The Los Angeles Lakers came up just a bit short against the Houston Rockets, 122 to 121, on January 19, 1979.
Final
Rockets
Lakers
FG Made - Attempted
57-112
56-95
Field Goal %
50.9
58.9
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
8-11
9-13
Free Throw %
72.7
69.2
Rebounds
52
38
Offensive Rebounds
20
6
Defensive Rebounds
32
32
Assists
36
42
Steals
12
3
Blocks
2
7
Turnovers
13
17
Personal Fouls
18
17
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone | 50 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16-23 | 69.6 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 68.7 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | |||
R. Tomjanovich | 37 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
C. Murphy | 33 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9-20 | 45.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 49.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
R. Barry | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
M. Dunleavy | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Abdul-Jabbar | 49 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16-22 | 72.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | |||
N. Nixon | 45 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||
J. Wilkes | 44 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 60.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 64.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||
D. Ford | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
L. Hudson | 27 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Boone | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 0-0 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
D. Robisch | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
A. Dantley | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
J. Price | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
118.3
4th
DRTG
117.0
23rd
NETRTG
1.3
13th
3P%
37.4
11th
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