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1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers

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60-22, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

1979-80 NBA Champions

Scored 115.1 points per game, Allowed 109.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 55-27)
Coached by Jack McKinney (10-4) and Paul Westhead (50-18)

SRS: 5.43 (2nd of 22)
Pace Factor: 104.1 (8th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 109.5 (1st of 22), Defensive Rating: 103.9 (9th of 22)

Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-2) versus Philadelphia 76ers
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) versus Seattle Supersonics
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Phoenix Suns

1979-80 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 19880 3898 7368 .529 20 100 .200 1622 2092 .775 1085 2653 3738 2413 774 546 1639 1784 9438
Opponent 82 19880 3723 7921 .470 78 274 .285 1430 1884 .759 1312 2242 3554 2324 797 382 1420 1860 8954

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 32 82 3143 835 1383 .604 0 1 .000 364 476 .765 190 696 886 371 81 280 297 216 2034
2 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 26 82 3111 726 1358 .535 3 17 .176 189 234 .808 176 349 525 250 129 28 157 220 1644
3 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 24 82 3226 624 1209 .516 1 8 .125 197 253 .779 52 177 229 642 147 14 288 241 1446
4 Magic Johnson G-F 6-8 215 20 77 2795 503 949 .530 7 31 .226 374 462 .810 166 430 596 563 187 41 305 218 1387
5 Jim Chones C-F 6-11 220 30 82 2394 372 760 .489 0 2 .000 125 169 .740 143 421 564 151 56 65 175 271 869
6 Spencer Haywood F-C 6-8 225 30 76 1544 288 591 .487 1 4 .250 159 206 .772 132 214 346 93 35 57 134 197 736
7 Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 23 82 1973 303 578 .524 5 20 .250 111 143 .776 101 128 229 221 86 38 142 215 722
8 Mark Landsberger F-C 6-8 215 24 23 374 66 137 .482 0 0 29 56 .518 69 94 163 14 10 5 25 27 161
9 Don Ford F 6-9 215 27 52 580 66 130 .508 0 1 .000 23 28 .821 23 75 98 36 11 15 30 86 155
10 Brad Holland G 6-3 180 23 38 197 44 104 .423 3 15 .200 15 16 .938 4 13 17 22 15 1 13 24 106
11 Marty Byrnes F 6-7 215 23 32 194 25 50 .500 0 0 13 15 .867 9 18 27 13 5 1 22 32 63
12 Ollie Mack G 6-3 185 22 27 155 21 50 .420 0 1 .000 9 18 .500 7 15 22 20 4 0 9 16 51
13 Ron Boone G-F 6-2 200 33 6 106 14 40 .350 0 0 6 7 .857 7 4 11 7 5 0 13 13 34
14 Kenny Carr F 6-7 220 24 5 57 7 16 .438 0 0 2 2 1.000 5 12 17 1 2 1 9 6 16
15 Butch Lee G 6-0 185 23 11 31 4 13 .308 0 0 6 7 .857 4 4 8 9 1 0 7 2 14

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 32 82 38.3 10.2 16.9 .604 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.8 .765 2.3 8.5 10.8 4.5 1.0 3.4 3.6 2.6 24.8
2 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 26 82 37.9 8.9 16.6 .535 0.0 0.2 .176 2.3 2.9 .808 2.1 4.3 6.4 3.0 1.6 0.3 1.9 2.7 20.0
3 Magic Johnson G-F 6-8 215 20 77 36.3 6.5 12.3 .530 0.1 0.4 .226 4.9 6.0 .810 2.2 5.6 7.7 7.3 2.4 0.5 4.0 2.8 18.0
4 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 24 82 39.3 7.6 14.7 .516 0.0 0.1 .125 2.4 3.1 .779 0.6 2.2 2.8 7.8 1.8 0.2 3.5 2.9 17.6
5 Jim Chones C-F 6-11 220 30 82 29.2 4.5 9.3 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .740 1.7 5.1 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.8 2.1 3.3 10.6
6 Spencer Haywood F-C 6-8 225 30 76 20.3 3.8 7.8 .487 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.7 .772 1.7 2.8 4.6 1.2 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.6 9.7
7 Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 23 82 24.1 3.7 7.0 .524 0.1 0.2 .250 1.4 1.7 .776 1.2 1.6 2.8 2.7 1.0 0.5 1.7 2.6 8.8
8 Mark Landsberger F-C 6-8 215 24 23 16.3 2.9 6.0 .482 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.4 .518 3.0 4.1 7.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.2 7.0
9 Ron Boone G-F 6-2 200 33 6 17.7 2.3 6.7 .350 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.2 .857 1.2 0.7 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.0 2.2 2.2 5.7
10 Kenny Carr F 6-7 220 24 5 11.4 1.4 3.2 .438 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.000 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.8 1.2 3.2
11 Don Ford F 6-9 215 27 52 11.2 1.3 2.5 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.5 .821 0.4 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.7 3.0
12 Brad Holland G 6-3 180 23 38 5.2 1.2 2.7 .423 0.1 0.4 .200 0.4 0.4 .938 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.6 2.8
13 Marty Byrnes F 6-7 215 23 32 6.1 0.8 1.6 .500 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 .867 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 2.0
14 Ollie Mack G 6-3 185 22 27 5.7 0.8 1.9 .420 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.9
15 Butch Lee G 6-0 185 23 11 2.8 0.4 1.2 .308 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 .857 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.3

