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League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Finals MVP: Magic Johnson (21.5/11.2/8.7)

PTS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (479)
TRB Leader: Caldwell Jones (185)
AST Leader: Magic Johnson (151)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3.3)

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Julius Erving*-PHI 694
2. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 675
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 658
4. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 652
5. Norm Nixon-LAL 648
6. Caldwell Jones-PHI 639
7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 618
  Lionel Hollins-PHI 618
9. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 607
10. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 582
Field Goals
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 198
2. Julius Erving*-PHI 165
3. Gus Williams-SEA 146
4. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 140
5. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 126
6. Norm Nixon-LAL 114
7. Magic Johnson*-LAL 103
8. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 100
9. Lionel Hollins-PHI 97
10. Bobby Jones-PHI 90
Field Goal Attempts
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 346
2. Julius Erving*-PHI 338
3. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 294
4. Gus Williams-SEA 284
5. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 244
6. Norm Nixon-LAL 239
7. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 238
8. Lionel Hollins-PHI 233
9. Magic Johnson*-LAL 199
10. Fred Brown-SEA 182
Field Goal Pct
1. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .634
2. Sidney Moncrief-MIL .588
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .572
4. Alvan Adams-PHO .566
5. Calvin Murphy*-HOU .537
6. Moses Malone*-HOU .536
7. Richard Washington-MIL .532
8. Darryl Dawkins-PHI .529
9. Billy Ray Bates-POR .525
10. Bobby Jones-PHI .523
3-Pt Field Goals
1. Fred Brown-SEA 10
2. Brian Winters-MIL 9
  Mike Bratz-PHO 9
4. Henry Bibby-PHI 5
  Don Buse-PHO 5
  Kevin Grevey-WSB 5
  Dennis Johnson*-SEA 5
8. Larry Bird*-BOS 4
9. Rick Barry*-HOU 3
  Phil Ford-KCK 3
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1. Fred Brown-SEA 34
2. Mike Bratz-PHO 23
3. Brian Winters-MIL 21
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 15
  Dennis Johnson*-SEA 15
6. Chris Ford-BOS 13
  Don Buse-PHO 13
  Henry Bibby-PHI 13
9. Rick Barry*-HOU 12
  Paul Westphal-PHO 12
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1. Kevin Grevey-WSB .500
2. Brian Winters-MIL .429
3. Mike Bratz-PHO .391
4. Don Buse-PHO .385
  Henry Bibby-PHI .385
6. Dennis Johnson*-SEA .333
7. Fred Brown-SEA .294
Free Throws
1. Julius Erving*-PHI 108
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 85
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 83
4. Gus Williams-SEA 62
5. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 60
6. Lionel Hollins-PHI 54
7. Bobby Jones-PHI 53
8. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 52
9. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 46
  Jack Sikma-SEA 46
Free Throw Attempts
1. Julius Erving*-PHI 136
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 106
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 105
4. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 93
5. Gus Williams-SEA 86
6. Lionel Hollins-PHI 68
7. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 62
  Bobby Jones-PHI 62
9. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 61
10. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 54
  Jack Sikma-SEA 54
Free Throw Pct
1. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 1.000
  James Silas-SAS 1.000
  Brian Winters-MIL 1.000
4. Charlie Criss-ATL .917
  Armond Hill-ATL .917
6. Dave Cowens*-BOS .909
7. Allen Leavell-HOU .905
8. Alvan Adams-PHO .895
9. Steve Mix-PHI .893
10. Steve Hawes-ATL .889
Offensive Rebounds
1. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 53
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 52
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 51
4. Caldwell Jones-PHI 50
5. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 44
  John Johnson-SEA 44
7. Moses Malone*-HOU 42
8. Lonnie Shelton-SEA 35
9. Paul Silas-SEA 33
10. Jim Chones-LAL 32
Defensive Rebounds
1. Caldwell Jones-PHI 135
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 130
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 116
4. Julius Erving*-PHI 105
5. Jack Sikma-SEA 96
6. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 93
7. Lonnie Shelton-SEA 90
8. Larry Bird*-BOS 79
9. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 75
10. Jim Chones-LAL 72
Total Rebounds
1. Caldwell Jones-PHI 185
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 181
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 168
4. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 137
5. Julius Erving*-PHI 136
6. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 128
7. Jack Sikma-SEA 126
8. Lonnie Shelton-SEA 125
9. Jim Chones-LAL 104
10. John Johnson-SEA 102
Assists
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 151
2. Norm Nixon-LAL 125
