1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Phoenix Suns 2-1
Coach: Jack Ramsay (45-37)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 519,306, Avg. 12,666 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers RosterTeam Record: 45-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Phoenix Suns 2-1
Coach: Jack Ramsay (45-37)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 519,306, Avg. 12,666 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers Results
The Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Trail Blazers netted 8,888 points and yielded 8,785. Tom Owens tossed in a team-high 1,520 points for Portland, while Maurice Lucas scored 17 or more per game, too. Tom Owens racked up 740 rebounds. Lionel Hollins dished out 325 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Lionel Hollins added 114 steals, and Mychal Thompson swatted 134 opponent shot attempts.
Jack Ramsay coached the team. The 1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers lost in the conference first round.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Owens | C-F | 82 | 82 | 2791 | 1095 | 600 | 403 | 320 | 263 | 477 | 740 | 301 | 59 | 58 | 247 | 329 | 1520 | ||
| Maurice Lucas | F-C | 69 | 65 | 2462 | 1208 | 568 | 345 | 270 | 192 | 524 | 716 | 215 | 66 | 81 | 233 | 254 | 1406 | ||
| Ron Brewer | G | 81 | 48 | 2454 | 878 | 434 | 256 | 210 | 88 | 141 | 229 | 165 | 102 | 79 | 153 | 181 | 1078 | ||
| Mychal Thompson | C-F | 73 | 33 | 2144 | 938 | 460 | 269 | 154 | 198 | 406 | 604 | 176 | 67 | 134 | 205 | 270 | 1074 | ||
| Lionel Hollins | G | 64 | 56 | 1967 | 886 | 402 | 221 | 172 | 32 | 117 | 149 | 325 | 114 | 24 | 223 | 199 | 976 | ||
| Dave Twardzik | G | 64 | 48 | 1570 | 381 | 203 | 299 | 261 | 39 | 80 | 119 | 176 | 84 | 4 | 127 | 185 | 667 | ||
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 80 | 15 | 1828 | 549 | 246 | 158 | 122 | 145 | 199 | 344 | 103 | 86 | 23 | 93 | 166 | 614 | ||
| Larry Steele | G-F | 72 | 26 | 1488 | 483 | 203 | 136 | 112 | 58 | 113 | 171 | 142 | 74 | 10 | 96 | 208 | 518 | ||
| Bob Gross | F-G | 53 | 34 | 1441 | 443 | 209 | 119 | 96 | 106 | 144 | 250 | 184 | 70 | 47 | 121 | 161 | 514 | ||
| Clemon Johnson | C-F | 74 | 0 | 794 | 217 | 102 | 74 | 36 | 83 | 143 | 226 | 78 | 23 | 36 | 65 | 121 | 240 | ||
| Jim McMillian | F | 23 | 3 | 278 | 74 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 83 | ||
| Ira Terrell | F-C | 18 | 0 | 160 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 68 | ||
| Kim Anderson | F | 21 | 0 | 224 | 77 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 63 | ||
| Willie Smith | G | 13 | 0 | 131 | 44 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 58 | ||
| Lloyd Neal | C-F | 4 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Totals | 791 | 410 | 19780 | 7338 | 3541 | 0 | 0 | 2362 | 1806 | 1256 | 2435 | 3691 | 1946 | 776 | 512 | 1638 | 2187 | 8888 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Owens | C-F | 82 | 82 | 34.0 | 54.8 | 79.4 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 18.5 | |
| Maurice Lucas | F-C | 69 | 65 | 35.7 | 47.0 | 78.3 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 20.4 | |
| Ron Brewer | G | 81 | 48 | 30.3 | 49.4 | 82.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 13.3 | |
| Mychal Thompson | C-F | 73 | 33 | 29.4 | 49.0 | 57.2 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 14.7 | |
| Lionel Hollins | G | 64 | 56 | 30.7 | 45.4 | 77.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 15.3 | |
| Dave Twardzik | G | 64 | 48 | 24.5 | 53.3 | 87.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 10.4 | |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 80 | 15 | 22.9 | 44.8 | 77.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 7.7 | |
| Larry Steele | G-F | 72 | 26 | 20.7 | 42.0 | 82.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 7.2 | |
| Bob Gross | F-G | 53 | 34 | 27.2 | 47.2 | 80.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 9.7 | |
| Clemon Johnson | C-F | 74 | 0 | 10.7 | 47.0 | 48.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | |
| Jim McMillian | F | 23 | 3 | 12.1 | 44.6 | 81.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.6 | |
| Ira Terrell | F-C | 18 | 0 | 8.9 | 55.6 | 53.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.8 | |
| Kim Anderson | F | 21 | 0 | 10.7 | 31.2 | 53.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Willie Smith | G | 13 | 0 | 10.1 | 52.3 | 70.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
| Lloyd Neal | C-F | 4 | 0 | 12.0 | 36.4 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | |
| Averages | 791 | 410 | 25.0 | 48.3 | 76.5 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 11.2 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mychal Thompson | C-F | 3 | 121 | 54 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 59 | ||
| Ron Brewer | G | 3 | 94 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 53 | ||
| Larry Steele | G-F | 3 | 73 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 40 | ||
| Tom Owens | C-F | 3 | 80 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 35 | ||
| Maurice Lucas | F-C | 3 | 104 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 33 | ||
| Dave Twardzik | G | 3 | 77 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 25 | ||
| Lionel Hollins | G | 3 | 66 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | ||
| Clemon Johnson | C-F | 3 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | ||
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 3 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Ira Terrell | F-C | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 28 | 720 | 259 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 54 | 42 | 97 | 139 | 65 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 88 | 290 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mychal Thompson | C-F | 3 | 40.3 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 19.7 | |
| Ron Brewer | G | 3 | 31.3 | 56.4 | 69.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 17.7 | |
| Larry Steele | G-F | 3 | 24.3 | 57.1 | 88.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 13.3 | |
| Tom Owens | C-F | 3 | 26.7 | 48.4 | 62.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 11.7 | |
| Maurice Lucas | F-C | 3 | 34.7 | 34.1 | 71.4 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 11.0 | |
| Dave Twardzik | G | 3 | 25.7 | 50.0 | 91.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 8.3 | |
| Lionel Hollins | G | 3 | 22.0 | 30.8 | 71.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 7.0 | |
| Clemon Johnson | C-F | 3 | 15.7 | 36.4 | 54.5 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.7 | |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 3 | 17.3 | 45.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | ||
| Ira Terrell | F-C | 1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 791 | 25.7 | 45.6 | 70.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 10.4 |
