Head coach Jerry West Arena The Forum | Owner(s) Jack Kent Cooke Record 47–35 (.573) | |
Place Division: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 5th (Western) Playoff finish Conference Semifinals
(Eliminated 1-4) | ||
The 1978–79 NBA season was the Lakers' 31st season in the NBA and 19th season in Los Angeles. It would be the final season for the team under the ownership Jack Kent Cooke, who would sell the team to Dr. Jerry Buss during the summer that followed.
Contents
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Game 1 @ Denver: Denver 110, Los Angeles 105
Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 121, Denver 109
Game 3 @ Denver: Los Angeles 112, Denver 111
Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 112, Los Angeles 101
Game 2 @ Seattle: Seattle 108, Los Angeles 103 (OT)
Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Seattle 112 (OT)
Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Seattle 117, Los Angeles 115
Game 5 @ Seattle: Seattle 106, Los Angeles 100
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA Second Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Star Game
West First Round
(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 2-1
West Conference Semifinals
(1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Sonics win series 4-1
Awards and records
References
1978–79 Los Angeles Lakers season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA