1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Denver Nuggets 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 4-1
Coach: Jerry West (47-35)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 482,611, Avg. 11,771 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 47-35
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Denver Nuggets 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 4-1
Coach: Jerry West (47-35)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 482,611, Avg. 11,771 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-5.
The Lakers scored 9,260 points and gave up 9,009. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored a team-leading 1,903 points for Los Angeles, while Jamaal Wilkes netted 18 or more per game, too. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar racked up 1,025 rebounds. Norm Nixon dished out 737 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Norm Nixon added 201 steals, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rejected 316 opposing shots.
Jerry West coached the team. The 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9260
Regular Season Points Against: 9009
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 14, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New Jersey Nets 102 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| October 17, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | L | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | ||
| October 22, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 | W | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-3 | ||
| October 24, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 123 at San Diego Clippers 124 | L | 1-0 | 0-4 | 1-4 | ||
| October 27, 1978 | San Diego Clippers 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 | W | 2-0 | 0-4 | 2-4 | ||
| October 29, 1978 | Washington Bullets 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 3-0 | 0-4 | 3-4 | ||
| October 31, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 | W | 4-0 | 0-4 | 4-4 | ||
| November 3, 1978 | New York Knicks 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 147 | W | 5-0 | 0-4 | 5-4 | ||
| November 5, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 | W | 6-0 | 0-4 | 6-4 | ||
| November 7, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Chicago Bulls 111 | W | 6-0 | 1-4 | 7-4 | ||
| November 8, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Indiana Pacers 111 | W | 6-0 | 2-4 | 8-4 | ||
| November 10, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 136 | W | 7-0 | 2-4 | 9-4 | ||
| November 12, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 | W | 8-0 | 2-4 | 10-4 | ||
| November 14, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 137 at Milwaukee Bucks 119 | W | 8-0 | 3-4 | 11-4 | ||
| November 15, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 133 at Detroit Pistons 126 | W | 8-0 | 4-4 | 12-4 | ||
| November 17, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 9-0 | 4-4 | 13-4 | ||
| November 19, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | W | 10-0 | 4-4 | 14-4 | ||
| November 22, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Houston Rockets 114 | W | 10-0 | 5-4 | 15-4 | ||
| November 24, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Washington Bullets 113 | L | 10-0 | 5-5 | 15-5 | ||
| November 25, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Atlanta Hawks 109 | L | 10-0 | 5-6 | 15-6 | ||
| November 28, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | L | 10-1 | 5-6 | 15-7 | ||
| December 1, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 | W | 11-1 | 5-6 | 16-7 | ||
| December 3, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | L | 11-2 | 5-6 | 16-8 | ||
| December 5, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at New Orleans Jazz 102 | W | 11-2 | 6-6 | 17-8 | ||
| December 6, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at San Antonio Spurs 112 | L | 11-2 | 6-7 | 17-9 | ||
| December 8, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 85 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | W | 12-2 | 6-7 | 18-9 | ||
| December 10, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 86 at Los Angeles Lakers 88 | W | 13-2 | 6-7 | 19-9 | ||
| December 12, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Portland Trail Blazers 117 | L | 13-2 | 6-8 | 19-10 | ||
| December 13, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Seattle Supersonics 117 | L | 13-2 | 6-9 | 19-11 | ||
| December 15, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 | W | 14-2 | 6-9 | 20-11 | ||
| December 16, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Phoenix Suns 119 | L | 14-2 | 6-10 | 20-12 | ||
| December 17, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 | L | 14-3 | 6-10 | 20-13 | ||
| December 22, 1978 | Washington Bullets 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 | W | 15-3 | 6-10 | 21-13 | ||
| December 26, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 125 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | L | 15-4 | 6-10 | 21-14 | ||
| December 27, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Golden State Warriors 104 | W | 15-4 | 7-10 | 22-14 | ||
| December 29, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | W | 16-4 | 7-10 | 23-14 | ||
| January 2, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at New Orleans Jazz 109 | L | 16-4 | 7-11 | 23-15 | ||
| January 3, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Atlanta Hawks 96 | W | 16-4 | 8-11 | 24-15 | ||
| January 6, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Houston Rockets 115 | L | 16-4 | 8-12 | 24-16 | OT | |
