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1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers

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47-35, Finished 3rd in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 112.9 points per game, Allowed 109.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 49-33)
Coached by Jerry West (47-35)

SRS: 2.95 (4th of 22)
Pace Factor: 105.9 (12th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 106.1 (5th of 22), Defensive Rating: 103.2 (10th of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Seattle Supersonics
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Denver Nuggets

1978-79 Statistics / Schedule

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
Team 82 19780 3827 7397 .517 1606 2088 .769 949 2557 3506 2338 793 500 1569 1851 9260
Opponent 82 19780 3797 7848 .484 1415 1931 .733 1288 2486 3774 2234 737 359 1542 1958 9009

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 31 80 3157 777 1347 .577 349 474 .736 207 818 1025 431 76 316 282 230 1903
2 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 25 82 2915 626 1242 .504 272 362 .751 164 445 609 227 134 27 224 275 1524
3 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 23 82 3145 623 1149 .542 158 204 .775 48 183 231 737 201 17 231 250 1404
4 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 22 60 1775 374 733 .510 292 342 .854 131 211 342 138 63 12 155 162 1040
5 Lou Hudson F-G 6-5 210 34 78 1686 329 636 .517 110 124 .887 64 76 140 141 58 17 99 133 768
6 Ron Boone G-F 6-2 200 32 82 1583 259 569 .455 90 104 .865 53 92 145 154 66 11 147 171 608
7 Kenny Carr F 6-7 220 23 72 1149 225 450 .500 83 137 .606 70 222 292 60 38 31 116 152 533
8 Don Ford F 6-9 215 26 79 1540 228 450 .507 72 89 .809 83 185 268 101 51 25 93 177 528
9 Jim Price G 6-3 195 29 75 1207 171 344 .497 55 79 .696 26 97 123 218 66 12 100 128 397
10 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 29 80 1219 150 336 .446 86 115 .748 82 203 285 97 20 25 53 108 386
11 Ron Carter G 6-5 190 22 46 332 54 124 .435 36 54 .667 21 24 45 25 17 7 40 54 144
12 Brad Davis G 6-3 180 23 5 65 8 11 .727 3 4 .750 0 1 1 9 2 0 6 10 19
13 Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 22 3 7 3 6 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6

Per Game

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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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 31 80 39.5 9.7 16.8 .577 4.4 5.9 .736 2.6 10.2 12.8 5.4 1.0 4.0 3.5 2.9 23.8
2 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 25 82 35.5 7.6 15.1 .504 3.3 4.4 .751 2.0 5.4 7.4 2.8 1.6 0.3 2.7 3.4 18.6
3 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 22 60 29.6 6.2 12.2 .510 4.9 5.7 .854 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.3 1.1 0.2 2.6 2.7 17.3
4 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 23 82 38.4 7.6 14.0 .542 1.9 2.5 .775 0.6 2.2 2.8 9.0 2.5 0.2 2.8 3.0 17.1
5 Lou Hudson F-G 6-5 210 34 78 21.6 4.2 8.2 .517 1.4 1.6 .887 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.7 9.8
6 Ron Boone G-F 6-2 200 32 82 19.3 3.2 6.9 .455 1.1 1.3 .865 0.6 1.1 1.8 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.1 7.4
7 Kenny Carr F 6-7 220 23 72 16.0 3.1 6.3 .500 1.2 1.9 .606 1.0 3.1 4.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.6 2.1 7.4
8 Don Ford F 6-9 215 26 79 19.5 2.9 5.7 .507 0.9 1.1 .809 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.2 2.2 6.7
9 Jim Price G 6-3 195 29 75 16.1 2.3 4.6 .497 0.7 1.1 .696 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.9 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.7 5.3
10 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 29 80 15.2 1.9 4.2 .446 1.1 1.4 .748 1.0 2.5 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 4.8
11 Brad Davis G 6-3 180 23 5 13.0 1.6 2.2 .727 0.6 0.8 .750 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.8 0.4 0.0 1.2 2.0 3.8
12 Ron Carter G 6-5 190 22 46 7.2 1.2 2.7 .435 0.8 1.2 .667 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.2 3.1
13 Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 22 3 2.3 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.0

Per 36 Minutes

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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 Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 22 3 7 15.4 30.9 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 0.0 5.1 5.1 30.9
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 31 80 3157 8.9 15.4 .577 4.0 5.4 .736 2.4 9.3 11.7 4.9 0.9 3.6 3.2 2.6 21.7
3 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 22 60 1775 7.6 14.9 .510 5.9 6.9 .854 2.7 4.3 6.9 2.8 1.3 0.2 3.1 3.3 21.1
4 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 25 82 2915 7.7 15.3 .504 3.4 4.5 .751 2.0 5.5 7.5 2.8 1.7 0.3 2.8 3.4 18.8
5 Kenny Carr F 6-7 220 23 72 1149 7.0 14.1 .500 2.6 4.3 .606 2.2 7.0 9.1 1.9 1.2 1.0 3.6 4.8 16.7
6 Lou Hudson F-G 6-5 210 34 78 1686 7.0 13.6 .517 2.3 2.6 .887 1.4 1.6 3.0 3.0 1.2 0.4 2.1 2.8 16.4
7 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 23 82 3145 7.1 13.2 .542 1.8 2.3 .775 0.5 2.1 2.6 8.4 2.3 0.2 2.6 2.9 16.1
8 Ron Carter G 6-5 190 22 46 332 5.9 13.4 .435 3.9 5.9 .667 2.3 2.6 4.9 2.7 1.8 0.8 4.3 5.9 15.6
9 Ron Boone G-F 6-2 200 32 82 1583 5.9 12.9 .455 2.0 2.4 .865 1.2 2.1 3.3 3.5 1.5 0.3 3.3 3.9 13.8
10 Don Ford F 6-9 215 26 79 1540 5.3 10.5 .507 1.7 2.1 .809 1.9 4.3 6.3 2.4 1.2 0.6 2.2 4.1 12.3
11 Jim Price G 6-3 195 29 75 1207 5.1 10.3 .497 1.6 2.4 .696 0.8 2.9 3.7 6.5 2.0 0.4 3.0 3.8 11.8
12 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 29 80 1219 4.4 9.9 .446 2.5 3.4 .748 2.4 6.0 8.4 2.9 0.6 0.7 1.6 3.2 11.4
13 Brad Davis G 6-3 180 23 5 65 4.4 6.1 .727 1.7 2.2 .750 0.0 0.6 0.6 5.0 1.1 0.0 3.3 5.5 10.5

