# Temporada 1979-80 de los Milwaukee Bucks

La temporada 1979-80 fue la duodécima de los Milwaukee Bucks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 49 victorias y 33 derrotas, ocupando el segundo 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 |
| 1 | 5 | Sidney Moncrief | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Arkansas |
| 2 | 31 | Edgar Jones | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Nevada |
| 3 | 52 | Larry Gibson | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Maryland |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 28–12 | 21–21 | 15–9 |
| x-Kansas City Kings | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 18–6 |
| Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 8–16 |
| Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 24–17 | 6–35 | 10–14 |
| Utah Jazz | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25 | 17–24 | 7–34 | 9–15 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Seattle SuperSonics vs. Milwaukee Bucks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 8 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 114, Milwaukee Bucks 113 | Seattle |
| 9 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 112, Milwaukee Bucks 114 | Seattle |
| 11 de abril | Milwaukee Bucks 95, Seattle SuperSonics 91 | Milwaukee |
| 13 de abril | Milwaukee Bucks 107, Seattle SuperSonics 112 | Milwaukee |
| 15 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 97, Milwaukee Bucks 108 | Seattle |
| 18 de abril | Milwaukee Bucks 85, Seattle SuperSonics 86 | Milwaukee |
| 20 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 98, Milwaukee Bucks 94 | Seattle |
| | Seattle SuperSonics gana las series 4-3 | |

## 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 | Marques Johnson | 23 | 77 | 34.9 | 8.9 | 16.5 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .222 | 3.8 | 4.8 | .791 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 21.7 |
| 2 | Brian Winters | 27 | 80 | 32.8 | 6.7 | 14.0 | .479 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .373 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .860 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 16.2 |
| 3 | Junior Bridgeman | 26 | 81 | 28.6 | 7.3 | 15.3 | .478 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .185 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .865 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 17.6 |
| 4 | Bob Lanier | 31 | 26 | 28.4 | 5.7 | 10.9 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 4.3 | 5.5 | .785 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 15.7 |
| 5 | David Meyers | 26 | 79 | 27.9 | 5.1 | 10.5 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .200 | 2.0 | 3.1 | .634 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 12.1 |
| 6 | Quinn Buckner | 25 | 67 | 25.2 | 4.6 | 9.8 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .400 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .734 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 10.7 |
| 7 | Kent Benson | 25 | 56 | 24.8 | 3.8 | 7.7 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .680 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 8.8 |
| 8 | Sidney Moncrief | 22 | 77 | 20.2 | 2.7 | 5.9 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .795 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Harvey Catchings | 28 | 72 | 19.0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .629 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 10 | Lloyd Walton | 26 | 76 | 16.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .690 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| 11 | Richard Washington | 24 | 75 | 14.6 | 2.6 | 5.6 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.6 | 1.0 | .605 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Pat Cummings | 23 | 71 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 5.2 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.3 | 1.7 | .764 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.6 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Marques Johnson | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Quinn Buckner | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |