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1978-79 New Jersey Nets

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37-45, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 107.7 points per game, Allowed 111.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 30-52)
Coached by Kevin Loughery (37-45)

SRS: -4.00 (20th of 22)
Pace Factor: 109.5 (2nd of 22)
Offensive Rating: 98.0 (22nd of 22), Defensive Rating: 101.8 (3rd of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Philadelphia 76ers

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 19755 3464 7523 .460 1904 2613 .729 1241 2370 3611 1907 853 619 1861 2329 8832
Opponent 82 19755 3507 7306 .480 2160 2861 .755 1234 2667 3901 2185 861 492 1919 2208 9174

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 Bernard King F 6-7 205 22 82 2859 710 1359 .522 349 619 .564 251 418 669 295 118 39 323 326 1769
2 John Williamson G 6-2 185 27 74 2451 635 1367 .465 373 437 .854 53 143 196 255 89 12 233 215 1643
3 Eddie Jordan G 6-1 170 24 82 2260 401 960 .418 213 274 .777 74 141 215 365 201 40 244 209 1015
4 Eric Money G 6-0 170 23 47 1434 325 676 .481 136 183 .743 55 70 125 249 74 10 166 132 786
5 Winford Boynes G-F 6-6 185 21 69 1176 256 595 .430 133 169 .787 60 95 155 75 43 7 119 117 645
6 Jan Van Breda Kolff F-G 6-7 195 27 80 1998 196 423 .463 146 183 .798 108 274 382 180 85 74 135 235 538
7 George Johnson C-F 6-11 205 30 78 2058 206 483 .427 105 138 .761 201 415 616 88 68 253 178 315 517
8 Wilson Washington F-C 6-9 227 23 62 1139 218 434 .502 66 104 .635 88 206 294 47 31 67 98 186 502
9 Phil Jackson F-C 6-8 220 33 59 1070 144 303 .475 86 105 .819 59 119 178 85 45 22 78 168 374
10 Tim Bassett F-C 6-8 225 27 82 1508 116 313 .371 89 131 .679 174 244 418 99 44 29 103 219 321
11 Ralph Simpson G-F 6-5 200 29 32 527 87 237 .367 48 71 .676 19 42 61 68 12 4 53 30 222
12 Harvey Catchings C-F 6-9 218 27 32 659 74 175 .423 47 61 .770 71 133 204 30 15 56 51 90 195
13 Al Skinner G 6-3 190 26 23 334 55 125 .440 72 82 .878 12 30 42 49 22 2 38 53 182
14 Bob Elliott C-F 6-9 225 23 14 282 41 73 .562 41 56 .732 16 40 56 22 6 4 26 34 123

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 John Williamson G 6-2 185 27 74 33.1 8.6 18.5 .465 5.0 5.9 .854 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.4 1.2 0.2 3.1 2.9 22.2
2 Bernard King F 6-7 205 22 82 34.9 8.7 16.6 .522 4.3 7.5 .564 3.1 5.1 8.2 3.6 1.4 0.5 3.9 4.0 21.6
3 Eric Money G 6-0 170 23 47 30.5 6.9 14.4 .481 2.9 3.9 .743 1.2 1.5 2.7 5.3 1.6 0.2 3.5 2.8 16.7
4 Eddie Jordan G 6-1 170 24 82 27.6 4.9 11.7 .418 2.6 3.3 .777 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.5 2.5 0.5 3.0 2.5 12.4
5 Winford Boynes G-F 6-6 185 21 69 17.0 3.7 8.6 .430 1.9 2.4 .787 0.9 1.4 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.7 1.7 9.3
6 Bob Elliott C-F 6-9 225 23 14 20.1 2.9 5.2 .562 2.9 4.0 .732 1.1 2.9 4.0 1.6 0.4 0.3 1.9 2.4 8.8
7 Wilson Washington F-C 6-9 227 23 62 18.4 3.5 7.0 .502 1.1 1.7 .635 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.6 3.0 8.1
8 Al Skinner G 6-3 190 26 23 14.5 2.4 5.4 .440 3.1 3.6 .878 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.1 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.3 7.9
9 Ralph Simpson G-F 6-5 200 29 32 16.5 2.7 7.4 .367 1.5 2.2 .676 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.1 0.4 0.1 1.7 0.9 6.9
10 Jan Van Breda Kolff F-G 6-7 195 27 80 25.0 2.5 5.3 .463 1.8 2.3 .798 1.4 3.4 4.8 2.3 1.1 0.9 1.7 2.9 6.7
11 George Johnson C-F 6-11 205 30 78 26.4 2.6 6.2 .427 1.3 1.8 .761 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.1 0.9 3.2 2.3 4.0 6.6
12 Phil Jackson F-C 6-8 220 33 59 18.1 2.4 5.1 .475 1.5 1.8 .819 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.8 6.3
13 Harvey Catchings C-F 6-9 218 27 32 20.6 2.3 5.5 .423 1.5 1.9 .770 2.2 4.2 6.4 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.6 2.8 6.1
14 Tim Bassett F-C 6-8 225 27 82 18.4 1.4 3.8 .371 1.1 1.6 .679 2.1 3.0 5.1 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.7 3.9

