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1977–78 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachJerry West
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(eliminated 1-2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1976–77 1978–79 >

The 1977–78 NBA season was the Lakers' 30th season in the NBA and 18th season in Los Angeles.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1977 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers 1977–78 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. DOB From
C 33 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947–04–16 UCLA
F 5 Abernethy, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1954–05–06 Indiana
F 2 Carr, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–08–15 NC State
G 12 Chaney, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1946–03–22 Houston
G/F 4 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1956–02–28 Notre Dame
G 30 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
G 15 DiGregorio, Ernie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1951–01–15 Providence
F/C 35 Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955–11–22 Washington
F 35 Ford, Don 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952–12–31 UC Santa Barbara
G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944–06–11 Minnesota
G 10 Nixon, Norm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955–10–11 Duquesne
F/C 40 Robisch, Dave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1949–12–22 Kansas
G 11 Scott, Charlie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1948–12–15 North Carolina
G/F 43 Tatum, Earl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953–06–26 Marquette
F 24 Washington, Kermit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951–09–17 Marquette
G/F 52 Wilkes, Jamaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953–05–02 UCLA
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 1978–06–26

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers 58 24 .707 – 36–5 22–19 13–3
x-Phoenix Suns 49 33 .598 9 34–7 15–26 8–8
x-Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573 11 31–10 16–25 8–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 13 29–12 16–25 6–10
Golden State Warriors 43 39 .524 15 30–11 13–28 5–11
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers 58 24 .707 –
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 - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Sonics win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 102, Los Angeles 90
  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 105, Seattle 99
  • Game 3 @ Seattle: Seattle 111, Los Angeles 102

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers

See also

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