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47-35, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 113.4 points per game, Allowed 112.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 43-39)
Coached by Tom Nissalke (47-35)
SRS: 0.92 (12th of 22)
Pace Factor: 103.8 (16th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 108.7 (1st of 22), Defensive Rating: 107.7 (21st of 22)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Atlanta Hawks
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1978-79 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19780 | 3726 | 7498 | .497 | 1845 | 2330 | .792 | 1256 | 2504 | 3760 | 2302 | 632 | 286 | 1510 | 2001 | 9297 | |||
| Opponent | 82 | 19780 | 3795 | 7625 | .498 | 1627 | 2211 | .736 | 1186 | 2315 | 3501 | 2278 | 660 | 431 | 1400 | 2055 | 9217 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Malone | C-F | 6-10 | 215 | 23 | 82 | 3390 | 716 | 1325 | .540 | 599 | 811 | .739 | 587 | 857 | 1444 | 147 | 79 | 119 | 326 | 223 | 2031 | ||||
| 2 | Calvin Murphy | G | 5-9 | 165 | 30 | 82 | 2941 | 707 | 1424 | .496 | 246 | 265 | .928 | 78 | 95 | 173 | 351 | 117 | 6 | 187 | 288 | 1660 | ||||
| 3 | Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 6-8 | 218 | 30 | 74 | 2641 | 620 | 1200 | .517 | 168 | 221 | .760 | 170 | 402 | 572 | 137 | 44 | 18 | 138 | 186 | 1408 | ||||
| 4 | Rick Barry | F | 6-7 | 205 | 34 | 80 | 2566 | 461 | 1000 | .461 | 160 | 169 | .947 | 40 | 237 | 277 | 502 | 95 | 38 | 198 | 195 | 1082 | ||||
| 5 | Robert Reid | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 23 | 82 | 2259 | 382 | 777 | .492 | 131 | 186 | .704 | 129 | 354 | 483 | 230 | 75 | 48 | 131 | 302 | 895 | ||||
| 6 | Mike Newlin | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 30 | 76 | 1828 | 283 | 581 | .487 | 212 | 243 | .872 | 51 | 119 | 170 | 291 | 51 | 9 | 175 | 218 | 778 | ||||
| 7 | Mike Dunleavy | G | 6-3 | 180 | 24 | 74 | 1486 | 215 | 425 | .506 | 159 | 184 | .864 | 28 | 100 | 128 | 324 | 56 | 5 | 130 | 168 | 589 | ||||
| 8 | Dwight Jones | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 26 | 81 | 1215 | 181 | 395 | .458 | 96 | 132 | .727 | 110 | 218 | 328 | 57 | 34 | 26 | 102 | 204 | 458 | ||||
| 9 | Slick Watts | G | 6-1 | 175 | 27 | 61 | 1046 | 92 | 227 | .405 | 41 | 67 | .612 | 35 | 68 | 103 | 243 | 73 | 14 | 71 | 143 | 225 | ||||
| 10 | Alonzo Bradley | F | 6-6 | 190 | 25 | 34 | 245 | 37 | 88 | .420 | 22 | 33 | .667 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 96 | ||||
| 11 | Jacky Dorsey | F | 6-7 | 230 | 24 | 20 | 108 | 24 | 43 | .558 | 8 | 16 | .500 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 56 | ||||
| 12 | E.C. Coleman | F | 6-8 | 225 | 28 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| 13 | Tom Barker | C-F | 6-11 | 225 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Malone | C-F | 6-10 | 215 | 23 | 82 | 41.3 | 8.7 | 16.2 | .540 | 7.3 | 9.9 | .739 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 24.8 | ||||
| 2 | Calvin Murphy | G | 5-9 | 165 | 30 | 82 | 35.9 | 8.6 | 17.4 | .496 | 3.0 | 3.2 | .928 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 20.2 | ||||
| 3 | Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 6-8 | 218 | 30 | 74 | 35.7 | 8.4 | 16.2 | .517 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .760 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 19.0 | ||||
| 4 | Rick Barry | F | 6-7 | 205 | 34 | 80 | 32.1 | 5.8 | 12.5 | .461 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .947 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 13.5 | ||||
| 5 | Robert Reid | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 23 | 82 | 27.5 | 4.7 | 9.5 | .492 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .704 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 10.9 | ||||
| 6 | Mike Newlin | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 30 | 76 | 24.1 | 3.7 | 7.6 | .487 | 2.8 | 3.2 | .872 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 10.2 | ||||
| 7 | Mike Dunleavy | G | 6-3 | 180 | 24 | 74 | 20.1 | 2.9 | 5.7 | .506 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .864 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 8.0 | ||||
| 8 | Dwight Jones | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 26 | 81 | 15.0 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .458 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .727 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 5.7 | ||||
| 9 | Slick Watts | G | 6-1 | 175 | 27 | 61 | 17.1 | 1.5 | 3.7 | .405 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .612 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.7 | ||||
| 10 | Jacky Dorsey | F | 6-7 | 230 | 24 | 20 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .558 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .500 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | ||||
| 11 | Alonzo Bradley | F | 6-6 | 190 | 25 | 34 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .420 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .667 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.8 | ||||
| 12 | E.C. Coleman | F | 6-8 | 225 | 28 | 6 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .714 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||||
| 13 | Tom Barker | C-F | 6-11 | 225 | 23 | 5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Malone | C-F | 6-10 | 215 | 23 | 82 | 3390 | 7.6 | 14.1 | .540 | 6.4 | 8.6 | .739 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 15.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 21.6 | ||||
| 2 | Calvin Murphy | G | 5-9 | 165 | 30 | 82 | 2941 | 8.7 | 17.4 | .496 | 3.0 | 3.2 | .928 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 20.3 | ||||
| 3 | Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 6-8 | 218 | 30 | 74 | 2641 | 8.5 | 16.4 | .517 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .760 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 19.2 | ||||
| 4 | Jacky Dorsey | F | 6-7 | 230 | 24 | 20 | 108 | 8.0 | 14.3 | .558 | 2.7 | 5.3 | .500 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 18.7 | ||||
| 5 | Tom Barker | C-F | 6-11 | 225 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 6.8 | 13.5 | .500 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.3 | 18.0 | ||||
| 6 | Mike Newlin | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 30 | 76 | 1828 | 5.6 | 11.4 | .487 | 4.2 | 4.8 | .872 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 15.3 | ||||
