# Temporada 1979-80 de Los Angeles Lakers

La temporada 1979-80 fue la trigésimo segunda de los Lakers en la NBA, y la vigésima en su ubicación en Los Ángeles, California. La temporada regular acabaron con 60 victorias y 22 derrotas, ocupando el primer puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs en los que lograron su segundo anillo de campeones desde su llegada a Los Ángeles y el séptimo de la franquicia, derrotando en las Finales a los Philadelphia 76ers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 1 | Magic Johnson | Base | Estados Unidos | Michigan State |
| 1 | 14 | Brad Holland | Escolta | Estados Unidos | UCLA |
| 2 | 25 | Ollie Mack | Escolta | Estados Unidos | East Carolina |

## Temporada regular

División Pacífico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 37–4 | 23–18 | 19–11 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 | 33–8 | 23–18 | 18–12 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 5 | 37–5 | 18–22 | 19–11 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 | 26–15 | 12–29 | 13–17 |
| San Diego Clippers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 25 | 24–17 | 11–30 | 13–17 |
| Golden State Warriors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 36 | 15–26 | 9–32 | 8–22 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 8 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 119, Phoenix Suns 110 | Los Ángeles |
| 9 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 131, Phoenix Suns 128 | Los Ángeles |
| 11 de abril | Phoenix Suns 105, Los Angeles Lakers 108 | Phoenix |
| 13 de abril | Phoenix Suns 127, Los Angeles Lakers 101 | Phoenix |
| 15 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 126, Phoenix Suns 101 | Los Ángeles |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las series 4-1 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Seattle SuperSonics vs. Los Angeles Lakers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 22 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 107, Seattle SuperSonics 108 | Los Ángeles |
| 23 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 108, Seattle SuperSonics 99 | Los Ángeles |
| 25 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 100, Los Angeles Lakers 104 | Seattle |
| 27 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 93, Los Angeles Lakers 98 | Seattle |
| 30 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 111, Seattle SuperSonics 105 | Los Ángeles |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las series 4-1 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 4 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 109, Philadelphia 76ers 102 | Los Ángeles |
| 7 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 104, Philadelphia 76ers 107 | Los Ángeles |
| 10 de mayo | Philadelphia 76ers 101, Los Angeles Lakers 111 | Filadelfia |
| 11 de mayo | Philadelphia 76ers 105, Los Angeles Lakers 102 | Filadelfia |
| 14 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 108, Philadelphia 76ers 103 | Los Ángeles |
| 16 de mayo | Philadelphia 76ers 107, Los Angeles Lakers 123 | Filadelfia |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las finales 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Norm Nixon | 24 | 82 | 39.3 | 7.6 | 14.7 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .125 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .779 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 17.6 |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 32 | 82 | 38.3 | 10.2 | 16.9 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.4 | 5.8 | .765 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Jamaal Wilkes | 26 | 82 | 37.9 | 8.9 | 16.6 | .535 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .176 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .808 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Magic Johnson | 20 | 77 | 36.3 | 6.5 | 12.3 | .530 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .226 | 4.9 | 6.0 | .810 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Jim Chones | 30 | 82 | 29.2 | 4.5 | 9.3 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .740 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 10.6 |
| 6 | Michael Cooper | 23 | 82 | 24.1 | 3.7 | 7.0 | .524 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .250 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .776 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Spencer Haywood | 30 | 76 | 20.3 | 3.8 | 7.8 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .772 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 9.7 |
| 8 | Ron Boone | 33 | 6 | 17.7 | 2.3 | 6.7 | .350 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 1.2 | .857 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Mark Landsberger | 24 | 23 | 16.3 | 2.9 | 6.0 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.3 | 2.4 | .518 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Kenny Carr | 24 | 5 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | .438 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 11 | Don Ford | 27 | 52 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .821 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Marty Byrnes | 23 | 32 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.4 | 0.5 | .867 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Ollie Mack | 22 | 27 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .420 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 14 | Brad Holland | 23 | 38 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .423 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .200 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .938 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 15 | Butch Lee | 23 | 11 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .308 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.5 | 0.6 | .857 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | MVP de la NBA Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Magic Johnson | MVP de las Finales de la NBA Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA All-Star |