DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers
60–22 · #2 in the league · NBA Champion
Season snapshotLAL
Los Angeles Lakers went 60–22 in the regular season, good for the #2 record in the league, and finished as nba champion.
League rank
#2
Net rating
+5.6
Home floor
The Forum
Roster
15 players
Record
60–22
73.2% win rate
League rank
#2
Playoff team
Net rating
+5.6
SRS +5.4
Finish
CHAMPS
Finished the season holding the trophy.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Wilkes | F-G | 52 | 82 | 82 | 20.0 | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| Norm Nixon | G | 10 | 82 | 82 | 17.6 | 2.8 | 7.8 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 33 | 82 | — | 24.8 | 10.8 | 4.5 |
| Jim Chones | C-F | — | 82 | — | 10.6 | 6.9 | 1.8 |
| Michael Cooper | G-F | 21 | 82 | — | 8.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Magic Johnson | G-F | — | 77 | — | 18.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Spencer Haywood | F-C | — | 76 | — | 9.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| Don Ford | F | 35 | 52 | — | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| Brad Holland | G | 14 | 38 | — | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Marty Byrnes | F | 7 | 32 | — | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Ollie Mack | G | — | 27 | — | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Mark Landsberger | F-C | — | 23 | — | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
| Butch Lee | G | — | 11 | — | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Ron Boone | G-F | 24 | 6 | — | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Kenny Carr | F | 7 | 5 | — | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
Team stats
Season profile
109.5
ORtg
103.9
DRtg
104.1
Pace
+5.4
SRS
+5.9
MOV
56.9%
TS%
53.0%
eFG%
26.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Paul Westhead (Interim)
head_coach
Jack McKinney
head_coach
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