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1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Statistics

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45-37, Finished 4th in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Jerry West (45-37)

Points Per Game: 110.3 (8th of 22) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 107.6 (7th of 22)
Pythagorean W-L: 48-34 (5th of 22)

Arena: The Forum ▪ Attendance: 534,017 (5th of 21)

SRS: 2.59 (5th of 22) ▪ Pace Factor: 106.1 (13th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 103.3 (3rd of 22) ▪ Defensive Rating: 100.8 (11th of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Seattle Supersonics

1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 April 16, 1947 8 University of California, Los Angeles
5 Tom Abernethy F 6-7 220 May 6, 1954 1 Indiana University
2 Kenny Carr F 6-7 220 August 15, 1955 R North Carolina State University
12 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 March 22, 1946 9 University of Houston
4 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 February 28, 1956 1 University of Notre Dame
30 Brad Davis G 6-3 180 December 17, 1955 R University of Maryland
15 Ernie DiGregorio G 6-0 180 January 15, 1951 4 Providence College
42 James Edwards C-F 7-0 225 November 22, 1955 R University of Washington
35 Don Ford F 6-9 215 December 31, 1952 2 University of California, Santa Barbara
23 Lou Hudson F-G 6-5 210 July 11, 1944 11 University of Minnesota
10 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 October 11, 1955 R Duquesne University
40 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 December 22, 1949 6 University of Kansas
11 Charlie Scott G-F 6-5 175 December 15, 1948 7 University of North Carolina
43 Earl Tatum G-F 6-5 185 July 26, 1953 1 Marquette University
24 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 September 17, 1951 4 American University
52 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 May 2, 1953 3 University of California, Los Angeles

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19805 3734 7672 .487 1576 2095 .752 1136 2647 3783 2229 802 409 1548 1964 9044 110.3
Opponent 82 19805 3648 7880 .463 1529 2050 .746 1365 2599 3964 2073 756 379 1570 1919 8825 107.6

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 62 2265 663 1205 .550 274 350 .783 186 615 801 269 103 185 208 182 1600
2 Lou Hudson 33 82 2283 493 992 .497 137 177 .774 80 108 188 193 94 14 150 196 1123
3 Norm Nixon 22 81 2779 496 998 .497 115 161 .714 41 198 239 553 138 7 251 259 1107
4 Adrian Dantley 21 56 1985 377 725 .520 334 417 .801 171 233 404 188 70 7 161 157 1088
5 Jamaal Wilkes 24 51 1490 277 630 .440 106 148 .716 113 267 380 182 77 22 107 162 660
6 Don Ford 25 79 1945 272 576 .472 68 90 .756 106 247 353 142 68 46 88 210 612
7 Charlie Scott 29 48 1393 225 509 .442 110 142 .775 38 110 148 235 59 11 133 155 560
8 Tom Abernethy 23 73 1317 201 404 .498 91 111 .820 105 160 265 101 55 22 50 122 493
9 James Edwards 22 25 723 145 316 .459 80 125 .640 44 136 180 29 16 28 57 89 370
10 Earl Tatum 24 25 663 153 314 .487 45 59 .763 23 67 90 70 37 10 53 85 351
11 Kenny Carr 22 52 733 134 302 .444 55 85 .647 53 155 208 26 18 14 89 127 323
12 Kermit Washington 26 25 751 110 244 .451 68 110 .618 110 169 279 30 19 24 53 74 288
13 Dave Robisch 28 55 679 104 249 .418 50 65 .769 53 126 179 40 19 14 37 71 258
14 Ernie DiGregorio 27 25 332 41 100 .410 16 20 .800 5 18 23 71 6 0 46 22 98
15 Brad Davis 22 33 334 30 72 .417 22 29 .759 4 31 35 83 15 2 35 39 82
16 Don Chaney 31 9 133 13 36 .361 5 6 .833 4 7 11 17 8 3 11 14 31

