1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

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 Statistics
1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers Results

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.

The Lakers tossed in 9,044 points and yielded 8,825. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored a team-leading 1,600 points for Los Angeles 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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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Kareem Abdul-JabbarCApril 16, 19477'1"225UCLANew York, NY USA
Tom AbernethyFMay 6, 19546'7"220IndianaSouth Bend, IN USA
Kenny CarrFAugust 15, 19556'7"220North Carolina StateWashington, DC USA
Don ChaneyGMarch 22, 19466'5"210HoustonBaton Rouge, LA USA
Adrian DantleyF-GFebruary 26, 19556'5"208Notre DameWashington, DC USA
Brad DavisGDecember 17, 19556'3"180MarylandMonaca, PA USA
Ernie DiGregorioGJanuary 15, 19516'0"180ProvidenceNorth Providence, RI USA
James EdwardsC-FNovember 22, 19557'0"225WashingtonSeattle, WA USA
Don FordFDecember 31, 19526'8"215Cal. St.-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA USA
Lou HudsonF-GJuly 11, 19446'4"205MinnesotaGreensboro, NC USA
Norm NixonGOctober 11, 19556'2"170DuquesneMacon, GA USA
Dave RobischC-FDecember 22, 19496'10"235KansasCincinnati, OH USA
Charlie ScottG-FDecember 15, 19486'5"175North CarolinaNew York, NY USA
Earl TatumG-FJuly 26, 19536'4"185MarquetteMount Vernon, NY USA
Kermit WashingtonF-CSeptember 17, 19516'8"230AmericanWashington, DC USA
Jamaal WilkesF-GMay 2, 19536'6"190UCLABerkeley, CA USA



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