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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
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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 | 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 |
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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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | $650,000 |
| 2 | Adrian Dantley | $220,000 |
| 3 | Norm Nixon | $70,000 |