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 62 36.5 10.7 19.4 .550 4.4 5.6 .783 3.0 9.9 12.9 4.3 1.7 3.0 3.4 2.9 25.8
2 Adrian Dantley 21 56 35.4 6.7 12.9 .520 6.0 7.4 .801 3.1 4.2 7.2 3.4 1.3 0.1 2.9 2.8 19.4
3 James Edwards 22 25 28.9 5.8 12.6 .459 3.2 5.0 .640 1.8 5.4 7.2 1.2 0.6 1.1 2.3 3.6 14.8
4 Earl Tatum 24 25 26.5 6.1 12.6 .487 1.8 2.4 .763 0.9 2.7 3.6 2.8 1.5 0.4 2.1 3.4 14.0
5 Norm Nixon 22 81 34.3 6.1 12.3 .497 1.4 2.0 .714 0.5 2.4 3.0 6.8 1.7 0.1 3.1 3.2 13.7
6 Lou Hudson 33 82 27.8 6.0 12.1 .497 1.7 2.2 .774 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.4 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.4 13.7
7 Jamaal Wilkes 24 51 29.2 5.4 12.4 .440 2.1 2.9 .716 2.2 5.2 7.5 3.6 1.5 0.4 2.1 3.2 12.9
8 Charlie Scott 29 48 29.0 4.7 10.6 .442 2.3 3.0 .775 0.8 2.3 3.1 4.9 1.2 0.2 2.8 3.2 11.7
9 Kermit Washington 26 25 30.0 4.4 9.8 .451 2.7 4.4 .618 4.4 6.8 11.2 1.2 0.8 1.0 2.1 3.0 11.5
10 Don Ford 25 79 24.6 3.4 7.3 .472 0.9 1.1 .756 1.3 3.1 4.5 1.8 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.7 7.7
11 Tom Abernethy 23 73 18.0 2.8 5.5 .498 1.2 1.5 .820 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.7 6.8
12 Kenny Carr 22 52 14.1 2.6 5.8 .444 1.1 1.6 .647 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.7 2.4 6.2
13 Dave Robisch 28 55 12.3 1.9 4.5 .418 0.9 1.2 .769 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 4.7
14 Ernie DiGregorio 27 25 13.3 1.6 4.0 .410 0.6 0.8 .800 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.8 0.2 0.0 1.8 0.9 3.9
15 Don Chaney 31 9 14.8 1.4 4.0 .361 0.6 0.7 .833 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.9 0.9 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.4
16 Brad Davis 22 33 10.1 0.9 2.2 .417 0.7 0.9 .759 0.1 0.9 1.1 2.5 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.2 2.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 62 2265 10.5 19.2 .550 4.4 5.6 .783 3.0 9.8 12.7 4.3 1.6 2.9 3.3 2.9 25.4
2 Adrian Dantley 21 56 1985 6.8 13.1 .520 6.1 7.6 .801 3.1 4.2 7.3 3.4 1.3 0.1 2.9 2.8 19.7
3 Earl Tatum 24 25 663 8.3 17.0 .487 2.4 3.2 .763 1.2 3.6 4.9 3.8 2.0 0.5 2.9 4.6 19.1
4 James Edwards 22 25 723 7.2 15.7 .459 4.0 6.2 .640 2.2 6.8 9.0 1.4 0.8 1.4 2.8 4.4 18.4
5 Lou Hudson 33 82 2283 7.8 15.6 .497 2.2 2.8 .774 1.3 1.7 3.0 3.0 1.5 0.2 2.4 3.1 17.7
6 Kenny Carr 22 52 733 6.6 14.8 .444 2.7 4.2 .647 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.3 0.9 0.7 4.4 6.2 15.9
7 Jamaal Wilkes 24 51 1490 6.7 15.2 .440 2.6 3.6 .716 2.7 6.5 9.2 4.4 1.9 0.5 2.6 3.9 15.9
8 Charlie Scott 29 48 1393 5.8 13.2 .442 2.8 3.7 .775 1.0 2.8 3.8 6.1 1.5 0.3 3.4 4.0 14.5
9 Norm Nixon 22 81 2779 6.4 12.9 .497 1.5 2.1 .714 0.5 2.6 3.1 7.2 1.8 0.1 3.3 3.4 14.3
10 Kermit Washington 26 25 751 5.3 11.7 .451 3.3 5.3 .618 5.3 8.1 13.4 1.4 0.9 1.2 2.5 3.5 13.8
11 Dave Robisch 28 55 679 5.5 13.2 .418 2.7 3.4 .769 2.8 6.7 9.5 2.1 1.0 0.7 2.0 3.8 13.7
12 Tom Abernethy 23 73 1317 5.5 11.0 .498 2.5 3.0 .820 2.9 4.4 7.2 2.8 1.5 0.6 1.4 3.3 13.5
13 Don Ford 25 79 1945 5.0 10.7 .472 1.3 1.7 .756 2.0 4.6 6.5 2.6 1.3 0.9 1.6 3.9 11.3
14 Ernie DiGregorio 27 25 332 4.4 10.8 .410 1.7 2.2 .800 0.5 2.0 2.5 7.7 0.7 0.0 5.0 2.4 10.6
15 Brad Davis 22 33 334 3.2 7.8 .417 2.4 3.1 .759 0.4 3.3 3.8 8.9 1.6 0.2 3.8 4.2 8.8
16 Don Chaney 31 9 133 3.5 9.7 .361 1.4 1.6 .833 1.1 1.9 3.0 4.6 2.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 8.4

