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1979-80 Seattle Supersonics

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56-26, Finished 2nd in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 108.5 points per game, Allowed 103.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 53-29)
Coached by Lenny Wilkens (56-26)

Arena: King County Domed Stadium / Attendance: 890,713 (1st of 22 available)

SRS: 4.24 (3rd of 22) / Pace Factor: 101.8 (15th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 105.8 (8th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 101.2 (3rd of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Milwaukee Bucks
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers

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 PTS
Team 82 19830 3554 7565 .470 59 189 .312 1730 2253 .768 1380 2550 3930 2043 750 428 1496 1865 8897 108.5
Opponent 82 19830 3408 7424 .459 59 240 .246 1640 2147 .764 1203 2409 3612 2016 728 393 1519 1997 8515 103.8

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 Gus Williams G 6-2 175 26 82 2969 739 1533 .482 7 36 .194 331 420 .788 127 148 275 397 200 37 181 160 1816
2 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 25 81 2937 574 1361 .422 12 58 .207 380 487 .780 173 241 414 332 144 82 227 267 1540
3 Jack Sikma C-F 6-11 230 24 82 2793 470 989 .475 0 1 .000 235 292 .805 198 710 908 279 68 77 202 232 1175
4 Lonnie Shelton F-C 6-8 240 24 76 2243 425 802 .530 1 5 .200 184 241 .763 199 383 582 145 92 79 169 292 1035
5 Fred Brown G 6-3 182 31 80 1701 404 843 .479 39 88 .443 113 135 .837 35 120 155 174 65 17 105 117 960
6 John Johnson F 6-7 200 32 81 2533 377 772 .488 0 0 161 201 .801 163 263 426 424 76 35 247 213 915
7 Tom LaGarde C-F 6-10 220 24 82 1164 146 306 .477 0 0 90 137 .657 127 185 312 91 19 34 97 206 382
8 Wally Walker F 6-7 190 25 70 844 139 274 .507 0 0 48 64 .750 64 106 170 53 21 4 50 102 326
9 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 36 82 1595 113 299 .378 0 0 89 136 .654 204 232 436 66 25 5 83 120 315
10 James Bailey F-C 6-9 220 22 67 726 122 271 .450 0 0 68 101 .673 71 126 197 28 21 54 79 116 312
11 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 23 38 325 45 115 .391 0 1 .000 31 39 .795 19 36 55 54 19 4 42 40 121

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 Gus Williams G 6-2 175 26 82 36.2 9.0 18.7 .482 0.1 0.4 .194 4.0 5.1 .788 1.5 1.8 3.4 4.8 2.4 0.5 2.2 2.0 22.1
2 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 25 81 36.3 7.1 16.8 .422 0.1 0.7 .207 4.7 6.0 .780 2.1 3.0 5.1 4.1 1.8 1.0 2.8 3.3 19.0
3 Jack Sikma C-F 6-11 230 24 82 34.1 5.7 12.1 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.6 .805 2.4 8.7 11.1 3.4 0.8 0.9 2.5 2.8 14.3
4 Lonnie Shelton F-C 6-8 240 24 76 29.5 5.6 10.6 .530 0.0 0.1 .200 2.4 3.2 .763 2.6 5.0 7.7 1.9 1.2 1.0 2.2 3.8 13.6
5 Fred Brown G 6-3 182 31 80 21.3 5.1 10.5 .479 0.5 1.1 .443 1.4 1.7 .837 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 12.0
6 John Johnson F 6-7 200 32 81 31.3 4.7 9.5 .488 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.5 .801 2.0 3.2 5.3 5.2 0.9 0.4 3.0 2.6 11.3
7 Wally Walker F 6-7 190 25 70 12.1 2.0 3.9 .507 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 .750 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.5 4.7
8 Tom LaGarde C-F 6-10 220 24 82 14.2 1.8 3.7 .477 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.7 .657 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 2.5 4.7
9 James Bailey F-C 6-9 220 22 67 10.8 1.8 4.0 .450 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .673 1.1 1.9 2.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.7 4.7
10 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 36 82 19.5 1.4 3.6 .378 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.7 .654 2.5 2.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.5 3.8
11 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 23 38 8.6 1.2 3.0 .391 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .795 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.1 3.2

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 Gus Williams G 6-2 175 26 82 2969 9.0 18.6 .482 0.1 0.4 .194 4.0 5.1 .788 1.5 1.8 3.3 4.8 2.4 0.4 2.2 1.9 22.0
2 Fred Brown G 6-3 182 31 80 1701 8.6 17.8 .479 0.8 1.9 .443 2.4 2.9 .837 0.7 2.5 3.3 3.7 1.4 0.4 2.2 2.5 20.3
3 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 25 81 2937 7.0 16.7 .422 0.1 0.7 .207 4.7 6.0 .780 2.1 3.0 5.1 4.1 1.8 1.0 2.8 3.3 18.9
4 Lonnie Shelton F-C 6-8 240 24 76 2243 6.8 12.9 .530 0.0 0.1 .200 3.0 3.9 .763 3.2 6.1 9.3 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.7 4.7 16.6
5 James Bailey F-C 6-9 220 22 67 726 6.0 13.4 .450 0.0 0.0 3.4 5.0 .673 3.5 6.2 9.8 1.4 1.0 2.7 3.9 5.8 15.5
6 Jack Sikma C-F 6-11 230 24 82 2793 6.1 12.7 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .805 2.6 9.2 11.7 3.6 0.9 1.0 2.6 3.0 15.1
7 Wally Walker F 6-7 190 25 70 844 5.9 11.7 .507 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.7 .750 2.7 4.5 7.3 2.3 0.9 0.2 2.1 4.4 13.9
8 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 23 38 325 5.0 12.7 .391 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.3 .795 2.1 4.0 6.1 6.0 2.1 0.4 4.7 4.4 13.4
9 John Johnson F 6-7 200 32 81 2533 5.4 11.0 .488 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.9 .801 2.3 3.7 6.1 6.0 1.1 0.5 3.5 3.0 13.0
10 Tom LaGarde C-F 6-10 220 24 82 1164 4.5 9.5 .477 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.2 .657 3.9 5.7 9.6 2.8 0.6 1.1 3.0 6.4 11.8
11 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 36 82 1595 2.6 6.7 .378 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.1 .654 4.6 5.2 9.8 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.9 2.7 7.1

