Los Angeles Lakers 1978-79 Season Review (NBA/BAA)

Los Angeles Lakers 1978-79 Season Review

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Los Angeles Lakers 1978-79 Season Review

Regular Season Record: 47-35

	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Points	OReb	DReb	Assists	Steals	TO	Blocks	Fouls
Team Stats	7397	3827	2088	1606	0	0	9260	949	2557	2338	793	1569	500	1851
Opponents Stats	7848	3797	1931	1415	0	0	9009	1288	2486	2234	737	1542	359	1958

1978-79 Regular Season Scoring

Name	Games	Minutes	Pts	Reb	Asst	Steals	TO	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Fouls
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	80	3157	1903	1025	431	76	282	1347	777	474	349	0	0	230
Ron Boone	82	1583	608	145	154	66	147	569	259	104	90	0	0	171
Kenny Carr	72	1149	533	292	60	38	116	450	225	137	83	0	0	152
Ron Carter	46	332	144	45	25	17	40	124	54	54	36	0	0	54
Michael Cooper	3	7	6	0	0	1	1	6	3	0	0	0	0	1
Adrian Dantley	60	1775	1040	342	138	63	155	733	374	342	292	0	0	162
Brad Davis	5	65	19	1	9	2	6	11	8	4	3	0	0	10
Don Ford	79	1540	528	268	101	51	93	450	228	89	72	0	0	177
Lou Hudson	78	1686	768	140	141	58	99	636	329	124	110	0	0	133
Norm Nixon	82	3145	1404	231	737	201	231	1149	623	204	158	0	0	250
Jim Price	75	1207	397	123	218	66	100	344	171	79	55	0	0	128
Dave Robisch	80	1219	386	285	97	20	53	336	150	115	86	0	0	108
Jamaal Wilkes	82	2915	1524	609	227	134	224	1242	626	362	272	0	0	275

1978-79 Playoffs Scoring

Name	Games	Minutes	Pts	Reb	Asst	Steals	TO	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Fouls
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	8	367	228	101	38	8	29	152	88	62	52			26
Ron Boone	8	226	94	15	14	9	14	77	37	21	20			28
Kenny Carr	8	117	43	17	4	4	11	35	19	8	5			18
Ron Carter	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			0
Adrian Dantley	8	236	141	33	11	6	19	89	50	52	41			24
Don Ford	8	138	33	22	7	3	4	30	16	3	1			20
Lou Hudson	6	90	38	4	8	1	5	32	17	4	4			6
Norm Nixon	8	327	123	28	94	11	24	119	56	15	11			37
Jim Price	8	128	20	8	18	5	8	30	9	4	2			19
Dave Robisch	5	32	8	10	2	0	3	5	3	2	2			4
Jamaal Wilkes	8	307	147	68	16	15	15	128	61	37	25			21

