# Temporada 1979-80 de los Seattle SuperSonics

La temporada 1979-80 fue la decimotercera de los Seattle SuperSonics en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 56 victorias y 26 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la conferencia Oeste, logrando clasificarse para los playoffs, donde cayeron en las finales de conferencia ante Los Angeles Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad/Club |
| 1 | 6 | James Bailey | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Rutgers |
| 1 | 7 | Vinnie Johnson | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Baylor |
| 2 | 43 | Johnny Moore | Base | Estados Unidos | Texas |
| 4 | 73 | James Donaldson | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Washington 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

Seattle SuperSonics vs. Portland Trail Blazers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 2 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 120, Portland Trail Blazers 110 | Seattle |
| 4 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 105, Seattle SuperSonics 95 | Portland |
| 6 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 103, Portland Trail Blazers 86 | Seattle |
| | Seattle SuperSonics gana las series 2-1 | |

### 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 | |

### 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 | |

## 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 | Dennis Johnson | 25 | 81 | 36.3 | 7.1 | 16.8 | .422 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .207 | 4.7 | 6.0 | .780 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Gus Williams | 26 | 82 | 36.2 | 9.0 | 18.7 | .482 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .194 | 4.0 | 5.1 | .788 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 22.1 |
| 3 | Jack Sikma | 24 | 82 | 34.1 | 5.7 | 12.1 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .805 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 14.3 |
| 4 | John Johnson | 32 | 81 | 31.3 | 4.7 | 9.5 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 2.0 | 2.5 | .801 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Lonnie Shelton | 24 | 76 | 29.5 | 5.6 | 10.6 | .530 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .200 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .763 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 13.6 |
| 6 | Fred Brown | 31 | 80 | 21.3 | 5.1 | 10.5 | .479 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .443 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .837 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Paul Silas | 36 | 82 | 19.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .378 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.1 | 1.7 | .654 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| 8 | Tom LaGarde | 24 | 82 | 14.2 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.1 | 1.7 | .657 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 4.7 |
| 9 | Wally Walker | 25 | 70 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.7 | 0.9 | .750 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| 10 | James Bailey | 22 | 67 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .450 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 1.5 | .673 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 11 | Vinnie Johnson | 23 | 38 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 | .391 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .795 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.2 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Dennis Johnson | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Gus Williams | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
| Jack Sikma | All-Star |