- Won
- 60
- Lost
- 22
- Pct
- .732
- Finish
- 2nd of 22
- SRS
- 5.40
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 82 | – | 38.3 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 4.5 | .604 | .000 | .765 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 82 | 82 | 37.9 | 20.0 | 6.4 | 3.0 | .535 | .176 | .808 |
| Norm Nixon | PG | 82 | 82 | 39.3 | 17.6 | 2.8 | 7.8 | .516 | .125 | .779 |
| Magic Johnson | SG | 77 | – | 36.3 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | .530 | .226 | .810 |
| Jim Chones | C | 82 | – | 29.2 | 10.6 | 6.9 | 1.8 | .489 | .000 | .740 |
| Spencer Haywood | PF | 76 | – | 20.3 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .487 | .250 | .772 |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 82 | – | 24.1 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | .524 | .250 | .776 |
| Mark Landsberger | C | 23 | – | 16.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.6 | .482 | — | .518 |
| Don Ford | SF | 52 | – | 11.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | .508 | .000 | .821 |
| Brad Holland | SG | 38 | – | 5.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .423 | .200 | .938 |
| Marty Byrnes | SF | 32 | – | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .500 | — | .867 |
| Ollie Mack | SG | 27 | – | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | .420 | .000 | .500 |
| Ron Boone | SG | 6 | – | 17.7 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .350 | — | .857 |
| Kenny Carr | PF | 5 | – | 11.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | .438 | — | 1.000 |
| Butch Lee | PG | 11 | – | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .308 | — | .857 |
Playoffs
- Beat Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 in the Finals
- Beat Phoenix Suns 4–1 in the conference semifinals
- Beat Seattle SuperSonics 4–1 in the conference finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 15 | – | 41.2 | 31.9 | 12.1 | 3.1 | .572 | — | .790 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 16 | – | 40.8 | 20.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 | .476 | — | .815 |
| Magic Johnson | SG | 16 | – | 41.1 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 9.4 | .518 | — | .802 |
| Norm Nixon | PG | 16 | – | 40.5 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 7.8 | .477 | — | .804 |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 16 | – | 29.0 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | .407 | — | .861 |
| Jim Chones | C | 16 | – | 27.4 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 1.8 | .407 | — | .676 |
| Spencer Haywood | PF | 11 | – | 13.2 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | .472 | — | .813 |
| Mark Landsberger | C | 16 | – | 12.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0.1 | .362 | — | .833 |
| Brad Holland | SG | 9 | – | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .500 | — | 1.000 |
| Marty Byrnes | SF | 4 | – | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .333 | — | .667 |
| Butch Lee | PG | 3 | – | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | 1.000 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.