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 62 2265 29.2 .589 .550 8.7 26.8 18.1 18.3 2.1 4.1 13.3 27.0 113 94 7.7 4.4 12.1
2 Adrian Dantley 21 56 1985 19.8 .599 .520 9.1 11.6 10.4 12.6 1.6 0.2 15.1 21.0 115 103 6.1 1.6 7.7
3 Norm Nixon 22 81 2779 14.1 .518 .497 1.6 7.0 4.4 26.0 2.2 0.1 19.0 18.5 100 103 2.3 2.1 4.5
4 Lou Hudson 33 82 2283 14.2 .525 .497 3.7 4.7 4.2 11.6 1.9 0.3 12.3 20.9 103 104 2.8 1.3 4.2
5 Tom Abernethy 23 73 1317 15.6 .544 .498 8.5 12.0 10.3 9.7 1.9 0.8 9.9 14.9 115 101 2.9 1.3 4.1
6 Don Ford 25 79 1945 11.6 .497 .472 5.8 12.5 9.3 9.1 1.6 1.2 12.5 14.1 102 102 1.7 1.8 3.5
7 Jamaal Wilkes 24 51 1490 16.1 .475 .440 8.0 17.7 13.0 16.1 2.3 0.7 13.3 21.0 99 99 1.3 2.0 3.3
8 Kermit Washington 26 25 751 15.1 .492 .451 15.5 22.2 19.0 5.0 1.1 1.6 15.3 18.0 101 99 0.8 1.0 1.7
9 Charlie Scott 29 48 1393 12.3 .490 .442 2.9 7.8 5.4 21.6 1.9 0.4 18.9 19.8 96 103 0.5 1.0 1.6
10 Earl Tatum 24 25 663 15.9 .516 .487 3.7 10.0 6.9 14.8 2.5 0.8 13.5 23.1 100 101 0.7 0.7 1.4
11 Dave Robisch 28 55 679 12.6 .465 .418 8.3 18.3 13.5 7.5 1.3 1.0 11.8 18.1 98 100 0.4 0.7 1.2
12 James Edwards 22 25 723 14.3 .499 .459 6.5 18.6 12.7 5.4 1.0 1.9 13.3 23.1 96 100 0.4 0.8 1.2
13 Brad Davis 22 33 334 10.5 .484 .417 1.3 9.2 5.4 29.1 2.0 0.3 29.2 14.0 93 102 0.0 0.3 0.3
14 Don Chaney 31 9 133 7.2 .401 .361 3.2 5.2 4.2 15.1 2.7 1.1 22.2 14.6 82 102 -0.1 0.1 0.0
15 Kenny Carr 22 52 733 9.2 .476 .444 7.7 20.9 14.5 4.7 1.1 1.0 20.8 22.8 84 100 -0.9 0.9 0.0
16 Ernie DiGregorio 27 25 332 7.1 .450 .410 1.6 5.4 3.5 26.1 0.8 0.0 29.7 18.2 82 107 -0.5 0.1 -0.4

