The Los Angeles Lakers were 45-37 in 1977-78. They finished 4th in the Pacific Division and 5th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Seattle SuperSonics, 2 games to 1.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9.0 | |
4 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 | |
5 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 | |
6 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 | |
7 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 15.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.5 | 110.3 | 46.1 | 27.2 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 45.5 | 93.6 | 48.7 | 19.2 | 25.5 | 75.2 | 52.6 | 13.9 | 32.3 | 18.9 | 24.0 | |||
Team Rank | 13th | 8th | 16th | 5th | 10th | 11th | 4th | 12th | 3rd | 19th | 20th | 10th | 6th | 20th | 9th | 4th | 7th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 107.6 | 48.3 | 25.3 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 44.5 | 96.1 | 46.3 | 18.6 | 25.0 | 74.6 | 50.2 | 16.6 | 31.7 | 19.1 | 23.4 | |||
Opponent Rank | 13th | 7th | 17th | 10th | 9th | 7th | 15th | 19th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 22nd | 10th | 15th | 20th | ||||
Net | +2.7 | -2.2 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.0 | -2.5 | +2.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +2.4 | -2.8 | +0.6 | -0.3 | +0.5 | |||||
Net Rank | 5th | 18th | 4th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 14th | 4th | 9th | 11th | 11th | 4th | 21st | 10th | 9th | 14th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 18 | .719 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 22 | .662 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 42 | 25 | .627 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 40 | 26 | .606 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 36 | 28 | .563 | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 37 | 29 | .561 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 10.5 | |
| 8 | 35 | 30 | .538 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 34 | 31 | .523 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 34 | 33 | .507 | 13.5 | |
| 11 | 27 | 37 | .422 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 27 | 38 | .415 | 19.5 | |
| 13 | 17 | 48 | .262 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 48 | .250 | 30.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 31.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 15 | .773 | ||
| 2 | 48 | 17 | .738 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 10.5 | |
| 4 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 10.5 | |
| 5 | 40 | 26 | .606 | 11.0 | |
| 6 | 40 | 26 | .606 | 11.0 | |
| 7 | 38 | 27 | .585 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 33 | 32 | .508 | 17.5 | |
| 9 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 18.5 | |
| 10 | 31 | 35 | .470 | 20.0 | |
| 11 | 23 | 41 | .359 | 27.0 | |
| 12 | 22 | 45 | .328 | 29.5 | |
| 13 | 21 | 44 | .323 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 20 | 46 | .303 | 31.0 | |
| 15 | 16 | 51 | .239 | 35.5 |