1979–80 Los Angeles Lakers season



















1979–80 Los Angeles Lakers season

NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPaul Westhead
Owner(s)Jerry Buss
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record60–22 (.732)
Place
Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish
NBA Champions
(Defeated 76ers 4–2)


Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHJ-TV
RadioKLAC


< 1978–79 1980–81 >

The highlight of the Los Angeles Lakers season of 1979–80 was rookie Magic Johnson leading the Lakers to their seventh NBA Championship, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the NBA Finals. This was also the team's first season under the ownership of Jerry Buss. Magic's season represented the birth of the Showtime Lakers.




Contents





  • 1 Offseason

    • 1.1 NBA Draft



  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Regular season

    • 3.1 Season standings


    • 3.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 3.3 Season schedule



  • 4 Playoffs


  • 5 Magic Johnson


  • 6 Player statistics

    • 6.1 Regular season


    • 6.2 Playoffs



  • 7 Awards and records


  • 8 References




Offseason



NBA Draft




















Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
School/Club Team
1
1

Magic Johnson
Guard

 United States

Michigan State
1
14

Brad Holland
Guard

 United States

UCLA


Roster







Los Angeles Lakers roster

PlayersCoaches





















































































Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From

C

7001330000000000000♠33

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem

7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1947–04–16

UCLA

F

7000700000000000000♠7

Byrnes, Marty

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1956–04–30

Syracuse

F

7000900000000000000♠9

Chones, Jim

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1949–11–30

Marquette

G/F

7001210000000000000♠21

Cooper, Michael

7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1956–04–15

New Mexico

PF

7001310000000000000♠31

Haywood, Spencer

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)


Detroit

G

7001140000000000000♠14

Holland, Brad

7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)


UCLA

G

7001320000000000000♠32

Johnson, Magic

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1959–08–14

Michigan State

F

7001540000000000000♠54

Landsberger, Mark

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1955–05–21

Arizona State

G

7001150000000000000♠15

Lee, Butch

7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)


Marquette

G

7001100000000000000♠10

Nixon, Norm

7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1955–10–11

Duquesne

G/F

7001520000000000000♠52

Wilkes, Jamaal

7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1953–05–02

UCLA

Head coach

  • Paul Westhead (Saint Joseph's)

Legend

  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • Injured Injured



Regular season



Season standings



























































Pacific Division

W

L

PCT

GB

Home

Road

Div

y-Los Angeles Lakers
6022.73237–423–1819–11

x-Seattle SuperSonics
5626.683433–823–1818–12

x-Phoenix Suns
5527.671537–518–2219–11

x-Portland Trail Blazers
3844.4632226–1512–2913–17

San Diego Clippers
3547.4272524–1711–3013–17

Golden State Warriors
2458.2933615–269–328–22









































































#

Western Conference
Team

W

L

PCT

GB
1

c-Los Angeles Lakers
6022.732
2

y-Milwaukee Bucks
4933.59811
3

x-Seattle SuperSonics
5626.6834
4

x-Phoenix Suns
5527.6715
5

x-Kansas City Kings
4735.57313
6

x-Portland Trail Blazers
3844.46322

7
San Diego Clippers3547.42725
8
Chicago Bulls3052.36630
9
Denver Nuggets3052.36630
10
Utah Jazz2458.29336
11
Golden State Warriors2458.29336