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 Gus Williams G 6-2 175 26 82 2969 20.6 .529 .484 4.5 5.3 4.9 20.7 3.2 0.7 9.5 25.2 113 102 21.8 14.2 36 5 15.5
2 Jack Sikma C-F 6-11 230 24 82 2793 16.5 .526 .475 7.4 26.9 17.1 13.7 1.1 1.5 15.3 18.6 107 98 9.8 17.3 27 7 10.0
3 Lonnie Shelton F-C 6-8 240 24 76 2243 16.8 .570 .531 9.3 18.0 13.6 9.1 1.9 1.9 15.7 18.9 110 99 10.5 13.2 24 4 10.0
4 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 25 81 2937 15.9 .489 .426 6.2 8.7 7.4 16.1 2.3 1.5 12.6 24.2 104 102 9.1 14.2 23 16 3.5
5 John Johnson F 6-7 200 32 81 2533 13.3 .532 .488 6.7 11.0 8.8 22.4 1.4 0.8 22.3 17.2 103 103 5.1 10.5 16 14 1.0
6 Fred Brown G 6-3 182 31 80 1701 16.4 .532 .502 2.2 7.5 4.8 15.5 1.8 0.6 10.4 23.4 109 104 8.5 6.7 15 6 4.5
7 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 36 82 1595 8.2 .439 .378 13.4 15.4 14.4 5.0 0.7 0.2 18.8 10.9 99 104 0.7 6.4 7 8 -0.5
8 Tom LaGarde C-F 6-10 220 24 82 1164 10.8 .521 .477 11.4 16.8 14.1 10.1 0.8 1.6 20.9 15.7 101 102 1.7 5.5 7 6 0.5
9 Wally Walker F 6-7 190 25 70 844 12.3 .539 .507 7.9 13.3 10.6 8.6 1.2 0.3 14.2 16.5 108 103 2.9 3.5 6 3 1.5
10 James Bailey F-C 6-9 220 22 67 726 12.3 .495 .450 10.2 18.3 14.3 5.3 1.4 4.1 20.0 21.4 93 98 0.0 4.4 5 6 -0.5
11 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 23 38 325 10.9 .458 .391 6.1 11.7 8.9 21.9 2.8 0.7 24.1 21.1 89 100 0.0 1.7 2 3 -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 Gus Williams G 6-2 175 26 15 564 146 284 1 5 62 86 30 60 84 34 7 47 38 355 .514 .200 .721 37.6 23.7 4.0 5.6
2 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 25 15 582 100 244 5 15 52 62 25 64 57 27 10 43 48 257 .410 .333 .839 38.8 17.1 4.3 3.8
3 Fred Brown G 6-3 182 31 15 313 80 182 10 34 18 21 16 38 32 2 1 23 23 188 .440 .294 .857 20.9 12.5 2.5 2.1
4 John Johnson F 6-7 200 32 15 486 78 158 0 1 30 37 44 102 85 8 3 56 45 186 .494 .000 .811 32.4 12.4 6.8 5.7
5 Lonnie Shelton F-C 6-8 240 24 15 469 74 146 0 1 32 51 35 125 25 23 12 37 54 180 .507 .000 .627 31.3 12.0 8.3 1.7
6 Jack Sikma C-F 6-11 230 24 15 534 65 163 0 2 46 54 30 126 55 17 5 35 55 176 .399 .000 .852 35.6 11.7 8.4 3.7
7 James Bailey F-C 6-9 220 22 12 138 21 44 0 0 13 20 8 25 5 9 9 9 22 55 .477 .650 11.5 4.6 2.1 0.4
8 Wally Walker F 6-7 190 25 13 157 18 35 0 0 18 24 15 29 7 1 3 5 20 54 .514 .750 12.1 4.2 2.2 0.5
9 Tom LaGarde C-F 6-10 220 24 14 163 17 46 0 0 9 11 13 40 12 2 0 7 25 43 .370 .818 11.6 3.1 2.9 0.9
10 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 36 15 257 13 43 0 0 11 13 33 75 15 9 2 9 29 37 .302 .846 17.1 2.5 5.0 1.0
11 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 23 5 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 .333 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Gus Williams $480,000
2 Dennis Johnson $450,000
3 Lonnie Shelton $250,000
4 Jack Sikma $150,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)