Los Angeles Lakers

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.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Wed 4/25	@	SEA	L 100-106
Sun 4/22	vs	SEA	L 115-117
Fri 4/20	vs	SEA	W 118-112
Wed 4/18	@	SEA	L 103-108
Tue 4/17	@	SEA	L 101-112

Team Leaders

See roster

PPG

23.8

Abdul-Jabbar

RPG

12.8

Abdul-Jabbar

APG

9.0

Nixon

1978-79 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Suns	50	32	.610	2.0
4	Nuggets	47	35	.573	5.0
5	Lakers	47	35	.573	5.0
6	Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	7.0
7	Clippers	43	39	.524	9.0

1978-79 Stats

See stats

	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	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

Gallery

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.4

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

70.3

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.6

119.7

119.3

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.4

109.3

111.7

112.5

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

7.8

7.0

5.9

5.5

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

12-43

14-40

14-38

15-40

15-37

17-37

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,546.9

Maxey

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,456.8

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,603.3

Johnson

2,573.5

Maxey

2,530.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

38.7

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.42

Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

Johnson

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-19

32-22

30-22-1

31-23

31-24

30-24

Worst Record ATS

21-34

21-31

22-32

22-30

22-29

24-31

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	39	13	.750
2	Celtics	34	19	.642	5.5
3	Knicks	34	20	.630	6.0
4	Cavaliers	33	21	.611	7.0
5	Raptors	32	22	.593	8.0
6	76ers	30	23	.566	9.5
7	Magic	28	24	.538	11.0
8	Heat	28	27	.509	12.5
9	Hawks	26	29	.473	14.5
10	Hornets	25	29	.463	15.0
11	Bulls	24	30	.444	16.0
12	Bucks	21	30	.412	17.5
13	Nets	15	37	.288	24.0
14	Wizards	14	38	.269	25.0
15	Pacers	14	40	.259	26.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	41	13	.759
2	Spurs	37	16	.698	3.5
3	Rockets	33	19	.635	7.0
4	Nuggets	34	20	.630	7.0
5	Lakers	32	21	.604	8.5
6	Timberwolves	33	22	.600	8.5
7	Suns	32	22	.593	9.0
8	Warriors	29	25	.537	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	26	28	.481	15.0
10	Clippers	25	28	.472	15.5
11	Grizzlies	20	32	.385	20.0
12	Mavericks	19	34	.358	21.5
13	Jazz	17	37	.315	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	40	.273	26.5
15	Kings	12	43	.218	29.5