The Los Angeles Lakers were 60-22 in 1979-80. They finished 1st in the Pacific Division and 1st in the Western Conference. They won in the NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2, to win their seventh championship.
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1979-80 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
2 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | |
3 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
4 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 5.0 | |
5 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 |
Bucks
SuperSonics
Suns
Kings
1979-80 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 242.4 | 115.1 | 45.6 | 29.4 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 47.5 | 89.9 | 52.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 25.5 | 77.5 | 56.9 | 13.2 | 32.4 | 20.0 | 21.8 |
Team Rank | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 13th | 4th | 1st | 15th | 1st | 21st | 21st | 19th | 15th | 19th | 6th | 1st | 20th | 2nd | 18th | 1st | |
Opponent | 82 | 242.4 | 109.2 | 43.3 | 28.3 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 45.4 | 96.6 | 47.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 28.5 | 17.4 | 23.0 | 75.9 | 51.2 | 16.0 | 27.3 | 17.3 | 22.7 |
Opponent Rank | 4th | 11th | 5th | 21st | 14th | 3rd | 17th | 21st | 7th | 20th | 18th | 14th | 1st | 1st | 7th | 3rd | 18th | 1st | 19th | 20th | |
Net | +5.9 | +2.2 | +1.1 | -0.3 | +2.0 | +2.1 | -6.7 | +5.9 | -0.7 | -2.1 | -8.5 | +2.3 | +2.5 | +1.6 | +5.8 | -2.8 | +5.0 | +2.7 | -0.9 | ||
Net Rank | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 13th | 2nd | 4th | 22nd | 1st | 22nd | 22nd | 18th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 1st | 22nd | 1st | 21st | 9th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
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Knicks
Celtics
Hawks
Nets
Hornets
Bulls
Cavaliers
Pacers
Heat
Bucks
Magic
Raptors
Wizards| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
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