| January 9, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at New York Knicks 94 | W | 16-4 | 9-12 | 25-16 | ||
| January 10, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Boston Celtics 89 | W | 16-4 | 10-12 | 26-16 | ||
| January 12, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at New Jersey Nets 116 | W | 16-4 | 11-12 | 27-16 | ||
| January 14, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Seattle Supersonics 99 | W | 16-4 | 12-12 | 28-16 | ||
| January 17, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at San Diego Clippers 119 | L | 16-4 | 12-13 | 28-17 | ||
| January 19, 1979 | Houston Rockets 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | L | 16-5 | 12-13 | 28-18 | OT | |
| January 21, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 | W | 17-5 | 12-13 | 29-18 | ||
| January 23, 1979 | New York Knicks 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 148 | W | 18-5 | 12-13 | 30-18 | ||
| January 25, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Detroit Pistons 135 | L | 18-5 | 12-14 | 30-19 | ||
| January 26, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Denver Nuggets 119 | L | 18-5 | 12-15 | 30-20 | ||
| January 28, 1979 | Milwaukee Bucks 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 19-5 | 12-15 | 31-20 | ||
| January 30, 1979 | New Jersey Nets 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 | W | 20-5 | 12-15 | 32-20 | ||
| February 6, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 21-5 | 12-15 | 33-20 | OT | |
| February 7, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Golden State Warriors 104 | W | 21-5 | 13-15 | 34-20 | ||
| February 9, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 22-5 | 13-15 | 35-20 | ||
| February 11, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Kansas City Kings 104 | L | 22-5 | 13-16 | 35-21 | ||
| February 13, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | L | 22-5 | 13-17 | 35-22 | ||
| February 16, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 99 | L | 22-5 | 13-18 | 35-23 | ||
| February 18, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Indiana Pacers 111 | W | 22-5 | 14-18 | 36-23 | ||
| February 20, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 91 | L | 22-6 | 14-18 | 36-24 | ||
| February 23, 1979 | Boston Celtics 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 | W | 23-6 | 14-18 | 37-24 | ||
| February 25, 1979 | Indiana Pacers 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | W | 24-6 | 14-18 | 38-24 | ||
| February 27, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | W | 25-6 | 14-18 | 39-24 | ||
| March 2, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 | W | 26-6 | 14-18 | 40-24 | ||
| March 4, 1979 | Denver Nuggets 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 | L | 26-7 | 14-18 | 40-25 | ||
| March 9, 1979 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 92 | L | 26-8 | 14-18 | 40-26 | ||
| March 11, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Boston Celtics 108 | L | 26-8 | 14-19 | 40-27 | ||
| March 13, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Washington Bullets 120 | L | 26-8 | 14-20 | 40-28 | ||
| March 14, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at San Antonio Spurs 125 | L | 26-8 | 14-21 | 40-29 | ||
| March 16, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 27-8 | 14-21 | 41-29 | ||
| March 18, 1979 | Boston Celtics 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | W | 28-8 | 14-21 | 42-29 | ||
| March 21, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | L | 28-9 | 14-21 | 42-30 | ||
| March 23, 1979 | San Diego Clippers 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 156 | W | 29-9 | 14-21 | 43-30 | ||
| March 25, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Denver Nuggets 123 | L | 29-9 | 14-22 | 43-31 | ||
| March 28, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Phoenix Suns 112 | L | 29-9 | 14-23 | 43-32 | ||
| March 30, 1979 | Detroit Pistons 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | W | 30-9 | 14-23 | 44-32 | ||
| April 1, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 | L | 30-9 | 14-24 | 44-33 | ||
| April 3, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Chicago Bulls 95 | W | 30-9 | 15-24 | 45-33 | ||
| April 4, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Kansas City Kings 115 | L | 30-9 | 15-25 | 45-34 | OT | |
| April 6, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 93 | L | 30-10 | 15-25 | 45-35 | ||
| April 7, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Portland Trail Blazers 98 | W | 30-10 | 16-25 | 46-35 | ||
| April 8, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 31-10 | 16-25 | 47-35 | ||
| April 10, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Denver Nuggets 110 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 13, 1979 | Denver Nuggets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 15, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Denver Nuggets 111 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 17, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Seattle Supersonics 112 | L | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 18, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Seattle Supersonics 108 | L | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | OT | |
| April 20, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | W | 2-0 | 1-3 | 3-3 | OT | |
| April 22, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | ||
| April 25, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Seattle Supersonics 106 | L | 2-1 | 1-4 | 3-5 |
