- Won
- 51
- Lost
- 31
- Pct
- .622
- Finish
- 6th of 23
- SRS
- 4.32
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | SF | 80 | 80 | 35.7 | 21.4 | 7.0 | 4.5 | .509 | .200 | .735 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 76 | 76 | 35.7 | 22.5 | 5.8 | 3.9 | .524 | .100 | .826 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 70 | 5 | 26.5 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | .492 | .077 | .837 |
| Alton Lister | PF | 80 | 37 | 23.6 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 1.4 | .529 | — | .537 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 57 | 12 | 23.9 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .434 | .324 | .859 |
| Paul Pressey | SG | 79 | 18 | 19.3 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | .457 | .111 | .597 |
| Phil Ford | PG | 70 | 56 | 20.7 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .471 | .125 | .796 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 39 | 35 | 25.1 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 2.7 | .491 | .000 | .684 |
| Charlie Criss | PG | 66 | 0 | 14.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .451 | .194 | .895 |
| Steve Mix | SF | 57 | 20 | 13.9 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .487 | .250 | .851 |
| Dave Cowens | PF | 40 | 34 | 25.4 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 2.0 | .444 | .000 | .825 |
| Harvey Catchings | C | 74 | 33 | 21.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .457 | — | .674 |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 50 | 1 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | .460 | .000 | .810 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 6 | 0 | 25.5 | 11.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | .455 | .000 | .778 |
| Armond Hill | PG | 14 | 3 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .538 | — | .818 |
| Sam Pellom | PF | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | .400 | — | — |
Playoffs
- Beat Boston Celtics 4–0 in the conference semifinals
- Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 1–4 in the conference finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | SF | 9 | – | 42.4 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 4.2 | .486 | — | .651 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 9 | – | 41.9 | 18.9 | 6.7 | 3.7 | .437 | — | .754 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 9 | – | 34.2 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 3.1 | .469 | — | .933 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 9 | – | 27.8 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 2.6 | .573 | — | .600 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 9 | – | 26.7 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .429 | — | .824 |
| Alton Lister | PF | 9 | – | 22.9 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | .429 | — | .800 |
| Charlie Criss | PG | 9 | – | 12.9 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .441 | — | .944 |
| Paul Pressey | SG | 9 | – | 16.7 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .404 | — | .400 |
| Harvey Catchings | C | 9 | – | 15.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 0.4 | .474 | — | 1.000 |
| Phil Ford | PG | 2 | – | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | — | 1.000 |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 4 | – | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .500 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.