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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 32 82 3143 9.6 15.8 .604 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 5.5 .765 2.2 8.0 10.1 4.2 0.9 3.2 3.4 2.5 23.3
2 Brad Holland G 6-3 180 23 38 197 8.0 19.0 .423 0.5 2.7 .200 2.7 2.9 .938 0.7 2.4 3.1 4.0 2.7 0.2 2.4 4.4 19.4
3 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 26 82 3111 8.4 15.7 .535 0.0 0.2 .176 2.2 2.7 .808 2.0 4.0 6.1 2.9 1.5 0.3 1.8 2.5 19.0
4 Magic Johnson G-F 6-8 215 20 77 2795 6.5 12.2 .530 0.1 0.4 .226 4.8 6.0 .810 2.1 5.5 7.7 7.3 2.4 0.5 3.9 2.8 17.9
5 Spencer Haywood F-C 6-8 225 30 76 1544 6.7 13.8 .487 0.0 0.1 .250 3.7 4.8 .772 3.1 5.0 8.1 2.2 0.8 1.3 3.1 4.6 17.2
6 Butch Lee G 6-0 185 23 11 31 4.6 15.1 .308 0.0 0.0 7.0 8.1 .857 4.6 4.6 9.3 10.5 1.2 0.0 8.1 2.3 16.3
7 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 24 82 3226 7.0 13.5 .516 0.0 0.1 .125 2.2 2.8 .779 0.6 2.0 2.6 7.2 1.6 0.2 3.2 2.7 16.1
8 Mark Landsberger F-C 6-8 215 24 23 374 6.4 13.2 .482 0.0 0.0 2.8 5.4 .518 6.6 9.0 15.7 1.3 1.0 0.5 2.4 2.6 15.5
9 Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 23 82 1973 5.5 10.5 .524 0.1 0.4 .250 2.0 2.6 .776 1.8 2.3 4.2 4.0 1.6 0.7 2.6 3.9 13.2
10 Jim Chones C-F 6-11 220 30 82 2394 5.6 11.4 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .740 2.2 6.3 8.5 2.3 0.8 1.0 2.6 4.1 13.1
11 Ollie Mack G 6-3 185 22 27 155 4.9 11.6 .420 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 4.2 .500 1.6 3.5 5.1 4.6 0.9 0.0 2.1 3.7 11.8
12 Marty Byrnes F 6-7 215 23 32 194 4.6 9.3 .500 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.8 .867 1.7 3.3 5.0 2.4 0.9 0.2 4.1 5.9 11.7
13 Ron Boone G-F 6-2 200 33 6 106 4.8 13.6 .350 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.4 .857 2.4 1.4 3.7 2.4 1.7 0.0 4.4 4.4 11.5
14 Kenny Carr F 6-7 220 24 5 57 4.4 10.1 .438 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.000 3.2 7.6 10.7 0.6 1.3 0.6 5.7 3.8 10.1
15 Don Ford F 6-9 215 27 52 580 4.1 8.1 .508 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .821 1.4 4.7 6.1 2.2 0.7 0.9 1.9 5.3 9.6

