# Temporada 1979-80 de los Phoenix Suns

La temporada 1979-80 fue la duodécima de los Phoenix Suns en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 55 victorias y 27 derrotas, ocupando el cuarto puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las semifinales de conferencia ante Los Angeles Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 22 | Kyle Macy | Base | Estados Unidos | Kentucky |
| 2 | 24 | Johnny High | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Nevada |
| 5 | 107 | Mark Eaton | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Cypress College |
| 8 | 165 | Charles Jones | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Albany State* |

## 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
### Primera ronda

Phoenix Suns vs. Kansas City Kings
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 2 de abril | Phoenix Suns 96, Kansas City Kings 93 | Phoenix |
| 4 de abril | Kansas City Kings 106, Phoenix Suns 96 | Kansas City |
| 6 de abril | Phoenix Suns 114, Kansas City Kings 99 | Phoenix |
| | Phoenix Suns gana las series 2-1 | |

### 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 | |

## 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 | Truck Robinson | 28 | 82 | 33.0 | 6.6 | 13.0 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 4.0 | 5.9 | .667 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 17.3 |
| 2 | Paul Westphal | 29 | 82 | 32.5 | 8.4 | 16.1 | .525 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .280 | 4.7 | 5.4 | .862 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 21.9 |
| 3 | Don Buse | 29 | 81 | 30.9 | 3.2 | 7.3 | .443 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .241 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .664 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Walter Davis | 25 | 75 | 30.8 | 8.8 | 15.5 | .563 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.0 | 4.9 | .819 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Alvan Adams | 25 | 75 | 28.9 | 6.2 | 11.7 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .797 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 14.9 |
| 6 | Mike Bratz | 24 | 82 | 19.4 | 3.3 | 8.4 | .392 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .244 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .870 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Gar Heard | 31 | 82 | 17.1 | 2.1 | 5.0 | .417 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .744 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Alvin Scott | 24 | 79 | 16.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .779 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| 9 | Rich Kelley | 26 | 23 | 16.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 2.0 | 2.6 | .783 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| 10 | Jeff Cook | 23 | 66 | 13.7 | 2.0 | 4.2 | .469 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .806 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Johnny High | 22 | 82 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .446 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .143 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .674 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Joel Kramer | 24 | 54 | 13.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | .469 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .800 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Paul Westphal | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Don Buse | Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Walter Davis | All-Star |