1978–79 Los Angeles Lakers season

1978–79 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Jerry West
Owner(s)	Jack Kent Cooke
Arena	The Forum
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1978–79 NBA season was the Lakers' 31st season in the NBA and 19th season in Los Angeles.^[1] It would be the final season for the team under the ownership Jack Kent Cooke, who would sell the team to Dr. Jerry Buss during the summer that followed.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
2	26	Ron Carter	United States	Virginia Military
2	38	Lew Massey	United States	North Carolina
3	60	Michael Cooper	United States	New Mexico
4	82	Harold Robertson	United States	Lincoln University
5	104	Carlos Terry	United States	Winston-Salem
6	126	Kim Stewart	United States	Washington
7	147	Larry Paige	United States	Colorado

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers 1978–79 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	From
6.0 !C	33	Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem	7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1947–04–16	UCLA
1.5 !G	24	Boone, Ron	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1946–09–06	Idaho State
4.0 !F	2	Carr, Kenny	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1955–08–15	North Carolina State
1.5 !G	15	Carter, Ron	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1956–08–31	VMI
2.5 !G/F	21	Cooper, Michael	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1956–04–15	New Mexico
2.5 !G/F	4	Dantley, Adrian	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1956–02–28	Kansas
1.5 !G	30	Davis, Brad	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1955–12–17	Maryland
4.0 !F	35	Ford, Don	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1952–12–31	UC Santa Barbara
2.5 !G/F	23	Hudson, Lou	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1944–06–11	Minnesota
1.5 !G	10	Nixon, Norm	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1955–10–11	Duquesne
1.5 !G	5	Price, Jim	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1949–11–27	Louisville
5.5 !F/C	40	Robisch, Dave	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1949–12–22	Kansas
2.5 !G/F	52	Wilkes, Jamaal	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1953–05–02	UCLA

Head coach

Jerry West (West Virginia)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 1979–06–25

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	–	31-10	21-20	11–9
x-Phoenix Suns	50	32	.610	2	32–9	18–23	11–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	5	31–10	16–25	11–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	7	33–8	12–29	8–12
San Diego Clippers	43	39	.524	9	29–12	14–27	11–9
Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	14	23–18	15–26	8–12

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	–
2	y-Kansas City Kings	48	34	.585	4
3	x-Phoenix Suns	50	32	.610	2
4	x-Denver Nuggets	47	35	.573	5
5	x-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	5
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	7

7	San Diego Clippers	43	39	.524	9
8	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	14
8	Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	14
8	Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	14
11	Chicago Bulls	31	51	.378	21

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 2-1

Game 1 @ Denver: Denver 110, Los Angeles 105
Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 121, Denver 109
Game 3 @ Denver: Los Angeles 112, Denver 111

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Sonics win series 4-1

Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 112, Los Angeles 101
Game 2 @ Seattle: Seattle 108, Los Angeles 103 (OT)
Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Seattle 112 (OT)
Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Seattle 117, Los Angeles 115
Game 5 @ Seattle: Seattle 106, Los Angeles 100

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

References

↑ 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers

External links

1978–79 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats at basketball-reference.com

1978–79 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Detroit Houston New Orleans San Antonio

Western

Midwest	Chicago Denver Indiana Kansas City Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland San Diego Seattle

Los Angeles Lakers

Formerly the Minneapolis Lakers (1947–1960) Founded in 1947 Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis Armory Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Forum Staples Center

D-League affiliate	Los Angeles D-Fenders

Administration	Jeanie, Jim, and Johnny Buss (majority owners) Anschutz Entertainment Group (minority owner) Edward P. Roski (minority owner) Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority owner) Mitch Kupchak (General Manager) Byron Scott (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	13 22 25 32 33 34 42 44 52 Chick Hearn (Microphone) Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers Mikan Mikkelsen Martin Lovellette Pollard Coach Kundla

NBA Championships (16)	1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010

Conference Championships (31)	1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1959 1962 1963 1965 1966 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1991 2000 2001 2002 2004 2008 2009 2010

Rivalries	Boston Celtics Houston Rockets Detroit Pistons San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Clippers

Culture and lore	Jack Kent Cooke Jerry Buss Showtime Chick Hearn Shaq–Kobe feud Lawrence Tanter Jack Nicholson "I Love L.A." Laker Girls Laker Band Dancing Barry

Media	TV Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Radio 710 ESPN Radio 1330 ESPN Deportes Announcers Bill Macdonald Stu Lantz John Ireland Mychal Thompson

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