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 3 134 38 73 5 9 14 41 11 2 12 14 14 81 .521 .556 44.7 27.0 13.7 3.7
2 Adrian Dantley 21 3 104 20 35 11 17 9 25 11 5 3 6 9 51 .571 .647 34.7 17.0 8.3 3.7
3 Jamaal Wilkes 24 3 108 15 32 6 11 9 26 8 3 1 11 14 36 .469 .545 36.0 12.0 8.7 2.7
4 Lou Hudson 33 3 93 14 38 7 8 7 9 9 5 0 5 9 35 .368 .875 31.0 11.7 3.0 3.0
5 Dave Robisch 28 3 47 13 24 4 5 8 12 1 1 1 0 6 30 .542 .800 15.7 10.0 4.0 0.3
6 Charlie Scott 29 3 103 12 40 6 8 6 13 14 4 0 11 9 30 .300 .750 34.3 10.0 4.3 4.7
7 Norm Nixon 22 3 92 11 24 2 3 4 9 16 4 1 5 13 24 .458 .667 30.7 8.0 3.0 5.3
8 Kenny Carr 22 2 17 3 8 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 2 6 .375 8.5 3.0 2.0 0.0
9 Tom Abernethy 23 2 12 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 .250 1.000 6.0 2.0 1.0 0.5
10 Don Ford 25 1 10 0 3 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 .000 10.0 0.0 5.0 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Adrian Dantley 21 3 104 22.4 .600 .571 8.6 17.0 12.6 15.3 2.3 1.5 12.4 18.4 123 103 0.3 0.1 0.5
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 3 134 21.9 .526 .521 10.4 22.3 16.0 13.7 0.7 4.8 15.4 26.8 104 102 0.2 0.2 0.4
3 Dave Robisch 28 3 47 25.5 .573 .542 16.9 9.4 13.4 3.5 1.0 1.1 0.0 22.0 137 108 0.2 0.0 0.3
4 Norm Nixon 22 3 92 11.4 .474 .458 4.3 6.0 5.1 22.8 2.1 0.6 16.5 13.0 106 107 0.1 0.0 0.1
5 Lou Hudson 33 3 93 11.4 .421 .368 7.5 2.4 5.1 13.2 2.6 0.0 10.7 19.7 100 108 0.1 0.0 0.1
6 Tom Abernethy 23 2 12 11.5 .410 .250 16.6 0.0 8.7 10.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.1 124 113 0.0 0.0 0.0
7 Jamaal Wilkes 24 3 108 10.1 .489 .469 8.3 17.4 12.6 10.0 1.3 0.5 23.0 17.5 91 105 0.0 0.1 0.0
8 Don Ford 25 1 10 -1.5 .000 .000 19.9 33.2 26.2 0.0 4.9 0.0 25.0 15.8 26 93 -0.1 0.0 0.0
9 Kenny Carr 22 2 17 1.1 .375 .375 0.0 26.1 12.3 0.0 2.9 0.0 27.3 25.5 59 100 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
10 Charlie Scott 29 3 103 5.6 .345 .300 5.8 7.5 6.6 17.8 1.9 0.0 20.2 20.9 79 108 -0.2 0.0 -0.2

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *$600,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)