1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 2-1
Coach: Jerry West (45-37)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 534,017, Avg. 13,025 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers RosterTeam Record: 45-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 2-1
Coach: Jerry West (45-37)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 534,017, Avg. 13,025 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers Results
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Lakers tossed in 9,044 points and yielded 8,825. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored a team-leading 1,600 points for Los Angeles and racked up 801 rebounds. Norm Nixon dished out 553 assists for the squad.
On defense, Norm Nixon added 138 steals, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rejected 185 opposing shots.
Jerry West coached the team. The 1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference first round.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 62 | 62 | 2265 | 1205 | 663 | 350 | 274 | 186 | 615 | 801 | 269 | 103 | 185 | 208 | 182 | 1600 | ||
| Lou Hudson | F-G | 82 | 0 | 2283 | 992 | 493 | 177 | 137 | 80 | 108 | 188 | 193 | 94 | 14 | 150 | 196 | 1123 | ||
| Norm Nixon | G | 81 | 81 | 2779 | 998 | 496 | 161 | 115 | 41 | 198 | 239 | 553 | 138 | 7 | 251 | 259 | 1107 | ||
| Adrian Dantley | F-G | 56 | 56 | 1985 | 725 | 377 | 417 | 334 | 171 | 233 | 404 | 188 | 70 | 7 | 161 | 157 | 1088 | ||
| Jamaal Wilkes | F-G | 51 | 0 | 1490 | 630 | 277 | 148 | 106 | 113 | 267 | 380 | 182 | 77 | 22 | 107 | 162 | 660 | ||
| Don Ford | F | 79 | 0 | 1945 | 576 | 272 | 90 | 68 | 106 | 247 | 353 | 142 | 68 | 46 | 88 | 210 | 612 | ||
| Charlie Scott | G-F | 48 | 0 | 1393 | 509 | 225 | 142 | 110 | 38 | 110 | 148 | 235 | 59 | 11 | 133 | 155 | 560 | ||
| Tom Abernethy | F | 73 | 0 | 1317 | 404 | 201 | 111 | 91 | 105 | 160 | 265 | 101 | 55 | 22 | 50 | 122 | 493 | ||
| James Edwards | C-F | 25 | 20 | 723 | 316 | 145 | 125 | 80 | 44 | 136 | 180 | 29 | 16 | 28 | 57 | 89 | 370 | ||
| Earl Tatum | G-F | 25 | 0 | 663 | 314 | 153 | 59 | 45 | 23 | 67 | 90 | 70 | 37 | 10 | 53 | 85 | 351 | ||
| Kenny Carr | F | 52 | 0 | 733 | 302 | 134 | 85 | 55 | 53 | 155 | 208 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 89 | 127 | 323 | ||
| Kermit Washington | F-C | 25 | 0 | 751 | 244 | 110 | 110 | 68 | 110 | 169 | 279 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 53 | 74 | 288 | ||
| Dave Robisch | C-F | 55 | 0 | 679 | 249 | 104 | 65 | 50 | 53 | 126 | 179 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 37 | 71 | 258 | ||
| Ernie DiGregorio | G | 25 | 0 | 332 | 100 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 98 | ||
| Brad Davis | G | 33 | 1 | 334 | 72 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 83 | 15 | 2 | 35 | 39 | 82 | ||
| Don Chaney | G | 9 | 0 | 133 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 31 | ||
| Totals | 781 | 220 | 19805 | 7672 | 3734 | 0 | 0 | 2095 | 1576 | 1136 | 2647 | 3783 | 2229 | 802 | 409 | 1529 | 1964 | 9044 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 62 | 62 | 36.5 | 55.0 | 78.3 | 3.0 | 9.9 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 25.8 | |
| Lou Hudson | F-G | 82 | 0 | 27.8 | 49.7 | 77.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 13.7 | |
| Norm Nixon | G | 81 | 81 | 34.3 | 49.7 | 71.4 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 13.7 | |
| Adrian Dantley | F-G | 56 | 56 | 35.4 | 52.0 | 80.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 19.4 | |
| Jamaal Wilkes | F-G | 51 | 0 | 29.2 | 44.0 | 71.6 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 12.9 | |
| Don Ford | F | 79 | 0 | 24.6 | 47.2 | 75.6 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 7.7 | |
| Charlie Scott | G-F | 48 | 0 | 29.0 | 44.2 | 77.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 11.7 | |
| Tom Abernethy | F | 73 | 0 | 18.0 | 49.8 | 82.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 6.8 | |
| James Edwards | C-F | 25 | 20 | 28.9 | 45.9 | 64.0 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 14.8 | |
| Earl Tatum | G-F | 25 | 0 | 26.5 | 48.7 | 76.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 14.0 | |
| Kenny Carr | F | 52 | 0 | 14.1 | 44.4 | 64.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 6.2 | |
| Kermit Washington | F-C | 25 | 0 | 30.0 | 45.1 | 61.8 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 11.5 | |
| Dave Robisch | C-F | 55 | 0 | 12.3 | 41.8 | 76.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.7 | |
| Ernie DiGregorio | G | 25 | 0 | 13.3 | 41.0 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.9 | |
| Brad Davis | G | 33 | 1 | 10.1 | 41.7 | 75.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | |
| Don Chaney | G | 9 | 0 | 14.8 | 36.1 | 83.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 | |
| Averages | 781 | 220 | 25.4 | 48.7 | 75.2 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 11.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 3 | 134 | 73 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 81 | ||
| Adrian Dantley | F-G | 3 | 104 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 51 | ||
| Jamaal Wilkes | F-G | 3 | 108 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 36 | ||
| Lou Hudson | F-G | 3 | 93 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35 | ||
| Charlie Scott | G-F | 3 | 103 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 30 | ||
| Dave Robisch | C-F | 3 | 47 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 30 | ||
| Norm Nixon | G | 3 | 92 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 24 | ||
| Kenny Carr | F | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Tom Abernethy | F | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Don Ford | F | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 26 | 720 | 281 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 43 | 61 | 85 | 146 | 71 | 21 | 18 | 56 | 80 | 297 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 3 | 44.7 | 52.1 | 55.6 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 27.0 | |
| Adrian Dantley | F-G | 3 | 34.7 | 57.1 | 64.7 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | |
| Jamaal Wilkes | F-G | 3 | 36.0 | 46.9 | 54.5 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 12.0 | |
| Lou Hudson | F-G | 3 | 31.0 | 36.8 | 87.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 11.7 | |
| Charlie Scott | G-F | 3 | 34.3 | 30.0 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
| Dave Robisch | C-F | 3 | 15.7 | 54.2 | 80.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | |
| Norm Nixon | G | 3 | 30.7 | 45.8 | 66.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 8.0 | |
| Kenny Carr | F | 2 | 8.5 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Tom Abernethy | F | 2 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Don Ford | F | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 781 | 27.7 | 45.2 | 68.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 11.4 |
