Season of National Basketball Association team the: Los Angeles Lakers
NBA professional basketball team season
1977β78 Los Angeles Lakers season | |||
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Head coach | Jerry West | ||
General manager | Bill Sharman | ||
Owner(s) | Jack Kent Cooke | ||
Arena | The Forum | ||
Results | |||
Record | 45–37 (.549) | ||
Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 5th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | First round (lostββto SuperSonics 1β2) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KHJ-TV (Chick Hearn, Pat Riley) | ||
Radio | KLAC (Chick Hearn, Pat Riley) | ||
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The 1977β78 NBA season was theββLakers' 30th season in the NBA and 18th season in Los Angeles.
Offseasonβ»
Draft picksβ»
Main article: 1977 NBA draft
Rosterβ»
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Roster |
Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Portland Trail Blazers | 58 | 24 | .707 | β | 36β5 | 22β19 | 13β3 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9 | 34β7 | 15β26 | 8β8 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | 31β10 | 16β25 | 8β8 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 | 29β12 | 16β25 | 6β10 |
Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 15 | 30β11 | 13β28 | 5β11 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Portland Trail Blazers | 58 | 24 | .707 | β |
2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9 |
4 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 |
5 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 |
6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14 |
7 | Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 15 |
8 | Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18 |
9 | Detroit Pistons | 38 | 44 | .463 | 20 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27 |
11 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27 |
- z β clinched division title
- y β clinched division title
- x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1977β78 NBA Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 |
Boston | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
Buffalo | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Chicago | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 |
Cleveland | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 |
Denver | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Detroit | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Houston | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
Indiana | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Kansas City | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 |
Los Angeles | 1β3 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 |
Milwaukee | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
New Orleans | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 4β0 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
New York | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | β | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 2β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 |
Phoenix | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Portland | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β1 |
San Antonio | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Seattle | 1β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 1β3 |
Washington | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β |
Playoffsβ»
1978 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1β2 (home: 1β0; road: 0β2)
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1978 schedule |
Awards and recordsβ»
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA Second Team
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Norm Nixon, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team