1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 2-1
Coach: Jerry West (45-37)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 534,017, Avg. 13,025 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 45-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 2-1
Coach: Jerry West (45-37)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 534,017, Avg. 13,025 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
Los Angeles tossed in 9,044 points and yielded 8,825. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored a team-leading 1,600 points for the Lakers and racked up 801 rebounds. Norm Nixon dished out 553 assists for the squad.
On defense, Norm Nixon added 138 steals, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rejected 185 opposing shots.
Jerry West coached the team. The 1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference first round.
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Regular Season Points For: 9044
Regular Season Points Against: 8825
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Milwaukee Bucks 117 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 19, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 133 at Indiana Pacers 120 | W | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 21, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Denver Nuggets 106 | L | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| October 23, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | L | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | ||
| October 25, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| October 28, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | L | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | ||
| October 29, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 118 at San Antonio Spurs 129 | L | 1-1 | 1-4 | 2-5 | ||
| November 2, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at New Jersey Nets 102 | W | 1-1 | 2-4 | 3-5 | ||
| November 4, 1977 | Indiana Pacers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 2-1 | 2-4 | 4-5 | ||
| November 6, 1977 | New York Knicks 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 | L | 2-2 | 2-4 | 4-6 | ||
| November 11, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | W | 3-2 | 2-4 | 5-6 | ||
| November 13, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 97 | W | 4-2 | 2-4 | 6-6 | ||
| November 15, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | L | 4-3 | 2-4 | 6-7 | OT | |
| November 18, 1977 | Detroit Pistons 83 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 5-3 | 2-4 | 7-7 | ||
| November 20, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 80 | L | 5-4 | 2-4 | 7-8 | ||
| November 22, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Phoenix Suns 118 | L | 5-4 | 2-5 | 7-9 | ||
| November 23, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 89 at Seattle Supersonics 113 | L | 5-4 | 2-6 | 7-10 | ||
| November 25, 1977 | New Jersey Nets 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 | W | 6-4 | 2-6 | 8-10 | ||
| November 27, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 93 | L | 6-5 | 2-6 | 8-11 | ||
| November 29, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 118 | L | 6-5 | 2-7 | 8-12 | ||
| November 30, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Detroit Pistons 104 | L | 6-5 | 2-8 | 8-13 | ||
| December 4, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | L | 6-6 | 2-8 | 8-14 | ||
| December 6, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 7-6 | 2-8 | 9-14 | ||
| December 9, 1977 | Houston Rockets 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | L | 7-7 | 2-8 | 9-15 | ||
| December 11, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | W | 8-7 | 2-8 | 10-15 | OT | |
| December 13, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 94 at New Orleans Jazz 117 | L | 8-7 | 2-9 | 10-16 | ||
| December 14, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Houston Rockets 91 | W | 8-7 | 3-9 | 11-16 | ||
| December 16, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 90 | L | 8-8 | 3-9 | 11-17 | ||
| December 18, 1977 | Boston Celtics 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | W | 9-8 | 3-9 | 12-17 | ||
| December 20, 1977 | Washington Bullets 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 | W | 10-8 | 3-9 | 13-17 | ||
| December 23, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Portland Trail Blazers 108 | L | 10-8 | 3-10 | 13-18 | ||
| December 25, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Seattle Supersonics 96 | W | 10-8 | 4-10 | 14-18 | ||
| December 27, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Golden State Warriors 82 | W | 10-8 | 5-10 | 15-18 | ||
| December 30, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 11-8 | 5-10 | 16-18 | ||
| January 3, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 120 at New York Knicks 117 | W | 11-8 | 6-10 | 17-18 | ||
| January 4, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Buffalo Braves 94 | L | 11-8 | 6-11 | 17-19 | ||
| January 6, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 123 | L | 11-8 | 6-12 | 17-20 | ||
