1978-79 NBA Playoffs: Leaders Summary

Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1979 NBA Playoffs, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.

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Playoff Leaders

28.6 ppg
George Gervin
(San Antonio Spurs)
14.0 rpg
Elvin Hayes
(Washington Bullets)
11.8 apg
Norm Nixon
(Los Angeles Lakers)
4.1 spg
Maurice Cheeks
(Philadelphia 76ers)
4.1 bpg
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Los Angeles Lakers)

3-Pointers Made

- 3pg
* the NBA implemented the 3-point shot in the 1979-80 season

Note: * Minimums to be in Per Game lists: 3 games or 100 points, 50 rebounds, 25 assists, 10 steals, 10 blocks.

Playoff Leaders Details

Points per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
PPG
Gms
1
(Spurs)
28.6 14
2
(Lakers)
28.5 8
3
(Nuggets)
28.0 3
4
(Supersonics)
26.6 17
5
(76ers)
25.4 9
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Total Points

Rk
Player
(Team)
PTS
Gms
1
(Supersonics)
452 17
2
(Bullets)
439 19
3
(Bullets)
427 19
4
(Spurs)
400 14
5
(Supersonics)
356 17
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Rebounds per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
RPG
Gms
1
(Bullets)
14.0 19
2
(76ers)
13.4 9
3
(Bullets)
13.3 19
4
(Lakers)
12.6 8
5
(Hawks)
11.8 9
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Total Rebounds

Rk
Player
(Team)
REB
Gms
1
(Bullets)
266 19
2
(Bullets)
253 19
3
(Supersonics)
199 17
4
(Spurs)
160 14
5
(Supersonics)
142 17
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Assists per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
APG
Gms
1
(Lakers)
11.8 8
2
(76ers)
7.0 9
3
(Trail Blazers)
6.0 3
4
(76ers)
5.9 9
5
(Kings)
5.8 5
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Total Assists

Rk
Player
(Team)
AST
Gms
1
(Bullets)
107 19
2
(Bullets)
105 19
3
(Lakers)
94 8
4
(Supersonics)
91 17
5
(Suns)
79 15
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Steals per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
SPG
Gms
1
(76ers)
4.1 9
2
(Trail Blazers)
3.3 3
3
(Kings)
2.6 5
4
(Kings)
2.4 5
5
(Kings)
2.0 5
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Total Steals

Rk
Player
(Team)
STL
Gms
1
(76ers)
37 9
2
(Supersonics)
34 17
3
(Supersonics)
28 17
4
(Spurs)
27 14
5
(Suns)
26 15
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Blocks per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
BPG
Gms
1
(Lakers)
4.1 8
2
(Trail Blazers)
3.0 3
3
(Bullets)
2.7 19
4
(Hawks)
2.7 9
5
(Hawks)
2.6 9
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Total Blocks

Rk
Player
(Team)
BLK
Gms
1
(Bullets)
52 19
2
(Spurs)
35 14
3
(Lakers)
33 8
4
(Suns)
26 15
(Supersonics)
26 17
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