Record vs. opponents



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































1979–80 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SDC
SEA
UTA
WAS

Atlanta
2–41–14–21–16–02–02–44–20–21–11–14–24–24–21–12–05–11–10–22–03–3

Boston
4–22–04–22–06–02–06–04–21–10–22–05–15–13–31–12–04–22–00–22–04–2

Chicago
1–10–22–02–41–14–21–10–23–31–51–51–10–21–11–53–30–24–22–42–40–2

Cleveland
2–42–40–21–16–02–02–42–42–01–10–23–33–31–51–10–24–21–10–21–13–3

Denver
1–10–24–21–11–13–31–11–10–61–53–31–11–10–21–52–41–13–31–53–31–1

Detroit
0–60–61–10–61–11–11–51–50–20–21–12–42–41–50–20–22–40–20–21–12–4

Golden State
0–20–22–40–23–31–11–11–13–31–50–62–00–20–22–42–40–23–30–63–30–2

Houston
4–20–61–14–21–15–11–14–20–20–21–13–33–32–41–11–13–32–01–12–02–4

Indiana
2–42–42–04–21–15–11–12–41–10–20–22–44–21–50–22–02–41–10–21–14–2

Kansas City
2–01–13–30–26–02–03–32–01–12–43–31–11–11–11–51–51–15–13–36–02–0
Los Angeles
1–12–05–11–15–12–05–12–02–04–23–32–02–01–13–32–42–05–14–26–01–1

Milwaukee
1–10–25–12–03–31–16–01–12–03–33–31–11–10–24–25–10–24–22–44–21–1

New Jersey
2–41–51–13–31–14–20–23–34–21–10–21–12–41–51–10–23–31–11–11–13–3

New York
2–41–52–03–31–14–22–03–32–41–10–21–14–20–62–02–04–21–10–21–13–3

Philadelphia
2–43–31–15–12–05–12–04–25–11–11–12–05–16–01–12–04–21–11–11–15–1

Phoenix
1–11–15–11–15–12–04–21–12–05–13–32–41–10–21–16–01–12–44–26–02–0

Portland
0–20–23–32–04–22–04–21–10–25–14–21–52–00–20–20–61–14–21–53–31–1

San Antonio
1–52–42–02–41–14–22–03–34–21–10–22–03–32–42–41–11–12–01–11–14–2

San Diego
1–10–22–41–13–32–03–30–21–11–51–52–41–11–11–14–22–40–23–35–11–1

Seattle
2–02–04–22–05–12–06–01–12–03–32–44–21–12–01–12–45–11–13–35–11–1

Utah
0–20–24–21–13–31–13–30–21–10–60–62–41–11–11–10–63–31–11–51–50–2

Washington
3–32–42–03–31–14–22–04–22–40–21–11–13–33–31–50–21–12–41–11–12–0


Season schedule


1979–80 season game log













Season Schedule


Playoffs


1979–80 playoff game log







Playoff Schedule


Magic Johnson


Having won everything possible at the college level, Johnson decided to leave college two years early and declared himself eligible for the 1979 NBA draft. The New Orleans Jazz originally had the first draft pick, but they had traded the pick to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for NBA star Gail Goodrich. As a result, the Lakers drafted Johnson with the first overall pick,[1] signing him for a sizable salary of US$600,000 a year.[2]


Johnson joined a franchise which had gone through major changes. The Lakers featured a new coach in Jack McKinney, a new owner in Jerry Buss, and several new players. However, Johnson was most excited about the prospect of playing with his personal idol, the 7–2 center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the leading scorer in NBA history.[2] From the first game, Johnson displayed his trademark enthusiasm for the game. When Abdul-Jabbar hit a last-second free throw line hook shot to win against the San Diego Clippers, Johnson ran around the court, high-fiving and hugging everybody, causing concern that the "Buck" (as Johnson was called by Lakers announcer Chick Hearn for his youth) would burn himself out. However, in that 1979–80 NBA season, the rookie proved them wrong. Johnson introduced an uptempo style of basketball which the NBA described as a mix of "no-look passes off the fastbreak, pinpoint alley-oops from halfcourt, spinning feeds and overhand bullets under the basket through triple teams".[1] Fellow Lakers guard Michael Cooper even stated that: "There have been times when he [Johnson] has thrown passes and I wasn't sure where he was going. Then one of our guys catches the ball and scores, and I run back up the floor convinced that he must've thrown it through somebody."[1] This style of basketball became known as "Showtime". Given Johnson was also a prolific scorer and rebounder, he soon led the league in triple-doubles, racking up 10-points-10-rebounds-10-assists games in a rate only second to NBA Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson.[1] In addition, he expressed a raw, childlike enthusiasm which further endeared him to the fans.[3]


