1979 Los Angeles Lakers: Season and Playoffs

NBA Teams: 1978-79 Lakers regular season and Playoffs performances with records, stats, awards, players and more.

1979 Los Angeles Lakers Summary

NBA Playoffs

Playoff Performance
Lost Western Conference Semis
Playoff Record: 3-5 (.375)
Playoffs Series
Lakers 2-1 Nuggets
Lakers 1-4 Supersonics
Players Used
11 players
(at least 1 game)

NBA Regular Season

Season Record
47-35 (.573)
Standings
5º in Western Conference
3º in Pacific Division
Players Used
13 players
(at least 1 game)
Longest Streaks
Winning Streak: 14 games
Losing Streak: 5 games
Win / Loss Progression
W :  / L :

1
82

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points:
Rebounds:
Assists:
9.0 apg
Steals:
2.5 spg
Blocks:

NBA Playoffs

Points:
Rebounds:
Assists:
11.8 apg
Steals:
1.9 spg
Blocks:

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
2 -
All-NBA 2nd Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
All-Defensive 1st Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
NBA Leaders
1 -
Blocks Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 82 11.6 31.2 42.8 28.5 9.7 6.1 19.1 22.6 112.9 109.9
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 46.7 90.2 .517 - - - 19.6 25.5 .769

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NBA Playoffs

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 8 8.6 29.6 38.3 26.5 7.8 5.0 16.8 25.4 109.4 110.6
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 44.5 87.3 .510 - - - 20.4 26.0 .784

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