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1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers

NBA · Western Conference · Pacific Division · 45–37 · 5th in the conference · Coach Jerry West · Lost First Round 1–2

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, no three-point line

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Roster and season stats (16)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
33	Lew Alcindor	C	7′2″	62	36.5	25.8	12.9	4.3	1.7	3.0	.550	.783
4	Adrian Dantley	F	6′5″	56	35.4	19.4	7.2	3.4	1.3	0.1	.520	.801
	James Edwards		7′0″	25	28.9	14.8	7.2	1.2	0.6	1.1	.459	.640
	Earl Tatum		6′5″	25	26.5	14.0	3.6	2.8	1.5	0.4	.487	.763
23	Lou Hudson	G	6′5″	82	27.8	13.7	2.3	2.4	1.1	0.2	.497	.774
10	Norm Nixon	G	6′2″	81	34.3	13.7	3.0	6.8	1.7	0.1	.497	.714
52	Jamaal Wilkes	F	6′6″	51	29.2	12.9	7.5	3.6	1.5	0.4	.440	.716
11	Charlie Scott	G	6′5″	48	29.0	11.7	3.1	4.9	1.2	0.2	.442	.775
	Kermit Washington		6′8″	25	30.0	11.5	11.2	1.2	0.8	1.0	.451	.618
35	Don Ford	F	6′9″	79	24.6	7.7	4.5	1.8	0.9	0.6	.472	.756
5	Tom Abernethy	F	6′7″	73	18.0	6.8	3.6	1.4	0.8	0.3	.498	.820
2	Kenny Carr	F	6′7″	52	14.1	6.2	4.0	0.5	0.3	0.3	.444	.647
	Ernie DiGregorio		6′0″	25	13.3	3.9	0.9	2.8	0.2	0.0	.410	.800
	Don Chaney		6′5″	9	14.8	3.4	1.2	1.9	0.9	0.3	.361	.833
30	Brad Davis	G	6′3″	33	10.1	2.5	1.1	2.5	0.5	0.1	.417	.759
40	Dave Robisch	C	6′10″

Per-game averages as published: no box scores for this season, so no totals, and a blank where the league did not record the figure.

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1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers

Roster and season stats (16)