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 32 82 3143 25.3 .639 .604 7.2 22.2 15.4 16.5 1.2 4.6 15.7 24.1 118 100 30.6 17.6 48 3 22.5
2 Magic Johnson G-F 6-8 215 20 77 2795 20.6 .602 .534 7.1 15.4 11.6 25.2 3.1 0.8 20.9 20.9 113 101 20.0 14.2 34 4 15.0
3 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 26 82 3111 17.6 .563 .536 6.8 11.2 9.2 10.8 1.9 0.5 9.7 20.8 115 105 21.6 10.7 32 8 12.0
4 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 24 82 3226 14.9 .548 .517 1.9 5.5 3.9 25.3 2.1 0.2 17.9 20.0 107 107 13.0 8.9 22 15 3.5
5 Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 23 82 1973 12.5 .563 .529 6.1 6.5 6.3 13.5 2.0 1.0 18.1 15.9 108 106 6.9 6.1 13 8 2.5
6 Jim Chones C-F 6-11 220 30 82 2394 11.3 .521 .489 7.1 17.6 12.8 7.6 1.1 1.4 17.3 16.9 100 104 2.2 9.5 12 12 0.0
7 Spencer Haywood F-C 6-8 225 30 76 1544 13.9 .540 .488 10.2 13.9 12.2 7.6 1.0 1.9 16.4 21.2 104 105 4.5 5.5 10 7 1.5
8 Don Ford F 6-9 215 27 52 580 8.3 .545 .508 4.7 13.0 9.2 7.2 0.9 1.3 17.4 11.9 105 106 1.0 1.8 3 2 0.5
9 Mark Landsberger F-C 6-8 215 24 23 374 17.0 .498 .482 22.0 25.2 23.8 4.7 1.2 0.7 13.4 20.0 106 102 1.4 1.8 3 1 1.0
10 Ollie Mack G 6-3 185 22 27 155 9.1 .440 .420 5.4 9.7 7.7 15.3 1.2 0.0 13.4 17.3 97 107 0.0 0.4 1 1 0.0
11 Brad Holland G 6-3 180 23 38 197 14.3 .477 .438 2.4 6.6 4.7 14.8 3.5 0.3 10.5 25.2 100 104 0.3 0.8 1 1 0.0
12 Marty Byrnes F 6-7 215 23 32 194 6.3 .557 .500 5.5 9.3 7.6 7.9 1.2 0.3 28.0 16.2 91 107 0.0 0.5 1 2 -0.5
13 Butch Lee G 6-0 185 23 11 31 12.4 .435 .308 15.4 12.9 14.1 34.1 1.5 0.0 30.3 29.8 87 106 0.0 0.1 0 0 0.0
14 Kenny Carr F 6-7 220 24 5 57 5.2 .474 .438 10.5 21.1 16.3 2.0 1.6 0.9 34.8 18.2 72 102 0.0 0.3 0 1 -0.5
15 Ron Boone G-F 6-2 200 33 6 106 3.4 .395 .350 7.9 3.8 5.7 7.8 2.2 0.0 23.2 21.2 76 107 0.0 0.3 0 1 -0.5

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 32 15 618 198 346 0 0 83 105 51 181 46 17 58 55 51 479 .572 .790 41.2 31.9 12.1 3.1
2 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 26 16 652 140 294 0 1 44 54 53 128 48 24 5 35 51 324 .476 .000 .815 40.8 20.3 8.0 3.0
3 Magic Johnson G-F 6-8 215 20 16 658 103 199 2 8 85 106 52 168 151 49 6 65 47 293 .518 .250 .802 41.1 18.3 10.5 9.4
4 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 24 16 648 114 239 1 5 41 51 13 56 125 32 3 49 59 270 .477 .200 .804 40.5 16.9 3.5 7.8
5 Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 23 16 464 57 140 0 2 31 36 28 59 58 24 11 29 54 145 .407 .000 .861 29.0 9.1 3.7 3.6
6 Jim Chones C-F 6-11 220 30 16 439 48 118 0 0 23 34 32 104 28 8 6 32 60 119 .407 .676 27.4 7.4 6.5 1.8
7 Spencer Haywood F-C 6-8 225 30 11 145 25 53 0 1 13 16 14 26 4 0 6 20 17 63 .472 .000 .813 13.2 5.7 2.4 0.4
8 Mark Landsberger F-C 6-8 215 24 16 195 25 69 0 1 5 6 25 69 2 3 2 10 35 55 .362 .000 .833 12.2 3.4 4.3 0.1
9 Brad Holland G 6-3 180 23 9 32 5 10 0 0 4 4 2 5 3 5 0 3 8 14 .500 1.000 3.6 1.6 0.6 0.3
10 Marty Byrnes F 6-7 215 23 4 8 1 3 0 0 4 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 .333 .667 2.0 1.5 0.3 0.3
11 Butch Lee G 6-0 185 23 3 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 1.000 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *$825,000
2 Magic Johnson $500,000
3 Norm Nixon $500,000
4 Jim Chones $350,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)