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1979β80 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 22 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, USA |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Magic Johnson |
Picked by | Los Angeles Lakers |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Season MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( Los Angeles) |
Top scorer | George Gervin ( San Antonio) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Philadelphia 76ers |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Seattle SuperSonics |
Finals | |
Champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Runners-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
Finals MVP | Magic Johnson ( Los Angeles) |
The 1979β80 NBA season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals, and is notable for being the year in which the three-point field goal was adopted.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1978β79 coach | 1979β80 coach |
Boston Celtics | Dave Cowens | Bill Fitch |
Chicago Bulls | Scotty Robertson | Jerry Sloan |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Bill Fitch | Stan Albeck |
Houston Rockets | Tom Nissalke | Del Harris |
Los Angeles Lakers | Jerry West | Jack McKinney |
New Orleans/Utah Jazz | Elgin Baylor | Tom Nissalke |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Detroit Pistons | Dick Vitale | Richie Adubato |
Golden State Warriors | Al Attles | Johnny Bach |
San Antonio Spurs | Doug Moe | Bob Bass |
Los Angeles Lakers | Jack McKinney | Paul Westhead |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | β | 35β6 | 26β15 | 17β7 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 | 36β5 | 23β18 | 19β5 |
x- Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 24β17 | 15β26 | 9β15 |
New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 25β16 | 14β27 | 8β16 |
New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27 | 22β19 | 12β29 | 7β17 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | β | 32β9 | 18β23 | 21β9 |
x- Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9 | 29β12 | 12β29 | 20β10 |
x- San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9 | 27β14 | 14β27 | 14β16 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 | 28β13 | 9β32 | 16β14 |
Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 | 26β15 | 11β30 | 15β15 |
Detroit Pistons | 16 | 66 | .195 | 34 | 13β28 | 3β38 | 4β26 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 28β12 | 21β21 | 15β9 |
x- Kansas City Kings | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 18β6 |
Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 21β20 | 9β32 | 8β16 |
Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 24β17 | 6β35 | 10β14 |
Utah Jazz | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25 | 17β24 | 7β34 | 9β15 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | β | 37β4 | 23β18 | 19β11 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 | 33β8 | 23β18 | 18β12 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 5 | 37β5 | 18β22 | 19β11 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 | 26β15 | 12β29 | 13β17 |
San Diego Clippers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 25 | 24β17 | 11β30 | 13β17 |
Golden State Warriors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 36 | 15β26 | 9β32 | 8β22 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | β |
2 | y- Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
3 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 |
4 | x- Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
5 | x- San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
6 | x- Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
7 | New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 24 |
8 | Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 24 |
10 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27 |
11 | Detroit Pistons | 16 | 66 | .195 | 44 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | β |
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 |
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Houston | 2 | E4 | Houston | 0 | ||||||||||||||
E5 | San Antonio | 1 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Boston* | 1 | |||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | E2 | Atlanta* | 1 | ||||||||||||||
E6 | Washington | 0 | E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Phoenix | 2 | W4 | Phoenix | 1 | ||||||||||||||
W5 | Kansas City | 1 | Western Conference | W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 2 | W2 | Milwaukee* | 3 | ||||||||||||||
W6 | Portland | 1 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | George Gervin | San Antonio Spurs | 33.1 |
Rebounds per game | Swen Nater | San Diego Clippers | 15.0 |
Assists per game | Micheal Ray Richardson | New York Knicks | 10.1 |
Steals per game | Micheal Ray Richardson | New York Knicks | 3.23 |
Blocks per game | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 3.41 |
FG% | Cedric Maxwell | Boston Celtics | .609 |
FT% | Rick Barry | Houston Rockets | .935 |
3FG% | Fred Brown | Seattle SuperSonics | .443 |
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Month | Player |
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November | Moses Malone ( Houston Rockets) (1/1) |
December | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) |
January | George Gervin ( San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) |
February | Larry Bird ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) |
March | Julius Erving ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2022) |
1979β80 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
|
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 22 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, USA |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Magic Johnson |
Picked by | Los Angeles Lakers |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Season MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( Los Angeles) |
Top scorer | George Gervin ( San Antonio) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Philadelphia 76ers |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Seattle SuperSonics |
Finals | |
Champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Runners-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
Finals MVP | Magic Johnson ( Los Angeles) |
The 1979β80 NBA season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals, and is notable for being the year in which the three-point field goal was adopted.