3. Lionel Hollins-PHI 113
4. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 111
5. John Johnson-SEA 85
6. Gus Williams-SEA 84
7. Julius Erving*-PHI 79
8. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 71
9. Michael Cooper-LAL 58
10. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 57
Steals
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 49
2. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 45
3. Julius Erving*-PHI 36
4. Gus Williams-SEA 34
5. Norm Nixon-LAL 32
6. Lionel Hollins-PHI 27
  Dennis Johnson*-SEA 27
8. Michael Cooper-LAL 24
  Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 24
10. Lonnie Shelton-SEA 23
Blocks
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 58
2. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 42
3. Julius Erving*-PHI 37
  Caldwell Jones-PHI 37
5. Bobby Jones-PHI 32
6. Moses Malone*-HOU 16
7. Tree Rollins-ATL 14
8. Lonnie Shelton-SEA 12
9. Gar Heard-PHO 11
  Michael Cooper-LAL 11
Turnovers
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 65
2. Julius Erving*-PHI 56
  John Johnson-SEA 56
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 55
5. Norm Nixon-LAL 49
6. Gus Williams-SEA 47
7. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 46
  Lionel Hollins-PHI 46
9. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 45
10. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 43
Personal Fouls
1. Caldwell Jones-PHI 75
  Darryl Dawkins-PHI 75
3. Jim Chones-LAL 60
4. Norm Nixon-LAL 59
5. Julius Erving*-PHI 56
  Bobby Jones-PHI 56
7. Jack Sikma-SEA 55
8. Michael Cooper-LAL 54
  Lonnie Shelton-SEA 54
10. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 51
  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 51
Points
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 479
2. Julius Erving*-PHI 440
3. Gus Williams-SEA 355
4. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 324
5. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 312
6. Magic Johnson*-LAL 293
7. Norm Nixon-LAL 270
8. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 257
9. Lionel Hollins-PHI 248
10. Bobby Jones-PHI 233
Minutes Per Game
1. Marques Johnson-MIL 43.3
2. Larry Bird*-BOS 41.3
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 41.2
4. Magic Johnson*-LAL 41.1
5. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 40.8
6. Norm Nixon-LAL 40.5
7. Moses Malone*-HOU 39.3
8. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 38.8
9. Julius Erving*-PHI 38.6
10. Brian Winters-MIL 38.3
Points Per Game
1. George Gervin*-SAS 33.3
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 31.9
3. Moses Malone*-HOU 25.9
4. Julius Erving*-PHI 24.4
5. Gus Williams-SEA 23.7
6. Larry Bird*-BOS 21.3
7. Paul Westphal-PHO 20.9
8. Walter Davis-PHO 20.8
9. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 20.2
10. Marques Johnson-MIL 19.9
Rebounds Per Game
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 13.9
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 12.1
3. Dan Roundfield-ATL 11.6
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 11.2
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 10.5
6. Caldwell Jones-PHI 10.3
7. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 10.0
8. Alvan Adams-PHO 9.6
9. Bob Lanier*-MIL 9.3
10. Jack Sikma-SEA 8.4
Assists Per Game
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 9.4
2. Phil Ford-KCK 8.7
3. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 7.9
4. Norm Nixon-LAL 7.8
5. Lionel Hollins-PHI 6.3
6. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 6.2
7. Tom Henderson-HOU 6.0
8. Alvan Adams-PHO 5.8
9. John Johnson-SEA 5.7
10. Gus Williams-SEA 5.6
Steals Per Game
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 3.1
2. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 2.5
3. Gus Williams-SEA 2.3
4. Quinn Buckner-MIL 2.1
5. Norm Nixon-LAL 2.0
  Julius Erving*-PHI 2.0
7. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 1.8
8. Brian Winters-MIL 1.6
  Calvin Murphy*-HOU 1.6
10. Chris Ford-BOS 1.6
  Larry Bird*-BOS 1.6
Blocks Per Game
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 3.9
2. Tree Rollins-ATL 2.8
3. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 2.3
4. Moses Malone*-HOU 2.3
5. Caldwell Jones-PHI 2.1
  Julius Erving*-PHI 2.1
7. Bobby Jones-PHI 1.8
8. Gar Heard-PHO 1.4
9. Alvan Adams-PHO 1.2
10. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 1.1
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 27.9
2. Moses Malone*-HOU 24.9
3. Julius Erving*-PHI 22.5
4. Magic Johnson*-LAL 22.1
5. Alvan Adams-PHO 21.9
6. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 21.8
7. Gus Williams-SEA 21.7
8. Bob Lanier*-MIL 20.9
9. Dan Roundfield-ATL 20.0
10. Bobby Jones-PHI 19.4
True Shooting Pct
1. Jeff Cook-PHO .762
2. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .684
3. Sidney Moncrief-MIL .673
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .611
5. Alvan Adams-PHO .601
6. Magic Johnson*-LAL .596
7. Tiny Archibald*-BOS .596
8. Wally Walker-SEA .593
9. Mike Bratz-PHO .588
10. Bobby Jones-PHI .585
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .634
2. Sidney Moncrief-MIL .588
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .572
4. Alvan Adams-PHO .566
5. Mike Bratz-PHO .565
