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1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

Seattle Center Coliseum (playoffs) Hec Edmundson Pavilion (playoffs) (lost to Lakers 1–4)

The 1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics season was the SuperSonics' 13th season in the NBA. The SuperSonics entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Washington Bullets in five games in the 1979 NBA Finals, winning their first NBA championship.

In the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games in the Semi-finals, before losing to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the conference finals.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1979 NBA draft

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16James BaileyPF/CRutgers
17Vinnie JohnsonSGBaylor
243Johnny MoorePGTexas
473James DonaldsonCWashington State

Roster

  • Lenny Wilkens
  • Les Habegger

Standings

Game log

Regular season

GDateOpponentScoreRecord
1October 14@ San DiegoL 93–980–1
2October 16@ PhoenixL 86–1020–2
3October 17Los AngelesW 112–1101–2
4October 19San DiegoW 106–982–2
5October 21@ Los AngelesL 97–1062–3
6October 24Kansas CityW 105–923–3
7October 26PhoenixL 86–923–4
8October 27@ San DiegoL 105–1103–5
9October 28ChicagoW 108–974–5
10October 31DenverW 97–895–5
11November 2San AntonioW 117–1076–5
12November 4@ MilwaukeeW 114–1017–5
13November 6@ ChicagoW 114–978–5
14November 7@ DenverL 92–1138–6
15November 10@ UtahW 88–879–6
16November 14MilwaukeeW 136–11710–6
17November 16ClevelandW 108–10011–6
18November 17@ Golden StateW 108–10312–6
19November 18@ PortlandL 95–10012–7
20November 21Los AngelesW 119–11013–7
21November 23PortlandW 94–9014–7
22November 28PhoenixW 127–11615–7
23November 30@ Kansas CityW 107–102 (OT)16–7
24December 1@ UtahL 95–9716–8
25December 2Golden StateW 111–9817–8
26December 5UtahW 115–9618–8
27December 8@ Golden StateW 125–10019–8
28December 9ChicagoL 112–12119–9
29December 11@ MilwaukeeW 103–9920–9
30December 12@ IndianaW 112–10721–9
31December 14HoustonW 109–10122–9
32December 16DenverW 123–12123–9
33December 19New JerseyL 114–12223–10
34December 21New YorkW 121–10224–10
35December 23@ Los AngelesL 97–10224–11
36December 26San DiegoW 124–10425–11
37December 28PortlandW 126–9726–11
38December 30@ PortlandW 107–10027–11
39January 2WashingtonL 134–139 (2OT)27–12
40January 4DetroitW 123–10528–12
41January 5@ Golden StateW 121–11229–12
42January 6@ San DiegoL 103–10529–13
43January 8IndianaW 120–11130–13
44January 11UtahW 100–9031–13
45January 12@ DenverW 105–10232–13
46January 13Golden StateW 109–10133–13
47January 15@ WashingtonW 120-10034–13
48January 18@ New YorkW 124–11735–13
49January 20@ BostonW 108–106 (2OT)36–13
50January 23@ AtlantaW 98–9637–13
51January 25@ San AntonioL 116–12537–14
52January 26@ HoustonL 111–12337–15
53January 30Kansas CityL 97–9937–16
54January 31MilwaukeeW 105–10138–16
55February 5@ ClevelandW 123–12139–16
56February 7@ DetroitW 119–10240–16
57February 8@PhiladelphiaW 109–9441–16
58February 10@ New JerseyW 122–10742–16
59February 13AtlantaW 93–8643–16
60February 14DenverW 93–8444–16
61February 17BostonW 109–10845–16
62February 19@ ChicagoL 106–11545–17
63February 20@ Kansas CityL 105–10745–18
64February 23@ UtahW 105–9546–18
65February 26@ Los AngelesL 108–13146–19
66February 27PhiladelphiaL 98–101 (OT)46–20
67February 29ChicagoW 108–10147–20
68March 2UtahW 103–9148–20
69March 4@ PortlandW 98–9749–20
70March 5@ PhoenixL 111–12749–21
71March 8@ DenverW 104–9750–21
72March 9@ Kansas CityL 93–11350–22
73March 12@ MilwaukeeL 103–11250–23
74March 14@ ChicagoW 122–10151–23
75March 19MilwaukeeL 106–10851–24
76March 21San DiegoW 107–10452–24
77March 22Los AngelesL 92–9752–25
78March 23Kansas CityW 112–9053–25
79March 25PhoenixW 104–9554–25
80March 26@ PhoenixL 99–10954–26
81March 28Golden StateW 108–8255–26
82March 30PortlandW 135–10456–26

