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.
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1978-79 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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3 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2.0 | |
4 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 | |
5 |  Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 |
6 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7.0 | |
7 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9.0 |
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1978-79 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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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 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.5 | |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.5 | |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.0 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.0 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.0 | |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 | |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.5 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 |
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