Dennis Johnson 1978-79 Advanced Game Log

Dennis Wayne Johnson

(D.J., Airplane)

Position: Point Guard and Shooting Guard ▪ Shoots: Right

6-4, 185lb (193cm, 83kg)

Born: September 18, 1954 in San Pedro, California us

Died: February 22, 2007

Relatives: Nephew Nick Johnson

College: Pepperdine

High School: Dominguez in Compton, California

Draft: Seattle SuperSonics, 2nd round (12th pick, 29th overall), 1976 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 24, 1976

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2010 (Full List)

Career Length: 14 years

Hall of Fame
5x All Star
3x NBA Champ
2x All-NBA
9x All-Defensive
1978-79 Finals MVP

SUMMARY

Career

1100

PTS

14.1

TRB

3.9

AST

5.0

FG%

44.5

FG3%

17.2

FT%

79.7

eFG%

44.8

PER

14.6

82.6

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1978-79 Regular Season

1978-79 Regular Season Table
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
1	1	1978-10-13	24-025	SEA		CHI	W (+18)	1	32:00	.655											19.5
2	2	1978-10-15	24-027	SEA		KCK	W (+10)	1	29:00	.633
3	3	1978-10-17	24-029	SEA	@	NYK	W (+11)	1	26:00	.601
4	4	1978-10-18	24-030	SEA	@	IND	W (+7)	1	37:00	.639
5	5	1978-10-20	24-032	SEA		SAS	W (+16)	1	22:00	.564											9.6
6	6	1978-10-25	24-037	SEA		WSB	W (+29)	1	24:00	.712
7	7	1978-10-27	24-039	SEA		MIL	W (+1)	1	33:00	.551
8	8	1978-10-29	24-041	SEA	@	SDC	L (-3)	1	35:00	.355
9	9	1978-11-02	24-045	SEA	@	DET	W (+1)	1	36:00	.250
10	10	1978-11-03	24-046	SEA	@	NJN	W (+21)	1	30:00	.436
11	11	1978-11-08	24-051	SEA		NYK	L (-4)	1	35:00	.694
12	12	1978-11-10	24-053	SEA		CLE	W (+14)	1	29:00	.400											8.9
13	13	1978-11-15	24-058	SEA		NOJ	W (+17)	1	36:00	.537
14	14	1978-11-17	24-060	SEA		IND	W (+11)	1	35:00	.553
15	15	1978-11-18	24-061	SEA	@	GSW	L (-8)	1	38:00	.542											8.1
16	16	1978-11-19	24-062	SEA		POR	W (+3)	1	43:00	.376											6.6
17	17	1978-11-22	24-065	SEA		CHI	W (+2)	1	32:00	.381											3.1
18	18	1978-11-24	24-067	SEA		DEN	L (-3)	1	35:00	.468											11.2
19	19	1978-11-25	24-068	SEA	@	DEN	W (+6)	1	38:00	.415											13.8
20	20	1978-11-26	24-069	SEA		HOU	L (-5)	1	7:00
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
21	21	1978-11-29	24-072	SEA		NJN	W (+14)	1	37:00	.518
22	22	1978-12-01	24-074	SEA	@	BOS	L (-7)	1	41:00	.366
23	23	1978-12-02	24-075	SEA	@	PHI	W (+3)	1	30:00	.272
24	24	1978-12-08	24-081	SEA		ATL	W (+1)	1	30:00	.640
25	25	1978-12-10	24-083	SEA		SAS	W (+13)	1	32:00	.474
26	26	1978-12-13	24-086	SEA		LAL	W (+10)	1	44:00	.608											20.4
27	27	1978-12-15	24-088	SEA	@	LAL	L (-2)	1	41:00	.660											25.0
28	28	1978-12-17	24-090	SEA	@	CLE	L (-10)	1	42:00	.475											3.2
29	29	1978-12-19	24-092	SEA	@	MIL	L (-29)	1	29:00	.216
30	30	1978-12-20	24-093	SEA	@	KCK	L (-19)	1	28:00	.500
31	31	1978-12-22	24-095	SEA		PHI	L (-8)	1	37:00	.256
32	32	1978-12-25	24-098	SEA		SDC	L (-5)	1	44:00	.479
33	33	1978-12-27	24-100	SEA		NOJ	W (+19)	1	33:00	.464
34	34	1978-12-29	24-102	SEA		PHO	W (+27)	1	34:00	.597											22.1
