1977–78 Los Angeles Lakers season

1977–78 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Jerry West
Arena	The Forum
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (Eliminated 1-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1977–78 NBA season was the Lakers' 30th season in the NBA and 18th season in Los Angeles.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1977 NBA Draft

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers 1977–78 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	From
6.0 !C	33	Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem	7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1947–04–16	UCLA
4.0 !F	5	Abernethy, Tom	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1954–05–06	Indiana
4.0 !F	2	Carr, Kenny	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1955–08–15	North Carolina State
1.5 !G	12	Chaney, Don	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1946–03–22	Houston
2.5 !G/F	4	Dantley, Adrian	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1956–02–28	Notre Dame
1.5 !G	30	Davis, Brad	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1955–12–17	Maryland
1.5 !G	15	DiGregorio, Ernie	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1951–01–15	Providence
5.5 !F/C	35	Edwards, James	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1955–11–22	Washington
4.0 !F	35	Ford, Don	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1952–12–31	UC Santa Barbara
2.5 !G/F	23	Hudson, Lou	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1944–06–11	Minnesota
1.5 !G	10	Nixon, Norm	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1955–10–11	Duquesne
5.5 !F/C	40	Robisch, Dave	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1949–12–22	Kansas
1.5 !G	11	Scott, Charlie	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1948–12–15	North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	43	Tatum, Earl	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1953–06–26	Marquette
4.0 !F	24	Washington, Kermit	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1951–09–17	Marquette
2.5 !G/F	52	Wilkes, Jamaal	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1953–05–02	UCLA

Head coach

Jerry West (West Virginia)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 1978–06–26

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers	58	24	.707	–	36–5	22–19	13–3
x-Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	9	34–7	15–26	8–8
x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	11	31–10	16–25	8–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	13	29–12	16–25	6–10
Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	15	30–11	13–28	5–11

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Portland Trail Blazers	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	48	34	.585	10
3	x-Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	9
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	11
5	x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	13
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	14

7	Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	15
8	Chicago Bulls	40	42	.488	18
9	Detroit Pistons	38	44	.463	20
10	Indiana Pacers	31	51	.378	27
10	Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	27

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1977-78 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAL	MIL	NJN	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–1	1–3
Boston	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–3
Buffalo	1–3	1–3	—	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	3–1	1–3	1–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3
Chicago	3–1	3–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–2	2–2	1–3	3–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–1
Cleveland	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	0–4	0–4	3–1	2–2
Denver	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	—	2–2	2–2	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–1	1–3	3–1
Detroit	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	—	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–0	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2
Golden State	3–1	2–2	3–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	—	2–1	3–1	3–1	0–4	2–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2
Houston	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–3	1–2	—	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3
Indiana	1–3	1–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	3–1
Kansas City	1–2	2–2	2–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2
Los Angeles	1–3	2–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	—	3–1	4–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–0	4–0	1–3	—	3–1	2–1	3–1	1–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1
New Jersey	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	—	0–4	1–3	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–4	2–2	2–2
New Orleans	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	1–2	4–0	—	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	0–4
New York	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	2–2
Philadelphia	2–2	4–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–1	4–0	2–2	3–1	—	2–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2
Phoenix	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–2	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2
Portland	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–0	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	3–1	2–1
San Antonio	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	2–2	2–2
Seattle	1–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	—	1–3
Washington	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	—

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Sonics win series 2-1

Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 102, Los Angeles 90
Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 105, Seattle 99
Game 3 @ Seattle: Seattle 111, Los Angeles 102

Awards and records

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA Second Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Norm Nixon, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

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1977–78 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Buffalo New Jersey New York Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Houston New Orleans San Antonio Washington

Western

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Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

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