1978β79 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Head coach | Jerry West |
General manager | Bill Sharman |
Owner(s) | Jack Kent Cooke |
Arena | The Forum |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Pacific) Conference: 5th ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
Conference semifinals (lost to SuperSonics 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KHJ-TV |
Radio | KLAC |
The 1978β79 NBA season was the Lakers' 31st season in the NBA and 19th season in Los Angeles. [1] It was the final season for the team under the ownership of Jack Kent Cooke, who sold the team to Jerry Buss the following summer.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College |
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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 |
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Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | β | 31β10 | 21β20 | 11β9 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 | 32β9 | 18β23 | 11β9 |
x- Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | 31β10 | 16β25 | 11β9 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7 | 33β8 | 12β29 | 8β12 |
San Diego Clippers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9 | 29β12 | 14β27 | 11β9 |
Golden State Warriors | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 | 23β18 | 15β26 | 8β12 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | β |
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 |
9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 |
11 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 |
Boston | 2β2 | β | 1β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Chicago | 1β3 | 2β1 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Denver | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | β | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 |
Detroit | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β3 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 |
Houston | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Indiana | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | β | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
Kansas City | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β0 |
Los Angeles | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Milwaukee | 0β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
New Jersey | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
New Orleans | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β4 |
New York | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Phoenix | 1β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Portland | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
San Antonio | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | β | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
San Diego | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | β | 2β2 | 0β3 |
Seattle | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 |
Washington | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | β |
1979 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 2β1 (home: 1β0; road: 1β1)
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Conference semifinals: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
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1979 schedule |
1978β79 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Head coach | Jerry West |
General manager | Bill Sharman |
Owner(s) | Jack Kent Cooke |
Arena | The Forum |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Pacific) Conference: 5th ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
Conference semifinals (lost to SuperSonics 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KHJ-TV |
Radio | KLAC |
The 1978β79 NBA season was the Lakers' 31st season in the NBA and 19th season in Los Angeles. [1] It was the final season for the team under the ownership of Jack Kent Cooke, who sold the team to Jerry Buss the following summer.
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 |
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Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | β | 31β10 | 21β20 | 11β9 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 | 32β9 | 18β23 | 11β9 |
x- Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | 31β10 | 16β25 | 11β9 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7 | 33β8 | 12β29 | 8β12 |
San Diego Clippers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9 | 29β12 | 14β27 | 11β9 |
Golden State Warriors | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 | 23β18 | 15β26 | 8β12 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | β |
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 |
9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 |
11 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 |
1978-79 NBA Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 |
Boston | 2β2 | β | 1β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Chicago | 1β3 | 2β1 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Denver | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | β | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 |
Detroit | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β3 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 |
Houston | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Indiana | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | β | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
Kansas City | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β0 |
Los Angeles | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Milwaukee | 0β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
New Jersey | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
New Orleans | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β4 |
New York | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Phoenix | 1β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Portland | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
San Antonio | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | β | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
San Diego | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | β | 2β2 | 0β3 |
Seattle | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 |
Washington | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | β |
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First Round: 2β1 (home: 1β0; road: 1β1)
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Conference semifinals: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
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1979 schedule |