| January 8, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Indiana Pacers 104 | L | 11-8 | 6-13 | 17-21 | ||
| January 10, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Chicago Bulls 110 | L | 11-8 | 6-14 | 17-22 | ||
| January 11, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 94 at Kansas City Kings 102 | L | 11-8 | 6-15 | 17-23 | ||
| January 14, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Denver Nuggets 123 | L | 11-8 | 6-16 | 17-24 | ||
| January 17, 1978 | New York Knicks 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 12-8 | 6-16 | 18-24 | ||
| January 20, 1978 | Washington Bullets 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 13-8 | 6-16 | 19-24 | ||
| January 22, 1978 | Houston Rockets 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 14-8 | 6-16 | 20-24 | ||
| January 24, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 | W | 15-8 | 6-16 | 21-24 | ||
| January 27, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 131 | W | 16-8 | 6-16 | 22-24 | ||
| January 29, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Washington Bullets 119 | L | 16-8 | 6-17 | 22-25 | ||
| January 31, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | W | 16-8 | 7-17 | 23-25 | ||
| February 1, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 16-8 | 7-18 | 23-26 | OT | |
| February 3, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at New Jersey Nets 99 | W | 16-8 | 8-18 | 24-26 | OT | |
| February 7, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 132 at Buffalo Braves 105 | W | 16-8 | 9-18 | 25-26 | ||
| February 8, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Detroit Pistons 95 | W | 16-8 | 10-18 | 26-26 | ||
| February 10, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 | W | 17-8 | 10-18 | 27-26 | ||
| February 12, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | L | 17-9 | 10-18 | 27-27 | ||
| February 14, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | W | 18-9 | 10-18 | 28-27 | ||
| February 17, 1978 | Boston Celtics 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | W | 19-9 | 10-18 | 29-27 | ||
| February 19, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Golden State Warriors 93 | W | 19-9 | 11-18 | 30-27 | ||
| February 21, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Chicago Bulls 104 | W | 19-9 | 12-18 | 31-27 | ||
| February 22, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Kansas City Kings 127 | L | 19-9 | 12-19 | 31-28 | OT | |
| February 24, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 20-9 | 12-19 | 32-28 | ||
| February 26, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | L | 20-10 | 12-19 | 32-29 | ||
| March 3, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 | W | 21-10 | 12-19 | 33-29 | ||
| March 5, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | W | 22-10 | 12-19 | 34-29 | ||
| March 10, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | W | 23-10 | 12-19 | 35-29 | ||
| March 11, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Phoenix Suns 120 | L | 23-10 | 12-20 | 35-30 | ||
| March 12, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | W | 24-10 | 12-20 | 36-30 | ||
| March 14, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 135 at New York Knicks 117 | W | 24-10 | 13-20 | 37-30 | ||
| March 15, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 | L | 24-10 | 13-21 | 37-31 | ||
| March 17, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 | L | 24-11 | 13-21 | 37-32 | ||
| March 19, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | W | 25-11 | 13-21 | 38-32 | ||
| March 21, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at San Antonio Spurs 109 | L | 25-11 | 13-22 | 38-33 | ||
| March 22, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Houston Rockets 106 | W | 25-11 | 14-22 | 39-33 | ||
| March 24, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 | W | 26-11 | 14-22 | 40-33 | ||
| March 26, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 27-11 | 14-22 | 41-33 | ||
| March 28, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Atlanta Hawks 105 | L | 27-11 | 14-23 | 41-34 | ||
| March 29, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at New Orleans Jazz 103 | W | 27-11 | 15-23 | 42-34 | ||
| March 31, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | L | 27-12 | 15-23 | 42-35 | ||
| April 2, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 | W | 28-12 | 15-23 | 43-35 | ||
| April 4, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Milwaukee Bucks 102 | W | 28-12 | 16-23 | 44-35 | ||
| April 5, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Washington Bullets 125 | L | 28-12 | 16-24 | 44-36 | ||
| April 7, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | W | 29-12 | 16-24 | 45-36 | ||
| April 9, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Portland Trail Blazers 114 | L | 29-12 | 16-25 | 45-37 | ||
| April 12, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Seattle Supersonics 102 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 14, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 16, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
