DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers
45–37 · #11 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotPOR
Portland Trail Blazers went 45–37 in the regular season, good for the #11 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#11
Net rating
+1.2
Home floor
Memorial Coliseum
Roster
15 players
Record
45–37
54.9% win rate
League rank
#11
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.2
SRS +1.1
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Owens | C-F | 25 | 82 | 82 | 18.5 | 9.0 | 3.7 |
| Ron Brewer | G | 10 | 81 | — | 13.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 23 | 80 | — | 7.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| Clemon Johnson | C-F | — | 74 | — | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| Mychal Thompson | C-F | — | 73 | — | 14.7 | 8.3 | 2.4 |
| Larry Steele | G-F | 15 | 72 | — | 7.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Maurice Lucas | F-C | 20 | 69 | — | 20.4 | 10.4 | 3.1 |
| Lionel Hollins | G | 14 | 64 | — | 15.3 | 2.3 | 5.1 |
| Dave Twardzik | G | 13 | 64 | — | 10.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| Bob Gross | F-G | 30 | 53 | — | 9.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| Jim McMillian | F | — | 23 | — | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Kim Anderson | F | 42 | 21 | — | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| Ira Terrell | F-C | 33 | 18 | — | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| Willie Smith | G | — | 13 | — | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Lloyd Neal | C-F | 36 | 4 | — | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
104.3
ORtg
103.1
DRtg
103.4
Pace
+1.1
SRS
+1.3
MOV
53.0%
TS%
48.3%
eFG%
25.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Jack Ramsay
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
Memorial Coliseum
927 average attendance
Then and now
Portland Trail Blazers
POR
15 players