Playoffs

|- | 1 | April 2 | Portland | W 120–110 | Gus Williams (35) | three players tied (8) | Gus Williams (6) | Kingdome 26,412

1–0
2
April 4
@ Portland
L 95–105 (OT)
Dennis Johnson (24)
Lonnie Shelton (12)
Gus Williams (8)
Memorial Coliseum
12,666
1–1
-
3
April 6
Portland
W 103–86
Gus Williams (21)
John Johnson (8)
Williams, D. Johnson (6)
Kingdome
23,546
2–1
-
-
1
April 8
Milwaukee
W 114–113 (OT)
Gus Williams (30)
Jack Sikma (11)
John Johnson (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum
13,648
1–0
-
2
April 9
Milwaukee
L 112–114 (OT)
Lonnie Shelton (25)
Lonnie Shelton (9)
Williams, J. Johnson (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,050
1–1
-
3
April 11
@ Milwaukee
L 91–95
Jack Sikma (20)
Jack Sikma (13)
Williams, J. Johnson (7)
MECCA Arena
10,938
1–2
-
4
April 13
@ Milwaukee
W 112–107
Gus Williams (32)
Lonnie Shelton (15)
John Johnson (7)
MECCA Arena
10,938
2–2
-
5
April 15
Milwaukee
L 97–108
Gus Williams (22)
Jack Sikma (9)
Dennis Johnson (7)
Kingdome
40,172
2–3
-
6
April 18
@ Milwaukee
W 86–85
Dennis Johnson (18)
Paul Silas (14)
John Johnson (7)
MECCA Arena
10,938
3–3
-
7
April 20
Milwaukee
W 98–94
Gus Williams (33)
Lonnie Shelton (15)
Dennis Johnson (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,050
4–3
-
-
1
April 22
@ Los Angeles
W 108–107
Gus Williams (28)
Lonnie Shelton (9)
John Johnson (9)
The Forum
17,505
1–0
-
2
April 23
@ Los Angeles
L 99–108
Gus Williams (24)
Jack Sikma (11)
Jack Sikma (8)
The Forum
17,505
1–1
-
3
April 25
Los Angeles
L 100–104
Gus Williams (23)
John Johnson (9)
Gus Williams (11)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion
8,524
1–2
-
4
April 27
Los Angeles
L 93–98
Gus Williams (25)
Dennis Johnson (9)
Gus Williams (7)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion
8,524
1–3
-
5
April 30
@ Los Angeles
L 105–111
Dennis Johnson (29)
Jack Sikma (9)
Williams, J. Johnson (6)
The Forum
17,505
1–4
-

Player statistics

Regular season

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6710.8.450.6732.9.4.3.84.7
8021.3.479.443.8371.92.2.8.212.0
8136.3.422.207.7805.14.11.81.019.0
8131.3.488.8015.35.2.9.411.3
388.6.391.000.7951.41.4.5.13.2
8214.2.477.6573.81.1.2.44.7
7629.5.530.200.7637.71.91.21.013.6
8234.1.475.000.80511.13.4.8.914.3
8219.5.378.6545.3.8.3.13.8
7012.1.507.7502.4.8.3.14.7
8236.2.482.194.7883.44.82.4.522.1

Playoffs

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1520.9.440.294.8572.52.1.1.112.5
1538.8.410.333.8394.33.81.8.717.1
1532.4.494.000.8116.85.7.5.212.4
52.4.333.4.4.2.0.4
1411.6.370.8182.9.9.1.03.1
1531.3.507.000.6278.31.71.5.812.0
1535.6.399.000.8528.43.71.1.311.7
1517.1.302.8465.01.0.6.12.5
1312.1.514.7502.2.5.1.24.2
1537.6.514.200.7214.05.62.3.523.7

Awards and records

  • Dennis Johnson, All-NBA Second Team
  • Gus Williams, All-NBA Second Team
  • Dennis Johnson, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

October 19, 1979

  • Waived Joe Hassett.
  • Waived Jackie Robinson.

October 11, 1979

  • Waived Dennis Awtrey.

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1980.html 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics]
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