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1979–80 Phoenix Suns season

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Head coach
  
John MacLeod

Owner(s)
  
Richard Bloch

General manager
  
Jerry Colangelo

Record
  
55–27 (.671)

Arena
  
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Place
  
Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)

The 1979–80 Phoenix Suns season was the 12th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and at 55–27, the team's best regular season record since the franchise's inception. The Suns defeated Western Conference foe Kansas City in the opening round of the playoffs, marking the first time the Suns had won a playoff series in back-to-back seasons. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Suns would lose to the Pacific-winning Los Angeles Lakers, who later went on to win the season's championship. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod, his seventh season with the team, and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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Paul Westphal led the Suns in scoring with a 21.9 point-per-game average and earned All-NBA First Team honors, while Walter Davis was second in team scoring with a 21.5 average. Both Westphal and Davis would return as selections to the All-Star Game. Truck Robinson and Alvan Adams provided an inside presence, averaging 17 and 15 points per game to go with nine and eight rebounds each. Robinson would play in just three of the eight Suns' playoff games, however.

All-Star

  • Paul Westphal was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his fourth consecutive All-Star selection. Westphal finished fourth in voting among Western Conference guards with 127,409 votes.
  • Walter Davis was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his third consecutive All-Star selection. Davis finished fourth in voting among Western Conference forwards with 100,546 votes.

    • Season

  • Paul Westphal was named to the All-NBA First Team.
  • Don Buse was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

    • Season

    * – Stats with the Suns.
    † – Minimum 25 three-pointers made.
    + – Minimum 50 games played.

    Playoffs

    † – Minimum 20 field goals made.
    ^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.

    References

    1979–80 Phoenix Suns season Wikipedia
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