg Tom Henderson
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1978 Bullets	1.3 spg Bob Dandridge
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1978 Bullets	2.0 bpg Elvin Hayes
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1978 Bullets	21.8 ppg Elvin Hayes
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1978 Bullets	13.3 rpg Elvin Hayes
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1978 Bullets	5.0 apg Tom Henderson
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1978 Bullets	1.6 spg Bob Dandridge
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1978 Bullets	2.5 bpg Elvin Hayes
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis

Notes: * - Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.