Offseason | ||
---|---|---|
Team | 1978β79 coach | 1979β80 coach |
Boston Celtics | Dave Cowens | Bill Fitch |
Chicago Bulls | Scotty Robertson | Jerry Sloan |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Bill Fitch | Stan Albeck |
Houston Rockets | Tom Nissalke | Del Harris |
Los Angeles Lakers | Jerry West | Jack McKinney |
New Orleans/Utah Jazz | Elgin Baylor | Tom Nissalke |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Detroit Pistons | Dick Vitale | Richie Adubato |
Golden State Warriors | Al Attles | Johnny Bach |
San Antonio Spurs | Doug Moe | Bob Bass |
Los Angeles Lakers | Jack McKinney | Paul Westhead |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y- Boston Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | β | 35β6 | 26β15 | 17β7 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 | 36β5 | 23β18 | 19β5 |
x- Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 24β17 | 15β26 | 9β15 |
New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 25β16 | 14β27 | 8β16 |
New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27 | 22β19 | 12β29 | 7β17 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y- Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | β | 32β9 | 18β23 | 21β9 |
x- Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9 | 29β12 | 12β29 | 20β10 |
x- San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9 | 27β14 | 14β27 | 14β16 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 | 28β13 | 9β32 | 16β14 |
Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 | 26β15 | 11β30 | 15β15 |
Detroit Pistons | 16 | 66 | .195 | 34 | 13β28 | 3β38 | 4β26 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 28β12 | 21β21 | 15β9 |
x- Kansas City Kings | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 18β6 |
Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 21β20 | 9β32 | 8β16 |
Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 24β17 | 6β35 | 10β14 |
Utah Jazz | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25 | 17β24 | 7β34 | 9β15 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y- Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | β | 37β4 | 23β18 | 19β11 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 | 33β8 | 23β18 | 18β12 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 5 | 37β5 | 18β22 | 19β11 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 | 26β15 | 12β29 | 13β17 |
San Diego Clippers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 25 | 24β17 | 11β30 | 13β17 |
Golden State Warriors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 36 | 15β26 | 9β32 | 8β22 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | β |
2 | y- Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
3 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 |
4 | x- Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
5 | x- San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
6 | x- Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
7 | New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 24 |
8 | Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 24 |
10 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27 |
11 | Detroit Pistons | 16 | 66 | .195 | 44 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | β |
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 |
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Houston | 2 | E4 | Houston | 0 | ||||||||||||||
E5 | San Antonio | 1 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Boston* | 1 | |||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | E2 | Atlanta* | 1 | ||||||||||||||
E6 | Washington | 0 | E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Phoenix | 2 | W4 | Phoenix | 1 | ||||||||||||||
W5 | Kansas City | 1 | Western Conference | W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 2 | W2 | Milwaukee* | 3 | ||||||||||||||
W6 | Portland | 1 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | George Gervin | San Antonio Spurs | 33.1 |
Rebounds per game | Swen Nater | San Diego Clippers | 15.0 |
Assists per game | Micheal Ray Richardson | New York Knicks | 10.1 |
Steals per game | Micheal Ray Richardson | New York Knicks | 3.23 |
Blocks per game | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 3.41 |
FG% | Cedric Maxwell | Boston Celtics | .609 |
FT% | Rick Barry | Houston Rockets | .935 |
3FG% | Fred Brown | Seattle SuperSonics | .443 |
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Month | Player |
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November | Moses Malone ( Houston Rockets) (1/1) |
December | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) |
January | George Gervin ( San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) |
February | Larry Bird ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) |
March | Julius Erving ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) |