35	35	1979-01-01	24-105	SEA		GSW	L (-13)	1	38:00	.467											9.0
36	36	1979-01-02	24-106	SEA	@	POR	W (+1)	1	35:00	.470											12.5
37	37	1979-01-03	24-107	SEA		BOS	W (+7)	1	32:00	.743											26.1
38	38	1979-01-05	24-109	SEA		DEN	L (-3)	1	42:00	.551											15.5
39	39	1979-01-10	24-114	SEA		IND	W (+20)	1	27:00	.414
40	40	1979-01-11	24-115	SEA	@	PHO	W (+3)	1	42:00	.438											14.3
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
41	41	1979-01-14	24-118	SEA		LAL	L (-9)	1	37:00	.672											23.1
42	42	1979-01-17	24-121	SEA	@	IND	W (+10)	1	35:00	.677
43	43	1979-01-20	24-124	SEA	@	CHI	W (+6)	1	40:00	.707											24.1
44	44	1979-01-23	24-127	SEA	@	WSB	W (+3)	1	35:00	.347
45	45	1979-01-25	24-129	SEA	@	ATL	W (+2)	1	29:00	.512
46	46	1979-01-31	24-135	SEA		POR	W (+3)	1	35:00	.599											12.3
47	47	1979-02-01	24-136	SEA		NJN	W (+5)	1	31:00	.328
48	48	1979-02-02	24-137	SEA		MIL	W (+2)	1	45:00	.387
49	49	1979-02-06	24-141	SEA	@	NYK	L (-9)	1	44:00	.531
50	50	1979-02-07	24-142	SEA	@	BOS	L (-7)	1	28:00	.538											12.7
51	51	1979-02-09	24-144	SEA	@	MIL	L (-2)	1	40:00	.566
52	52	1979-02-10	24-145	SEA	@	HOU	L (-12)	1	30:00	.424
53	53	1979-02-14	24-149	SEA		ATL	W (+12)	1	38:00	.661
54	54	1979-02-16	24-151	SEA		PHO	W (+15)	1	39:00	.759											22.1
55	55	1979-02-18	24-153	SEA		WSB	L (-11)	1	33:00	.380
56	56	1979-02-20	24-155	SEA	@	SAS	L (-16)	1	35:00	.360
57	57	1979-02-21	24-156	SEA	@	NOJ	W (+2)	1	31:00	.327
58	58	1979-02-23	24-158	SEA	@	WSB	L (-22)	1	22:00	.457
59	59	1979-02-25	24-160	SEA	@	KCK	L (-8)	1	30:00	.387
60	60	1979-02-27	24-162	SEA	@	DEN	L (-15)	1	43:00	.457											17.9
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
61	61	1979-02-28	24-163	SEA		PHI	W (+4)	1	44:00	.412
62	62	1979-03-02	24-165	SEA		CLE	L (-2)	1	32:00	.388											7.2
63	63	1979-03-04	24-167	SEA		HOU	W (+10)	1	40:00	.474
64	64	1979-03-07	24-170	SEA	@	DET	W (+6)	1	25:00	.291
65	65	1979-03-09	24-172	SEA	@	NJN	W (+8)	1	21:00	.286
66	66	1979-03-11	24-174	SEA	@	ATL	L (-2)	1	35:00	.440
67	67	1979-03-14	24-177	SEA	@	PHI	W (+3)	1	37:00	.362
68	68	1979-03-15	24-178	SEA	@	CLE	W (+6)	1	32:00	.286											-0.9
69	69	1979-03-17	24-180	SEA	@	CHI	W (+18)	1	37:00	.453											15.0
70	70	1979-03-22	24-185	SEA		BOS	W (+2)	1	33:00	.415											6.9
71	71	1979-03-25	24-188	SEA		KCK	W (+10)	1	29:00	.651
72	72	1979-03-27	24-190	SEA		SDC	W (+6)	1	39:00	.463
73	73	1979-03-28	24-191	SEA		NYK	W (+6)	1	35:00	.558
74	74	1979-03-30	24-193	SEA	@	PHO	L (-2)	1	45:00	.478											10.4
75	75	1979-03-31	24-194	SEA		DET	W (+21)	1	23:00	.368
76	76	1979-04-01	24-195	SEA		GSW	W (+5)	1	42:00	.563											19.0
77	77	1979-04-03	24-197	SEA	@	POR	L (-4)	1	30:00	.537											8.6
78	78	1979-04-04	24-198	SEA	@	SDC	W (+8)	1	44:00	.487
79	79	1979-04-06	24-200	SEA	@	LAL	W (+20)	1	37:00	.613											13.0
80	80	1979-04-08	24-202	SEA	@	GSW	L (-3)	1	24:00	.506											9.0

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