Advanced

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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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 31 80 3157 25.5 .612 .577 7.6 26.7 17.6 18.9 1.1 5.0 15.3 23.3 115 98 24.2 16.6 41 3 19.0
2 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 23 82 3145 18.2 .567 .542 1.8 6.0 4.0 30.5 2.9 0.3 15.7 18.7 112 104 17.9 9.2 27 10 8.5
3 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 25 82 2915 16.4 .544 .504 6.5 15.7 11.4 10.3 2.1 0.5 13.8 22.3 104 103 9.4 10.2 20 17 1.5
4 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 22 60 1775 18.4 .589 .510 8.5 12.2 10.5 10.3 1.6 0.3 14.9 23.4 111 105 11.1 4.8 16 7 4.5
5 Lou Hudson F-G 6-5 210 34 78 1686 13.7 .556 .517 4.4 4.6 4.5 10.8 1.6 0.5 12.5 18.7 108 107 6.3 3.1 9 10 -0.5
6 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 29 80 1219 11.9 .499 .446 7.7 17.1 12.7 9.4 0.7 1.0 12.1 14.4 106 104 3.3 3.4 7 6 0.5
7 Don Ford F 6-9 215 26 79 1540 11.1 .540 .507 6.2 12.4 9.5 8.0 1.5 0.8 16.0 15.1 103 105 2.9 4.3 7 9 -1.0
8 Jim Price G 6-3 195 29 75 1207 12.3 .524 .497 2.5 8.3 5.5 21.9 2.5 0.5 20.9 15.9 100 104 1.5 3.6 5 9 -2.0
9 Kenny Carr F 6-7 220 23 72 1149 12.6 .522 .500 7.0 19.9 13.8 6.8 1.5 1.4 18.5 21.8 93 102 0.0 4.4 4 11 -3.5
10 Ron Boone G-F 6-2 200 32 82 1583 9.3 .495 .455 3.9 6.0 5.0 12.1 1.9 0.4 19.3 19.3 91 106 0.0 3.5 4 18 -7.0
11 Ron Carter G 6-5 190 22 46 332 9.3 .487 .435 7.3 7.4 7.4 9.4 2.3 1.1 21.3 22.6 88 104 0.0 1.0 1 5 -2.0
12 Brad Davis G 6-3 180 23 5 65 8.5 .745 .727 0.0 1.6 0.8 16.4 1.4 0.0 32.0 11.6 108 109 0.2 0.1 0 0 0.0
13 Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 22 3 7 16.3 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.0 14.3 40.0 81 99 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 31 8 367 88 152 52 62 18 101 38 8 33 29 26 228 .579 .839 45.9 28.5 12.6 4.8
2 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 25 8 307 61 128 25 37 20 68 16 15 2 15 21 147 .477 .676 38.4 18.4 8.5 2.0
3 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 22 8 236 50 89 41 52 10 33 11 6 1 19 24 141 .562 .788 29.5 17.6 4.1 1.4
4 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 23 8 327 56 119 11 15 6 28 94 11 0 24 37 123 .471 .733 40.9 15.4 3.5 11.8
5 Ron Boone G-F 6-2 200 32 8 226 37 77 20 21 7 15 14 9 0 14 28 94 .481 .952 28.3 11.8 1.9 1.8
6 Kenny Carr F 6-7 220 23 8 117 19 35 5 8 4 17 4 4 2 11 18 43 .543 .625 14.6 5.4 2.1 0.5
7 Lou Hudson F-G 6-5 210 34 6 90 17 32 4 4 1 4 8 1 0 5 6 38 .531 1.000 15.0 6.3 0.7 1.3
8 Don Ford F 6-9 215 26 8 138 16 30 1 3 2 22 7 3 2 4 20 33 .533 .333 17.3 4.1 2.8 0.9
9 Jim Price G 6-3 195 29 8 128 9 30 2 4 1 8 18 5 0 8 19 20 .300 .500 16.0 2.5 1.0 2.3
10 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 29 5 32 3 5 2 2 0 10 2 0 0 3 4 8 .600 1.000 6.4 1.6 2.0 0.4
11 Ron Carter G 6-5 190 22 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar $650,000
2 Adrian Dantley $220,000
3 Norm Nixon $70,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)