# Temporada 1978-79 de Los Angeles Lakers

La temporada 1978-79 fue la trigésimo primera de los Lakers en la NBA, y la decimonovena en su ubicación en Los Ángeles, California. La temporada regular acabaron con 47 victorias y 35 derrotas, ocupando el quinto puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante los Seattle SuperSonics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 2 | 26 | Ron Carter | Escolta | Estados Unidos | VMI |
| 3 | 60 | Michael Cooper | Escolta | Estados Unidos | New Mexico |
| 5 | 104 | Carlos Terry | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Winston-Salem State |

## Temporada regular

División Pacífico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 31-10 | 21-20 | 11–9 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 | 32–9 | 18–23 | 11–9 |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 11–9 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7 | 33–8 | 12–29 | 8–12 |
| San Diego Clippers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9 | 29–12 | 14–27 | 11–9 |
| Golden State Warriors | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 | 23–18 | 15–26 | 8–12 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 10 de abril | Denver Nuggets 110, Los Angeles Lakers 105 | Denver |
| 13 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 121, Denver Nuggets 109 | Los Ángeles |
| 15 de abril | Denver Nuggets 111, Los Angeles Lakers 112 | Denver |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las series 2-1 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Seattle SuperSonics vs. Los Angeles Lakers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 17 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 112, Los Angeles Lakers 101 | Seattle |
| 18 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 108, Los Angeles Lakers 103 | Seattle |
| 20 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 118, Seattle SuperSonics 112 | Los Ángeles |
| 22 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 115, Seattle SuperSonics 117 | Los Ángeles |
| 25 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 106, Los Angeles Lakers 100 | Seattle |
| | Seattle SuperSonics gana las series 4-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 31 | 80 | 39.5 | 9.7 | 16.8 | .577 | 4.4 | 5.9 | .736 | 2.6 | 10.2 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 23.8 |
| 2 | Norm Nixon | 23 | 82 | 38.4 | 7.6 | 14.0 | .542 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .775 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 17.1 |
| 3 | Jamaal Wilkes | 25 | 82 | 35.5 | 7.6 | 15.1 | .504 | 3.3 | 4.4 | .751 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 18.6 |
| 4 | Adrian Dantley | 23 | 60 | 29.6 | 6.2 | 12.2 | .510 | 4.9 | 5.7 | .854 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 17.3 |
| 5 | Lou Hudson | 34 | 78 | 21.6 | 4.2 | 8.2 | .517 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .887 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 9.8 |
| 6 | Don Ford | 26 | 79 | 19.5 | 2.9 | 5.7 | .507 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .809 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 6.7 |
| 7 | Ron Boone | 32 | 82 | 19.3 | 3.2 | 6.9 | .455 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .865 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Jim Price | 29 | 75 | 16.1 | 2.3 | 4.6 | .497 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .696 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Kenny Carr | 23 | 72 | 16.0 | 3.1 | 6.3 | .500 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .606 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Dave Robisch | 29 | 80 | 15.2 | 1.9 | 4.2 | .446 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .748 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| 11 | Brad Davis | 23 | 5 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .727 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .750 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| 12 | Ron Carter | 22 | 46 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .435 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .667 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| 13 | Michael Cooper | 22 | 3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |