- Won
- 55
- Lost
- 27
- Pct
- .671
- Finish
- 4th of 23
- SRS
- 5.38
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 80 | 80 | 37.3 | 19.8 | 6.7 | 4.8 | .523 | .071 | .817 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 74 | 72 | 26.8 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | .558 | .000 | .752 |
| Marques Johnson | SF | 60 | 52 | 31.7 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 3.5 | .532 | .000 | .700 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 76 | 71 | 25.4 | 12.9 | 6.0 | 2.8 | .491 | .143 | .801 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 61 | 13 | 30.0 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 4.1 | .501 | .387 | .788 |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 70 | 70 | 30.8 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .482 | .267 | .655 |
| Scott May | SF | 65 | 7 | 18.3 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | .508 | .000 | .824 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 41 | 4 | 22.5 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | .483 | .444 | .864 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 78 | 7 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .509 | .000 | .736 |
| Alton Lister | C | 80 | 23 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .519 | — | .520 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 80 | 9 | 20.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | .420 | — | .594 |
| Robert Smith | PG | 17 | 1 | 18.6 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .473 | .200 | .833 |
| Mike Evans | PG | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .471 | .000 | .667 |
| Bob Dandridge | SF | 11 | 0 | 15.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .382 | — | .588 |
| Kevin Stacom | SG | 7 | 0 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .412 | .500 | .500 |
| Geoff Crompton | C | 35 | 1 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .344 | — | .400 |
| Brad Holland | SG | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .000 | — | .000 |
Playoffs
- Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 2–4 in the conference semifinals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 6 | – | 34.3 | 19.8 | 5.3 | 3.0 | .573 | — | .846 |
| Marques Johnson | SF | 6 | – | 39.2 | 18.8 | 7.3 | 3.3 | .440 | — | .571 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 6 | – | 38.7 | 16.8 | 2.5 | 4.7 | .494 | — | .833 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 6 | – | 35.3 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 3.7 | .512 | — | .560 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 6 | – | 42.0 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .419 | — | .789 |
| Alton Lister | C | 6 | – | 18.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | .583 | — | .714 |
| Robert Smith | PG | 6 | – | 11.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .385 | — | .875 |
| Scott May | SF | 4 | – | 12.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | .200 | — | .643 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 6 | – | 7.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .364 | — | .500 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 6 | – | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | .667 | — | — |
| Brad Holland | SG | 1 | – | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.