nba shooting guards scoring leaders 1979

George Gervin scored the most points per game by a shooting guard in 1978-79, with 29.6 per game.

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NBA shooting guards scoring with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders 1979

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	George Gervin G. Gervin	29.6	1978-79	SAS	80	36.1	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	11.8	21.9	54.1	5.9	7.1	82.6	59.1	1.8	3.2	3.6	2,888	2,365	400	219	137	91	286	275
2	David Thompson D. Thompson	24.0	1978-79	DEN	76	35.1	3.6	3.0	0.9	1.1	9.1	17.8	51.2	5.8	7.7	75.3	56.7	1.4	2.2	2.4	2,670	1,825	274	225	70	82	186	180
3	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	24.0	1978-79	PHX	81	32.6	2.0	6.5	1.4	0.3	9.9	18.5	53.5	4.2	5.0	83.7	58.0	0.4	1.5	2.9	2,641	1,941	159	529	111	26	232	159
4	John Williamson J. Williamson	22.2	1978-79	NJN	74	33.1	2.6	3.4	1.2	0.2	8.6	18.5	46.5	5.0	5.9	85.4	52.7	0.7	1.9	3.1	2,451	1,643	196	255	89	12	233	215
5	Otis Birdsong O. Birdsong	21.7	1978-79	KCK	82	34.6	4.3	3.4	1.5	0.2	9.0	17.8	50.9	3.6	5.0	72.5	54.4	2.1	2.2	2.4	2,839	1,778	354	281	125	17	200	255
6	Randy Smith R. Smith	20.5	1978-79	SDC	82	37.9	3.6	4.8	2.2	0.1	8.5	18.6	45.5	3.6	4.4	81.3	49.9	1.2	2.4	3.1	3,111	1,678	295	395	177	5	255	177
7	Phil Smith P. Smith	19.9	1978-79	GSW	59	38.8	3.6	4.4	1.7	0.4	8.3	16.6	50.1	3.3	4.3	76.1	53.8	0.8	2.8	2.9	2,288	1,172	212	261	101	23	170	159
8	Brian Winters B. Winters	19.8	1978-79	MIL	79	32.6	2.2	4.8	1.1	0.5	8.4	17.0	49.3	3.0	3.5	85.6	53.3	0.6	1.6	3.3	2,575	1,561	177	383	83	40	257	243
9	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	17.3	1978-79	IND	81	34.9	3.7	5.6	1.7	0.3	6.8	14.7	46.3	3.7	4.2	88.2	52.3	1.5	2.3	3.8	2,825	1,404	301	450	138	23	304	315
10	Ray Williams R. Williams	17.3	1978-79	NYK	81	29.3	3.6	6.2	1.6	0.2	7.1	15.5	45.7	3.1	3.9	80.2	50.2	1.3	2.3	3.5	2,370	1,401	291	504	128	19	285	274
11	Austin Carr A. Carr	17.0	1978-79	CLE	82	33.1	3.5	2.6	0.9	0.2	6.7	14.2	47.5	3.6	4.4	81.6	52.9	1.9	1.6	2.1	2,714	1,394	290	217	77	14	175	210
12	John Long J. Long	16.1	1978-79	DET	82	30.5	3.2	1.5	1.2	0.2	7.1	15.1	46.9	1.9	2.3	82.6	49.8	1.5	1.7	1.7	2,498	1,319	266	121	102	19	137	224
13	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	16.0	1978-79	ATL	78	30.9	2.2	4.6	1.6	0.1	6.4	12.6	51.0	3.1	3.7	83.2	56.1	0.8	1.3	2.7	2,413	1,245	170	360	121	11	213	241
14	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	15.9	1978-79	SEA	80	34.0	4.7	3.5	1.3	1.2	6.0	13.9	43.4	3.8	4.9	78.1	49.5	1.8	2.9	2.4	2,717	1,270	374	280	100	97	191	209
15	Kevin Grevey K. Grevey	15.5	1978-79	WAS	65	28.6	3.6	2.4	0.7	0.2	6.4	14.2	45.3	2.7	3.4	77.2	49.4	1.4	2.2	1.8	1,856	1,009	232	153	46	14	120	159
16	Junior Bridgeman J. Bridgeman	15.5	1978-79	MIL	82	23.9	3.6	2.0	1.1	0.5	6.6	13.0	50.6	2.3	2.8	82.9	54.4	1.4	2.2	1.7	1,963	1,269	297	163	88	41	138	184
17	Chris Ford C. Ford	15.4	1978-79	TOT	81	33.8	3.4	4.6	1.4	0.3	6.6	14.1	47.1	2.1	2.8	75.8	50.2	1.5	1.9	2.6	2,737	1,248	274	374	115	25	210	209
18	Ron Brewer R. Brewer	13.3	1978-79	POR	81	30.3	2.8	2.0	1.3	1.0	5.4	10.8	49.4	2.6	3.2	82.0	54.4	1.1	1.7	1.9	2,454	1,078	229	165	102	79	153	181
19	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	12.7	1978-79	NOJ	74	28.8	2.5	4.8	1.2	0.2	5.2	11.5	44.9	2.4	2.8	85.3	49.9	0.9	1.6	2.5	2,130	938	183	357	90	13	185	177
20	Wilbur Holland W. Holland	12.6	1978-79	CHI	82	30.3	3.1	4.0	1.5	0.1	5.4	11.5	47.3	1.7	2.1	80.1	50.7	1.0	2.1	2.3	2,483	1,031	254	330	122	12	185	240
21	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	12.3	1978-79	NYK	64	21.8	1.2	3.0	0.8	0.1	5.1	10.9	47.1	2.0	2.4	83.8	51.3	0.4	0.8	1.5	1,393	787	74	189	48	6	98	123
22	Terry Furlow T. Furlow	12.0	1978-79	TOT	78	21.6	2.1	2.4	0.7	0.4	5.0	10.3	48.3	2.1	2.5	83.6	52.8	1.0	1.2	1.7	1,686	939	167	184	58	30	134	122
23	Bingo Smith B. Smith	11.2	1978-79	CLE	72	22.9	2.9	1.7	0.6	0.1	5.0	10.9	46.0	1.2	1.5	78.3	48.5	1.1	1.8	1.0	1,650	805	206	121	43	7	75	188
24	John Mengelt J. Mengelt	11.0	1978-79	CHI	75	22.7	1.6	2.5	0.6	0.1	4.5	9.2	49.1	2.0	2.4	82.4	53.7	0.3	1.2	1.6	1,705	826	118	187	46	4	120	148
25	Freeman Williams F. Williams	10.4	1978-79	SDC	72	16.6	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.0	4.7	9.5	49.0	1.1	1.4	77.6	51.4	0.7	0.7	1.4	1,195	746	98	83	42	2	99	88

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PPG

24.0

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RPG

10.7

Wembanyama

APG

6.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

121.5

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

105.4

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

16.1

8.2

7.4

3.0

1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,085.5

Wembanyama

757.7

Castle

755.7

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,069.8

Wembanyama

795.8

Castle

780.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

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Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.53

Reed

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

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61-43

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

56-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

George Gervin scored the most points per game by a shooting guard in 1978-79, with 29.6 per game.

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