Los Angeles Lakers 1978 - 79 Games

Game	Date	Location	Opponent	Outcome	Points For	Points Against
1	Fri, Oct 13, 1978	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	102	110
2	Sat, Oct 14, 1978	@	New Jersey Nets	L	100	102
3	Tue, Oct 17, 1978	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L	111	113
4	Sun, Oct 22, 1978		San Antonio Spurs	W	134	121
5	Tue, Oct 24, 1978	@	San Diego Clippers	L	123	124
6	Fri, Oct 27, 1978		San Diego Clippers	W	113	101
7	Sun, Oct 29, 1978		Washington Bullets	W	109	93
8	Tue, Oct 31, 1978		Denver Nuggets	W	134	107
9	Fri, Nov 3, 1978		New York Knicks	W	147	124
10	Sun, Nov 5, 1978		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	117	107
11	Tue, Nov 7, 1978	@	Chicago Bulls	W	112	111
12	Wed, Nov 8, 1978	@	Indiana Pacers	W	113	111
13	Fri, Nov 10, 1978		Kansas City Kings	W	136	127
14	Sun, Nov 12, 1978		Indiana Pacers	W	134	106
15	Tue, Nov 14, 1978	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W	137	119
16	Wed, Nov 15, 1978	@	Detroit Pistons	W	133	126
17	Fri, Nov 17, 1978		New Orleans Jazz	W	121	109
18	Sun, Nov 19, 1978		Chicago Bulls	W	104	95
19	Wed, Nov 22, 1978	@	Houston Rockets	W	121	114
20	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	@	Washington Bullets	L	103	113
21	Sat, Nov 25, 1978	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	103	109
22	Tue, Nov 28, 1978		Detroit Pistons	L	103	105
23	Fri, Dec 1, 1978		Phoenix Suns	W	130	122
24	Sun, Dec 3, 1978		New Jersey Nets	L	105	107
25	Tue, Dec 5, 1978	@	New Orleans Jazz	W	114	102
26	Wed, Dec 6, 1978	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	111	112
27	Fri, Dec 8, 1978		Milwaukee Bucks	W	101	85
28	Sun, Dec 10, 1978		Atlanta Hawks	W	88	86
29	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	115	117
30	Wed, Dec 13, 1978	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	107	117
31	Fri, Dec 15, 1978		Seattle SuperSonics	W	100	98
32	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	@	Phoenix Suns	L	100	119
33	Sun, Dec 17, 1978		Philadelphia 76ers	L	96	103
34	Fri, Dec 22, 1978		Washington Bullets	W	127	115
35	Tue, Dec 26, 1978		New Orleans Jazz	L	123	125
36	Wed, Dec 27, 1978	@	Golden State Warriors	W	106	104
37	Fri, Dec 29, 1978		Portland Trail Blazers	W	118	95
38	Tue, Jan 2, 1979	@	New Orleans Jazz	L	105	109
39	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	99	96
40	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	@	Houston Rockets	L	112	115
41	Tue, Jan 9, 1979	@	New York Knicks	W	106	94
42	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	@	Boston Celtics	W	99	89
43	Fri, Jan 12, 1979	@	New Jersey Nets	W	117	116
44	Sun, Jan 14, 1979	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	108	99
45	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	@	San Diego Clippers	L	117	119
46	Fri, Jan 19, 1979		Houston Rockets	L	121	122
47	Sun, Jan 21, 1979		Golden State Warriors	W	113	107
48	Tue, Jan 23, 1979		New York Knicks	W	148	124
49	Thu, Jan 25, 1979	@	Detroit Pistons	L	100	135
50	Fri, Jan 26, 1979	@	Denver Nuggets	L	107	119
51	Sun, Jan 28, 1979		Milwaukee Bucks	W	111	109
52	Tue, Jan 30, 1979		New Jersey Nets	W	127	108
53	Tue, Feb 6, 1979		San Antonio Spurs	W	119	111
54	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	@	Golden State Warriors	W	106	104
55	Fri, Feb 9, 1979		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	106	103
56	Sun, Feb 11, 1979	@	Kansas City Kings	L	103	104
57	Tue, Feb 13, 1979	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L	111	117
58	Fri, Feb 16, 1979	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	98	99
59	Sun, Feb 18, 1979	@	Indiana Pacers	W	122	111
60	Tue, Feb 20, 1979		Golden State Warriors	L	91	102
61	Fri, Feb 23, 1979		Boston Celtics	W	113	104
62	Sun, Feb 25, 1979		Indiana Pacers	W	118	108
63	Tue, Feb 27, 1979		Kansas City Kings	W	122	114
64	Fri, Mar 2, 1979		Philadelphia 76ers	W	126	111
65	Sun, Mar 4, 1979		Denver Nuggets	L	99	113
66	Fri, Mar 9, 1979		Chicago Bulls	L	92	102
67	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	@	Boston Celtics	L	106	108
68	Tue, Mar 13, 1979	@	Washington Bullets	L	111	120
69	Wed, Mar 14, 1979	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	112	125
70	Fri, Mar 16, 1979		Atlanta Hawks	W	111	110
71	Sun, Mar 18, 1979		Boston Celtics	W	122	111
72	Wed, Mar 21, 1979		Portland Trail Blazers	L	110	114
73	Fri, Mar 23, 1979		San Diego Clippers	W	156	119
74	Sun, Mar 25, 1979	@	Denver Nuggets	L	113	123
75	Wed, Mar 28, 1979	@	Phoenix Suns	L	106	112
76	Fri, Mar 30, 1979		Detroit Pistons	W	124	113
77	Sun, Apr 1, 1979	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	111	112
78	Tue, Apr 3, 1979	@	Chicago Bulls	W	97	95
79	Wed, Apr 4, 1979	@	Kansas City Kings	L	111	115
80	Fri, Apr 6, 1979		Seattle SuperSonics	L	93	113
81	Sat, Apr 7, 1979	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	99	98
82	Sun, Apr 8, 1979		Phoenix Suns	W	111	103