The Los Angeles Lakers came up just a bit short against the New Orleans Jazz, 125 to 123, on December 26, 1978.
Final
Jazz
Lakers
FG Made - Attempted
52-103
47-91
Field Goal %
50.5
51.6
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
21-26
29-37
Free Throw %
80.8
78.4
Rebounds
49
42
Offensive Rebounds
17
10
Defensive Rebounds
32
32
Assists
37
34
Steals
8
9
Blocks
2
6
Turnovers
16
18
Personal Fouls
29
27
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Robinson | 42 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12-24 | 50.0 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 55.4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | |||
J. McElroy | 37 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 58.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
P. Maravich | 36 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 51.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||
R. Kelley | 25 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 68.9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||
A. James | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 0-0 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Goodrich | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 56.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
J. Meriweather | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 59.7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
I. Terrell | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
P. Griffin | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wilkes | 42 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 9-14 | 64.3 | 49.7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
N. Nixon | 39 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
K. Abdul-Jabbar | 36 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13-23 | 56.5 | 9-10 | 90.0 | 63.9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | |||
D. Ford | 26 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 28.6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||
L. Hudson | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Carr | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 61.5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
R. Boone | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 56.8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
J. Price | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
D. Robisch | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 103.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
More Lakers Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
117.8
5th
DRTG
117.2
26th
NETRTG
0.6
13th
3P%
37.5
9th
2024-25 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |  Rockets | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.0 |
4 |  Suns | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.0 |
5 |  Lakers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 |
6 |  Nuggets | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 |
7 |  Timberwolves | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.0 |
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