The Los Angeles Lakers were 47-35 in 1978-79. They finished 3rd in the Pacific Division and 5th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Seattle SuperSonics, 4 games to 1.
Scores & Schedules
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1978-79 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |  Suns | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2.0 |
4 |  Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 |
5 |  Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 |
6 |  Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7.0 |
7 |  Clippers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9.0 |
1978-79 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 112.9 | 42.8 | 28.5 | 9.7 | 6.1 | 46.7 | 90.2 | 51.7 | 19.6 | 25.5 | 76.9 | 55.7 | 11.6 | 31.2 | 19.1 | 22.6 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 8th | 20th | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 4th | 17th | 1st | 19th | 20th | 5th | 1st | 22nd | 7th | 7th | 2nd | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 109.9 | 46.0 | 27.2 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 46.3 | 95.7 | 48.4 | 17.3 | 23.5 | 73.3 | 51.8 | 15.7 | 30.3 | 18.8 | 23.9 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 8th | 17th | 19th | 10th | 3rd | 17th | 19th | 11th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 17th | 11th | 16th | 19th | ||||
Net | +3.1 | -3.3 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +0.4 | -5.5 | +3.4 | +2.3 | +1.9 | +3.6 | +3.9 | -4.1 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -1.3 | |||||
Net Rank | 4th | 21st | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 10th | 21st | 1st | 5th | 8th | 3rd | 1st | 22nd | 10th | 12th | 7th |
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