- Won
- 60
- Lost
- 22
- Pct
- .732
- Finish
- 3rd of 23
- SRS
- 7.14
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | SF | 76 | – | 33.4 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 4.6 | .552 | .000 | .706 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 77 | – | 28.8 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | .487 | .143 | .884 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 80 | – | 30.2 | 14.0 | 5.1 | 3.3 | .541 | .222 | .804 |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 82 | 82 | 29.1 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .493 | .167 | .734 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 82 | 82 | 25.8 | 12.5 | 6.6 | 3.5 | .448 | .167 | .789 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 67 | – | 26.2 | 14.3 | 6.2 | 2.7 | .525 | 1.000 | .751 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 69 | – | 25.7 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 | .475 | .353 | .869 |
| Pat Cummings | C | 74 | – | 14.6 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | .539 | .000 | .707 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 77 | – | 21.2 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | .447 | — | .641 |
| Mike Evans | PG | 71 | – | 12.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .460 | .143 | .781 |
| Len Elmore | C | 72 | – | 12.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .358 | — | .720 |
Playoffs
- Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 3–4 in the conference semifinals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | SF | 7 | – | 38.0 | 24.7 | 9.4 | 4.9 | .556 | — | .719 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 7 | – | 33.7 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 4.0 | .588 | — | .719 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 7 | – | 26.1 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | .462 | — | .813 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 7 | – | 39.6 | 14.0 | 6.7 | 2.9 | .435 | — | .745 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 7 | – | 24.3 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 1.9 | .400 | — | .857 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 7 | – | 25.9 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | .459 | — | .750 |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 7 | – | 26.1 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | .433 | — | .688 |
| Mike Evans | PG | 4 | – | 9.5 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | .529 | — | .875 |
| Pat Cummings | C | 5 | – | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | .273 | — | .750 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 7 | – | 15.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .188 | — | 1.000 |
| Len Elmore | C | 4 | – | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.