The Los Angeles Lakers were 47-35 in 1978-79. They finished 3rd in the Pacific Division and 5th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Seattle SuperSonics, 4 games to 1.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2.0 | |
4 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 | |
5 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 | |
6 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7.0 | |
7 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 112.9 | 42.8 | 28.5 | 9.7 | 6.1 | 46.7 | 90.2 | 51.7 | 19.6 | 25.5 | 76.9 | 55.7 | 11.6 | 31.2 | 19.1 | 22.6 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 8th | 20th | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 4th | 17th | 1st | 19th | 20th | 5th | 1st | 22nd | 7th | 7th | 2nd | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 109.9 | 46.0 | 27.2 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 46.3 | 95.7 | 48.4 | 17.3 | 23.5 | 73.3 | 51.8 | 15.7 | 30.3 | 18.8 | 23.9 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 8th | 17th | 19th | 10th | 3rd | 17th | 19th | 11th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 17th | 11th | 16th | 19th | ||||
Net | +3.1 | -3.3 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +0.4 | -5.5 | +3.4 | +2.3 | +1.9 | +3.6 | +3.9 | -4.1 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -1.3 | |||||
Net Rank | 4th | 21st | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 10th | 21st | 1st | 5th | 8th | 3rd | 1st | 22nd | 10th | 12th | 7th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 13 | .755 | ||
| 2 | 35 | 19 | .648 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 34 | 21 | .618 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 32 | 23 | .582 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 30 | 24 | .556 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 28 | 25 | .528 | 12.0 | |
| 8 | 29 | 27 | .518 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 26 | 30 | .464 | 15.5 | |
| 11 | 24 | 31 | .436 | 17.0 | |
| 12 | 23 | 30 | .434 | 17.0 | |
| 13 | 15 | 38 | .283 | 25.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 40 | .273 | 26.0 | |
| 15 | 14 | 39 | .264 | 26.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 14 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 38 | 16 | .704 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 33 | 20 | .623 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 33 | 21 | .611 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 32 | 23 | .582 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 29 | 26 | .527 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 27 | 29 | .482 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 26 | 28 | .481 | 15.0 | |
| 11 | 20 | 33 | .377 | 20.5 | |
| 12 | 19 | 35 | .352 | 22.0 | |
| 13 | 18 | 38 | .321 | 24.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 41 | .268 | 27.0 | |
| 15 | 12 | 44 | .214 | 30.0 |