| 47-35 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a 47-35 record. They went 31-10 at home and 16-25 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers went 50-40. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Seattle SuperSonics.
The 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers had their best month in November, when they went 11-3 and had a 78.6% win percentage. Their worst month was March, when they went 5-8 and had a 38.5% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '78 | 4-4 | 50% | +55 |
| November '78 | 11-3 | 78.6% | +108 |
| December '78 | 8-7 | 53.3% | +34 |
| January '79 | 9-6 | 60% | +29 |
| February '79 | 7-4 | 63.6% | +32 |
| March '79 | 5-8 | 38.5% | +7 |
| April '79 | 3-3 | 50% | -14 |
Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers made the Playoffs in 1979. They won their first series against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the Seattle SuperSonics in the Western Conference Semifinals.
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of +251. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 48.7 wins, or a 49-33 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers went 14-16.
During the regular season, the 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers went 1-3 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers went 1-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers was a 14 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Los Angeles Lakers had during the 1978-79 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 13, 1978 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 102 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Oct 14, 1978 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 100 - 102 | ||
| Tue, Oct 17, 1978 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 111 - 113 | ||
| Sun, Oct 22, 1978 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 134 - 121 | ||
| Tue, Oct 24, 1978 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 123 - 124 | ||
| Fri, Oct 27, 1978 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 113 - 101 | ||
| Sun, Oct 29, 1978 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 109 - 93 | ||
| Tue, Oct 31, 1978 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 134 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Nov 3, 1978 | vs New York Knicks | Win 147 - 124 | ||
| Sun, Nov 5, 1978 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 117 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Nov 7, 1978 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 112 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Nov 8, 1978 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 113 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Nov 10, 1978 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 136 - 127 | ||
| Sun, Nov 12, 1978 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 134 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Nov 14, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 137 - 119 | ||
| Wed, Nov 15, 1978 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 133 - 126 | ||
| Fri, Nov 17, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 121 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Nov 19, 1978 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 104 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Nov 22, 1978 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 121 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Nov 24, 1978 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 103 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Nov 25, 1978 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 103 - 109 | ||
| Tue, Nov 28, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 103 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Dec 1, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 130 - 122 | ||
| Sun, Dec 3, 1978 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 105 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Dec 5, 1978 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Win 114 - 102 | ||
| Wed, Dec 6, 1978 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 111 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Dec 8, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 101 - 85 | ||
| Sun, Dec 10, 1978 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 88 - 86 | ||
| Tue, Dec 12, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 115 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Dec 13, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 107 - 117 | ||
| Fri, Dec 15, 1978 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 100 - 98 | ||
| Sat, Dec 16, 1978 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 100 - 119 | ||
| Sun, Dec 17, 1978 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 96 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Dec 22, 1978 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 127 - 115 | ||
| Tue, Dec 26, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Loss 123 - 125 | ||
| Wed, Dec 27, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 106 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Dec 29, 1978 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 118 - 95 | ||
| Tue, Jan 2, 1979 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 105 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Jan 3, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 99 - 96 | ||
| Sat, Jan 6, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 112 - 115 | OT | |
| Tue, Jan 9, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Win 106 - 94 | ||
| Wed, Jan 10, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 99 - 89 | ||
| Fri, Jan 12, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 117 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Jan 14, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 108 - 99 | ||
| Wed, Jan 17, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 117 - 119 | ||
| Fri, Jan 19, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 121 - 122 | OT | |
| Sun, Jan 21, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 113 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Jan 23, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 148 - 124 | ||
| Thu, Jan 25, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 100 - 135 | ||
| Fri, Jan 26, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 107 - 119 | ||
| Sun, Jan 28, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 111 - 109 | ||
| Tue, Jan 30, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 127 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Feb 6, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 119 - 111 | OT | |
| Wed, Feb 7, 1979 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 106 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Feb 9, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 106 - 103 | ||
| Sun, Feb 11, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 103 - 104 | ||
| Tue, Feb 13, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 111 - 117 | ||
| Fri, Feb 16, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 98 - 99 | ||
| Sun, Feb 18, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 122 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Feb 20, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 91 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Feb 23, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 113 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Feb 25, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 118 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Feb 27, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 122 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Mar 2, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 126 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Mar 4, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 99 - 113 | ||
| Fri, Mar 9, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 92 - 102 | ||
| Sun, Mar 11, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 106 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Mar 13, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 111 - 120 | ||
| Wed, Mar 14, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 112 - 125 | ||
| Fri, Mar 16, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 111 - 110 | ||
| Sun, Mar 18, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 122 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Mar 21, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 110 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Mar 23, 1979 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 156 - 119 | ||
| Sun, Mar 25, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 113 - 123 | ||
| Wed, Mar 28, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 106 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Mar 30, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 124 - 113 | ||
| Sun, Apr 1, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 111 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Apr 3, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 97 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Apr 4, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 111 - 115 | OT | |
| Fri, Apr 6, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 93 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Apr 7, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 99 - 98 | ||
| Sun, Apr 8, 1979 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 111 - 103 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Western Conference First Round (Won 2 - 1) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 10, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 105 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Apr 13, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 121 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Apr 15, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 112 - 111 | ||
| Western Conference Semifinals (Lost 1 - 4) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 17, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 101 - 112 | ||
| Wed, Apr 18, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 103 - 108 | OT | |
| Fri, Apr 20, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 118 - 112 | OT | |
| Sun, Apr 22, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 115 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Apr 25, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 100 - 106 | ||
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