| 7 | Rick Barry | F | 6-7 | 205 | 34 | 80 | 2566 | 6.5 | 14.0 | .461 | 2.2 | 2.4 | .947 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 15.2 | ||||
| 8 | Robert Reid | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 23 | 82 | 2259 | 6.1 | 12.4 | .492 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .704 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 14.3 | ||||
| 9 | Mike Dunleavy | G | 6-3 | 180 | 24 | 74 | 1486 | 5.2 | 10.3 | .506 | 3.9 | 4.5 | .864 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 14.3 | ||||
| 10 | Alonzo Bradley | F | 6-6 | 190 | 25 | 34 | 245 | 5.4 | 12.9 | .420 | 3.2 | 4.8 | .667 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 14.1 | ||||
| 11 | Dwight Jones | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 26 | 81 | 1215 | 5.4 | 11.7 | .458 | 2.8 | 3.9 | .727 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 13.6 | ||||
| 12 | E.C. Coleman | F | 6-8 | 225 | 28 | 6 | 39 | 4.6 | 6.5 | .714 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.000 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 10.2 | ||||
| 13 | Slick Watts | G | 6-1 | 175 | 27 | 61 | 1046 | 3.2 | 7.8 | .405 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .612 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 7.7 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Malone | C-F | 6-10 | 215 | 23 | 82 | 3390 | 23.7 | .604 | .540 | 19.2 | 27.1 | 23.2 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 16.2 | 23.4 | 117 | 104 | 32.4 | 11.7 | 44 | 9 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Calvin Murphy | G | 5-9 | 165 | 30 | 82 | 2941 | 16.1 | .539 | .496 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 23.2 | 111 | 110 | 18.8 | 2.4 | 21 | 16 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 6-8 | 218 | 30 | 74 | 2641 | 16.4 | .543 | .517 | 7.1 | 16.3 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 21.4 | 111 | 109 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 19 | 13 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Robert Reid | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 23 | 82 | 2259 | 13.9 | .521 | .492 | 6.3 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 13.2 | 17.3 | 107 | 106 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 14 | 11 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Rick Barry | F | 6-7 | 205 | 34 | 80 | 2566 | 14.7 | .504 | .461 | 1.7 | 9.9 | 5.9 | 25.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 15.6 | 19.6 | 105 | 108 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 13 | 17 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Mike Dunleavy | G | 6-3 | 180 | 24 | 74 | 1486 | 14.9 | .582 | .506 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 27.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 20.4 | 16.9 | 112 | 109 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 11 | 7 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Mike Newlin | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 30 | 76 | 1828 | 12.9 | .565 | .487 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 20.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 20.3 | 18.6 | 107 | 110 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 12 | -1.5 |
| 8 | Slick Watts | G | 6-1 | 175 | 27 | 61 | 1046 | 11.3 | .439 | .405 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 27.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 21.7 | 12.3 | 100 | 106 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4 | 7 | -1.5 |
| 9 | Dwight Jones | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 26 | 81 | 1215 | 10.9 | .505 | .458 | 10.0 | 19.2 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 98 | 106 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4 | 10 | -3.0 |
| 10 | Jacky Dorsey | F | 6-7 | 230 | 24 | 20 | 108 | 12.5 | .560 | .558 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 21.2 | 106 | 110 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 11 | E.C. Coleman | F | 6-8 | 225 | 28 | 6 | 39 | 10.9 | .739 | .714 | 2.8 | 16.5 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 159 | 105 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Alonzo Bradley | F | 6-6 | 190 | 25 | 34 | 245 | 9.3 | .468 | .420 | 5.9 | 14.4 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 14.2 | 19.2 | 96 | 109 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 13 | Tom Barker | C-F | 6-11 | 225 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 13.2 | .581 | .500 | 13.8 | 26.8 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 19.4 | 116 | 107 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Moses Malone | C-F | 6-10 | 215 | 23 | 2 | 78 | 18 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 49 | .439 | .722 | 39.0 | 24.5 | 20.5 | 1.0 | |||
| 2 | Calvin Murphy | G | 5-9 | 165 | 30 | 2 | 73 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 26 | .290 | .889 | 36.5 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |||
| 3 | Mike Newlin | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 30 | 2 | 67 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | .400 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |||
| 4 | Rick Barry | F | 6-7 | 205 | 34 | 2 | 65 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 24 | .320 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | |||
| 5 | Dwight Jones | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 26 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | .538 | 1.000 | 16.5 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |||
| 6 | Robert Reid | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 23 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | .412 | .667 | 22.5 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |||
| 7 | Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 6-8 | 218 | 30 | 2 | 64 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .391 | .400 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |||
| 8 | Slick Watts | G | 6-1 | 175 | 27 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | .400 | .667 | 21.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |||
| 9 | Mike Dunleavy | G | 6-3 | 180 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 10 | Jacky Dorsey | F | 6-7 | 230 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 11 | Alonzo Bradley | F | 6-6 | 190 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Malone | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | Calvin Murphy | *$189,167 |