- Won
- 50
- Lost
- 32
- Pct
- .610
- Finish
- 4th of 23
- SRS
- 4.04
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 79 | 79 | 38.9 | 20.9 | 6.7 | 4.5 | .498 | .278 | .848 |
| Marques Johnson | SF | 74 | 74 | 36.7 | 20.7 | 6.5 | 4.3 | .502 | .154 | .709 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 81 | 10 | 30.0 | 15.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | .465 | .194 | .807 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 72 | 72 | 27.9 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 2.6 | .572 | .000 | .708 |
| Paul Pressey | SG | 81 | 18 | 21.4 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | .523 | .222 | .600 |
| Alton Lister | PF | 82 | 72 | 23.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 1.3 | .500 | — | .626 |
| Kevin Grevey | SG | 64 | 3 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .451 | .283 | .893 |
| Lorenzo Romar | PG | 65 | 9 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | .460 | .125 | .722 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 46 | 46 | 22.6 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .487 | .222 | .634 |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 68 | 4 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | .479 | .333 | .694 |
| Mike Dunleavy | PG | 17 | 12 | 23.8 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .551 | .422 | .800 |
| Randy Breuer | C | 57 | 8 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | .384 | — | .696 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 69 | 3 | 16.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | .399 | .000 | .524 |
| Charlie Criss | PG | 6 | 0 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | .367 | .167 | .636 |
| Rory White | SF | 8 | 0 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | .412 | — | .400 |
| Linton Townes | SF | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | — |
Playoffs
- Beat Atlanta Hawks 3–2 in the first round
- Beat New Jersey Nets 4–2 in the conference semifinals
- Lost to Boston Celtics 1–4 in the conference finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | SF | 16 | – | 37.8 | 20.3 | 5.3 | 3.4 | .473 | — | .722 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 16 | – | 38.6 | 19.1 | 6.9 | 4.3 | .518 | — | .791 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 16 | – | 31.2 | 14.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | .456 | — | .815 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 16 | – | 31.2 | 12.7 | 7.3 | 3.4 | .480 | — | .886 |
| Mike Dunleavy | PG | 15 | – | 26.2 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .457 | — | .917 |
| Paul Pressey | SG | 16 | – | 21.9 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | .520 | — | .679 |
| Alton Lister | PF | 16 | – | 23.0 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 0.6 | .500 | — | .625 |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 16 | – | 20.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 0.4 | .540 | — | .667 |
| Lorenzo Romar | PG | 13 | – | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .450 | — | .636 |
| Randy Breuer | C | 12 | – | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .423 | — | .600 |
| Kevin Grevey | SG | 5 | – | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .222 | — | .667 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 5 | – | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .500 | — | .500 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.