6. Calvin Murphy*-HOU .546
7. Billy Ray Bates-POR .542
8. Moses Malone*-HOU .536
9. Richard Washington-MIL .532
10. Darryl Dawkins-PHI .529
Offensive Rebound Pct
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 17.6
2. Dan Roundfield-ATL 15.1
3. Tree Rollins-ATL 14.1
4. Mark Landsberger-LAL 14.0
5. Paul Silas-SEA 13.9
6. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 10.9
7. Sidney Moncrief-MIL 10.7
8. Wally Walker-SEA 10.3
9. John Johnson-SEA 9.8
10. Dave Meyers-MIL 9.4
Defensive Rebound Pct
1. Alvan Adams-PHO 25.5
2. Larry Bird*-BOS 24.5
3. Mark Landsberger-LAL 23.9
4. Moses Malone*-HOU 23.1
5. Caldwell Jones-PHI 22.3
6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 22.2
7. Lonnie Shelton-SEA 21.3
8. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 21.2
9. Bob Lanier*-MIL 20.7
10. Jack Sikma-SEA 20.0
Total Rebound Pct
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 20.3
2. Mark Landsberger-LAL 19.0
3. Dan Roundfield-ATL 18.5
4. Alvan Adams-PHO 16.8
5. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 16.0
6. Paul Silas-SEA 16.0
7. Caldwell Jones-PHI 15.8
8. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 15.7
9. Larry Bird*-BOS 15.5
10. Lonnie Shelton-SEA 14.6
Assist Pct
1. Phil Ford-KCK 34.4
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 29.8
3. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 29.5
4. Tom Henderson-HOU 27.6
5. Lionel Hollins-PHI 27.3
6. Quinn Buckner-MIL 26.4
7. Alvan Adams-PHO 26.4
8. John Johnson-SEA 26.0
9. Gus Williams-SEA 25.9
10. Norm Nixon-LAL 25.7
Steal Pct
1. Quinn Buckner-MIL 4.5
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 3.5
3. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 3.2
4. Gus Williams-SEA 3.0
5. Julius Erving*-PHI 2.5
6. Chris Ford-BOS 2.5
7. Michael Cooper-LAL 2.4
8. Lonnie Shelton-SEA 2.4
9. Norm Nixon-LAL 2.3
10. Dennis Johnson*-SEA 2.3
Block Pct
1. Tree Rollins-ATL 6.8
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 5.3
3. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 4.0
4. Bobby Jones-PHI 3.9
5. Moses Malone*-HOU 3.4
6. Caldwell Jones-PHI 3.3
7. Julius Erving*-PHI 3.1
8. Gar Heard-PHO 2.7
9. Alvan Adams-PHO 2.2
10. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 1.9
Turnover Pct
1. Marques Johnson-MIL 5.2
2. Dave Cowens*-BOS 6.9
3. M.L. Carr-BOS 7.2
4. Paul Westphal-PHO 7.7
5. Wally Walker-SEA 9.9
6. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 9.9
7. Bobby Jones-PHI 10.3
8. Fred Brown-SEA 10.7
9. Eddie Johnson-ATL 11.3
10. Gar Heard-PHO 11.3
Usage Pct
1. Walter Davis-PHO 29.2
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 28.5
3. Fred Brown-SEA 28.1
4. Julius Erving*-PHI 27.6
5. Paul Westphal-PHO 27.5
6. Moses Malone*-HOU 27.3
7. Gus Williams-SEA 26.9
8. Steve Mix-PHI 26.0
9. John Drew-ATL 25.9
10. Larry Bird*-BOS 25.2
Offensive Rating
1. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 126.3
2. Wally Walker-SEA 126.3
3. Sidney Moncrief-MIL 122.3
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 118.2
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 116.7
6. George Gervin*-SAS 116.7
7. Bobby Jones-PHI 116.0
8. Moses Malone*-HOU 114.3
9. Bob Lanier*-MIL 114.1
10. Tom Henderson-HOU 113.9
Defensive Rating
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 95.9
2. Rick Robey-BOS 97.8
3. Dave Cowens*-BOS 98.3
4. James Bailey-SEA 98.5
5. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 98.6
6. Julius Erving*-PHI 98.8
7. Lonnie Shelton-SEA 99.3
8. Caldwell Jones-PHI 99.4
9. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 99.4
10. Bob Lanier*-MIL 99.6
Offensive Win Shares
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 2.2
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 1.7
3. Gus Williams-SEA 1.4
4. Julius Erving*-PHI 1.3
5. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 1.1
6. Bobby Jones-PHI 1.1
7. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 1.1
8. Norm Nixon-LAL 0.9
9. Moses Malone*-HOU 0.8
10. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 0.7
Defensive Win Shares
1. Julius Erving*-PHI 1.2
2. Caldwell Jones-PHI 1.1
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 1.1
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 1.0
5. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 0.9
6. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 0.9
7. Lonnie Shelton-SEA 0.8
8. Larry Bird*-BOS 0.8
9. Bobby Jones-PHI 0.8
10. Jack Sikma-SEA 0.7
Win Shares
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 3.3
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 2.8
3. Julius Erving*-PHI 2.6
4. Gus Williams-SEA 2.0
5. Bobby Jones-PHI 1.9
6. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 1.7
7. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 1.7
8. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 1.6
9. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 1.5
10. Norm Nixon-LAL 1.5
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .256
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .253
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL .203
4. Bob Lanier*-MIL .199
5. Sidney Moncrief-MIL .190
6. Bobby Jones-PHI .190
7. Julius Erving*-PHI .178
8. Gus Williams-SEA .173
9. Moses Malone*-HOU .159
10. Alvan Adams-PHO .157