Johnson's average of 18.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game was enough to make the All-Rookie Team and become a starter on the All-Star Team, even though the NBA Rookie of the Year Award went to his rival Larry Bird, who had joined the Boston Celtics.[4] The Lakers compiled a 60–22 win-loss record, and with Paul Westhead replacing coach McKinney as a coach after a serious bicycle crash, the Lakers reached the 1980 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. Against the fierce resistance of Sixers Hall-of-Fame forward Julius "Doctor J" Erving and Darryl Dawkins, the Lakers took a 3–2 lead before Abdul-Jabbar went down with a sprained ankle. Coach Westhead decided to put point guard Johnson at pivot instead, and on the Sixers' home court, the rookie dominated with 42 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and three steals, lifting the Lakers to a 123–107 win and winning the NBA Finals MVP award. The NBA regards Johnson's clutch performance as one of the finest individual games ever.[5] Although only twenty years old, he had already won every trophy at the high school, college and professional levels. Johnson also became one of only four players to win NCAA and NBA championships in consecutive years.



Player statistics



Regular season


















































































































































































Player
GP
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar8238.3.604.000.76510.84.51.03.424.8

Ron Boone†
617.7.350NA.8571.81.20.80.05.7
Marty Byrnes326.1.500NA.8670.80.40.20.02.0

Kenny Carr†
617.7.438NA1.0003.40.20.40.23.2
Jim Chones8229.2.489.000.7406.91.80.70.810.6
Michael Cooper8224.1.524.250.7762.82.71.00.58.8

Don Ford†
5211.2.508.000.8211.90.70.20.33.0
Spencer Haywood7620.3.487.250.7724.61.20.50.89.7
Brad Holland385.2.423.200.9380.40.60.40.02.8
Magic Johnson7736.3.530.226.8107.77.32.40.518.0

Mark Landsberger*
2316.3.482NA.5187.10.60.40.27.0

Butch Lee*
112.8.308NA.8570.70.80.10.01.3

Ollie Mack†
275.7.420.000.5000.80.70.10.01.9
Norm Nixon8239.3.516.125.7792.87.81.80.217.6
Jamaal Wilkes8237.9.535.176.8086.43.01.60.320.0

*Stats after being traded to the Lakers.

†Stats before being traded from the Lakers.



Playoffs






































































































































Player
GP
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1541.2.572NA.79012.13.11.13.931.9
Marty Byrnes42.0.333NA.6670.30.30.00.01.5
Jim Chones1627.4.407NA.6766.51.80.50.47.4
Michael Cooper1629.0.407.000.8613.73.61.50.79.1
Spencer Haywood1113.2.472.000.8132.40.40.00.55.7
Brad Holland93.6.500.0001.0000.60.30.60.01.6
Magic Johnson1641.1.518.250.80210.59.43.00.418.3
Mark Landsberger1612.2.362.000.8334.30.10.20.13.4
Butch Lee32.0NANA1.0000.30.00.00.00.7
Norm Nixon1640.5.477.200.8043.57.82.00.216.9
Jamaal Wilkes1640.8.535.176.8158.03.01.50.320.3


Awards and records



  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Most Valuable Player Award


  • Magic Johnson, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award


  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team


  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive First Team


  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Star Game


  • Magic Johnson, NBA All-Star Game


  • Magic Johnson, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team


References




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  2. ^ ab Bork (1994), pp. 56-66


  3. ^ Schwartz, Larry. "Magic made Showtime a show". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 December 2007.


  4. ^ "Magic Johnson Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2007.


  5. ^ "NBA's Greatest Moments: Magic Fills in at Center". NBA Encyclopedia: Playoff Edition. Retrieved 2007-09-13.



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