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1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers

NBA · Western Conference · Pacific Division · 47–35 · 5th in the conference · Coach Jerry West · Lost Conference Semifinals 1–4

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

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Roster and season stats (13)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
33	Lew Alcindor	C	7′2″	80	39.5	23.8	12.8	5.4	1.0	4.0	.577	.736
52	Jamaal Wilkes	F	6′6″	82	35.5	18.6	7.4	2.8	1.6	0.3	.504	.751
4	Adrian Dantley	F	6′5″	60	29.6	17.3	5.7	2.3	1.1	0.2	.510	.854
10	Norm Nixon	G	6′2″	82	38.4	17.1	2.8	9.0	2.5	0.2	.542	.775
23	Lou Hudson	G	6′5″	78	21.6	9.8	1.8	1.8	0.7	0.2	.517	.887
2	Kenny Carr	F	6′7″	72	16.0	7.4	4.1	0.8	0.5	0.4	.500	.606
24	Ron Boone	G	6′2″	82	19.3	7.4	1.8	1.9	0.8	0.1	.455	.865
35	Don Ford	F	6′9″	79	19.5	6.7	3.4	1.3	0.6	0.3	.507	.809
5	Jim Price	G	6′3″	75	16.1	5.3	1.6	2.9	0.0	0.0	.497	.696
	Brad Davis		6′3″	5	13.0	3.8	0.2	1.8	0.4	0.0	.727	.750
15	Ron Carter	G	6′5″	46	7.2	3.1	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.2	.435	.667
21	Michael Cooper	G	6′5″	3	2.3	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	.500
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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1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers

Roster and season stats (13)