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 John Williamson G 6-2 185 27 74 2451 9.3 20.1 .465 5.5 6.4 .854 0.8 2.1 2.9 3.7 1.3 0.2 3.4 3.2 24.1
2 Bernard King F 6-7 205 22 82 2859 8.9 17.1 .522 4.4 7.8 .564 3.2 5.3 8.4 3.7 1.5 0.5 4.1 4.1 22.3
3 Eric Money G 6-0 170 23 47 1434 8.2 17.0 .481 3.4 4.6 .743 1.4 1.8 3.1 6.3 1.9 0.3 4.2 3.3 19.7
4 Winford Boynes G-F 6-6 185 21 69 1176 7.8 18.2 .430 4.1 5.2 .787 1.8 2.9 4.7 2.3 1.3 0.2 3.6 3.6 19.7
5 Al Skinner G 6-3 190 26 23 334 5.9 13.5 .440 7.8 8.8 .878 1.3 3.2 4.5 5.3 2.4 0.2 4.1 5.7 19.6
6 Eddie Jordan G 6-1 170 24 82 2260 6.4 15.3 .418 3.4 4.4 .777 1.2 2.2 3.4 5.8 3.2 0.6 3.9 3.3 16.2
7 Wilson Washington F-C 6-9 227 23 62 1139 6.9 13.7 .502 2.1 3.3 .635 2.8 6.5 9.3 1.5 1.0 2.1 3.1 5.9 15.9
8 Bob Elliott C-F 6-9 225 23 14 282 5.2 9.3 .562 5.2 7.1 .732 2.0 5.1 7.1 2.8 0.8 0.5 3.3 4.3 15.7
9 Ralph Simpson G-F 6-5 200 29 32 527 5.9 16.2 .367 3.3 4.9 .676 1.3 2.9 4.2 4.6 0.8 0.3 3.6 2.0 15.2
10 Phil Jackson F-C 6-8 220 33 59 1070 4.8 10.2 .475 2.9 3.5 .819 2.0 4.0 6.0 2.9 1.5 0.7 2.6 5.7 12.6
11 Harvey Catchings C-F 6-9 218 27 32 659 4.0 9.6 .423 2.6 3.3 .770 3.9 7.3 11.1 1.6 0.8 3.1 2.8 4.9 10.7
12 Jan Van Breda Kolff F-G 6-7 195 27 80 1998 3.5 7.6 .463 2.6 3.3 .798 1.9 4.9 6.9 3.2 1.5 1.3 2.4 4.2 9.7
13 George Johnson C-F 6-11 205 30 78 2058 3.6 8.4 .427 1.8 2.4 .761 3.5 7.3 10.8 1.5 1.2 4.4 3.1 5.5 9.0
14 Tim Bassett F-C 6-8 225 27 82 1508 2.8 7.5 .371 2.1 3.1 .679 4.2 5.8 10.0 2.4 1.1 0.7 2.5 5.2 7.7

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 Bernard King F 6-7 205 22 82 2859 17.9 .542 .522 8.9 16.0 12.3 16.4 1.8 0.7 16.5 25.6 102 102 8.4 12.1 20 19 0.5
2 John Williamson G 6-2 185 27 74 2451 16.4 .527 .465 2.2 6.4 4.2 16.8 1.6 0.3 13.0 27.4 103 106 9.1 6.7 16 17 -0.5
3 George Johnson C-F 6-11 205 30 78 2058 11.1 .475 .427 9.9 22.1 15.7 5.5 1.4 6.6 24.7 13.2 88 97 0.0 13.0 13 12 0.5
4 Jan Van Breda Kolff F-G 6-7 195 27 80 1998 10.8 .534 .463 5.5 15.0 10.1 11.6 1.9 2.0 21.1 12.0 101 101 2.8 9.0 12 8 2.0
5 Eddie Jordan G 6-1 170 24 82 2260 13.8 .470 .418 3.3 6.8 5.0 23.1 3.9 1.0 18.4 22.0 93 100 0.0 11.1 11 20 -4.5
6 Eric Money G 6-0 170 23 47 1434 15.4 .519 .481 3.9 5.4 4.6 26.7 2.3 0.4 18.0 24.1 99 104 2.3 4.6 7 12 -2.5
7 Wilson Washington F-C 6-9 227 23 62 1139 12.9 .523 .502 7.8 19.8 13.6 6.0 1.2 3.2 17.0 19.0 97 100 0.5 5.6 6 7 -0.5
8 Tim Bassett F-C 6-8 225 27 82 1508 8.0 .433 .371 11.7 17.7 14.6 8.2 1.3 1.0 21.7 11.8 92 102 0.0 6.2 6 10 -2.0
9 Phil Jackson F-C 6-8 220 33 59 1070 10.7 .536 .475 5.6 12.2 8.7 10.7 1.8 1.1 18.3 15.0 102 103 1.9 4.2 6 5 0.5
10 Winford Boynes G-F 6-6 185 21 69 1176 11.7 .482 .430 5.2 8.9 6.9 9.7 1.6 0.3 15.1 25.1 93 105 0.0 3.6 4 12 -4.0
11 Harvey Catchings C-F 6-9 218 27 32 659 11.6 .483 .423 10.9 22.1 16.3 6.0 1.0 4.6 20.2 14.4 95 99 0.0 3.5 4 4 0.0
12 Al Skinner G 6-3 190 26 23 334 16.2 .565 .440 3.6 9.8 6.6 20.6 2.9 0.3 19.1 22.4 106 102 1.5 1.4 3 1 1.0
13 Bob Elliott C-F 6-9 225 23 14 282 13.6 .630 .562 5.7 15.6 10.4 10.7 0.9 0.8 21.0 16.4 110 104 1.3 1.0 2 1 0.5
14 Ralph Simpson G-F 6-5 200 29 32 527 8.4 .414 .367 3.6 8.7 6.1 18.1 1.0 0.4 16.5 22.9 85 106 0.0 1.3 1 7 -3.0

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 John Williamson G 6-2 185 27 2 92 23 62 13 16 3 6 8 4 0 14 8 59 .371 .813 46.0 29.5 3.0 4.0
2 Bernard King F 6-7 205 22 2 81 21 42 10 24 5 11 7 4 0 6 10 52 .500 .417 40.5 26.0 5.5 3.5
3 Eddie Jordan G 6-1 170 24 2 83 15 38 8 9 6 15 17 8 3 6 6 38 .395 .889 41.5 19.0 7.5 8.5
4 George Johnson C-F 6-11 205 30 2 70 14 21 1 3 8 25 2 2 7 4 8 29 .667 .333 35.0 14.5 12.5 1.0
5 Jan Van Breda Kolff F-G 6-7 195 27 2 81 8 20 5 6 11 20 7 0 3 5 9 21 .400 .833 40.5 10.5 10.0 3.5
6 Tim Bassett F-C 6-8 225 27 2 17 2 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 6 .400 1.000 8.5 3.0 1.0 0.0
7 Phil Jackson F-C 6-8 220 33 2 20 1 3 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .333 1.000 10.0 2.0 1.5 0.0
8 Ralph Simpson G-F 6-5 200 29 2 10 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 .400 5.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
9 Harvey Catchings C-F 6-9 218 27 2 26 1 6 0 3 5 8 1 0 1 2 4 2 .167 .000 13.0 1.0 4.0 0.5

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Bernard King $400,000
2 John Williamson $185,000
3 Jan Van Breda Kolff $175,000
4 Eric Money $40,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)