1979-80 Phoenix Suns Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 55-27
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Kansas City Kings 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Coach: John MacLeod (55-27)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 480,659, Avg. 11,723 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Phoenix Suns RosterTeam Record: 55-27
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Kansas City Kings 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Coach: John MacLeod (55-27)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 480,659, Avg. 11,723 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Phoenix Suns Results
The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-5.
Phoenix tossed in 9,114 points and gave up 8,819. Paul Westphal netted a team-leading 1,792 points for the Suns, while Walter Davis scored 18 or more per game, too. Truck Robinson accounted for 770 rebounds. Paul Westphal dished out 416 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Don Buse added 132 thefts.
John MacLeod coached the team. The 1979-80 Phoenix Suns lost in the conference semifinals.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | G | 82 | 82 | 2665 | 1317 | 692 | 93 | 26 | 443 | 382 | 46 | 141 | 187 | 416 | 119 | 35 | 207 | 162 | 1792 |
| Walter Davis | G-F | 75 | 73 | 2309 | 1166 | 657 | 4 | 0 | 365 | 299 | 75 | 197 | 272 | 337 | 114 | 19 | 242 | 202 | 1613 |
| Truck Robinson | F-C | 82 | 82 | 2710 | 1064 | 545 | 0 | 0 | 487 | 325 | 213 | 557 | 770 | 142 | 58 | 59 | 251 | 262 | 1415 |
| Alvan Adams | C-F | 75 | 64 | 2168 | 875 | 465 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 188 | 158 | 451 | 609 | 322 | 108 | 55 | 218 | 237 | 1118 |
| Mike Bratz | G | 82 | 1 | 1589 | 687 | 269 | 86 | 21 | 162 | 141 | 50 | 117 | 167 | 223 | 93 | 9 | 135 | 165 | 700 |
| Don Buse | G | 81 | 81 | 2499 | 589 | 261 | 79 | 19 | 128 | 85 | 70 | 163 | 233 | 320 | 132 | 10 | 91 | 111 | 626 |
| Johnny High | G | 82 | 0 | 1121 | 323 | 144 | 7 | 1 | 178 | 120 | 69 | 104 | 173 | 119 | 71 | 15 | 123 | 172 | 409 |
| Garfield Heard | F | 82 | 5 | 1403 | 410 | 171 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 64 | 118 | 262 | 380 | 97 | 84 | 49 | 88 | 177 | 406 |
| Jeff Cook | F-C | 66 | 14 | 904 | 275 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 104 | 90 | 151 | 241 | 84 | 28 | 18 | 71 | 102 | 362 |
| Alvin Scott | F-G | 79 | 4 | 1303 | 301 | 127 | 3 | 1 | 122 | 95 | 89 | 139 | 228 | 98 | 47 | 53 | 92 | 101 | 350 |
| Joel Kramer | F-C | 54 | 4 | 711 | 143 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 56 | 49 | 102 | 151 | 75 | 26 | 5 | 51 | 104 | 190 |
| Rich Kelley | C-F | 23 | 0 | 373 | 85 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 47 | 44 | 74 | 118 | 50 | 28 | 17 | 46 | 58 | 133 |
| Totals | 863 | 410 | 19755 | 7235 | 3570 | 280 | 68 | 2466 | 1906 | 1071 | 2458 | 3529 | 2283 | 908 | 344 | 1615 | 1853 | 9114 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | G | 82 | 82 | 32.5 | 52.5 | 28.0 | 86.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 21.9 |
| Walter Davis | G-F | 75 | 73 | 30.8 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 81.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 21.5 |
| Truck Robinson | F-C | 82 | 82 | 33.0 | 51.2 | 66.7 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 17.3 | |
| Alvan Adams | C-F | 75 | 64 | 28.9 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 79.7 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 14.9 |
| Mike Bratz | G | 82 | 1 | 19.4 | 39.2 | 24.4 | 87.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| Don Buse | G | 81 | 81 | 30.9 | 44.3 | 24.1 | 66.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| Johnny High | G | 82 | 0 | 13.7 | 44.6 | 14.3 | 67.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| Garfield Heard | F | 82 | 5 | 17.1 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 74.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| Jeff Cook | F-C | 66 | 14 | 13.7 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 80.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| Alvin Scott | F-G | 79 | 4 | 16.5 | 42.2 | 33.3 | 77.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| Joel Kramer | F-C | 54 | 4 | 13.2 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| Rich Kelley | C-F | 23 | 0 | 16.2 | 50.6 | 78.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 5.8 | |
| Averages | 863 | 410 | 22.9 | 49.3 | 24.3 | 77.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 10.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | G | 8 | 253 | 142 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 167 |
| Walter Davis | G-F | 8 | 245 | 137 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 166 |
| Alvan Adams | C-F | 8 | 251 | 99 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 59 | 77 | 46 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 129 |
| Mike Bratz | G | 8 | 169 | 84 | 43 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 104 |
| Don Buse | G | 8 | 236 | 64 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 68 |
| Garfield Heard | F | 8 | 223 | 56 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 55 |
| Jeff Cook | F-C | 7 | 98 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 54 |
| Rich Kelley | C-F | 8 | 146 | 44 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 47 |
| Alvin Scott | F-G | 8 | 140 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 38 |
| Johnny High | G | 8 | 120 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 32 |
| Truck Robinson | F-C | 3 | 64 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| Totals | 82 | 1945 | 730 | 357 | 56 | 15 | 192 | 148 | 99 | 207 | 326 | 247 | 72 | 43 | 128 | 183 | 877 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | G | 8 | 31.6 | 48.6 | 8.3 | 87.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 20.9 |
| Walter Davis | G-F | 8 | 30.6 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 73.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 20.8 |
| Alvan Adams | C-F | 8 | 31.4 | 56.6 | 89.5 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 16.1 | |
| Mike Bratz | G | 8 | 21.1 | 51.2 | 39.1 | 90.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| Don Buse | G | 8 | 29.5 | 43.8 | 38.5 | 63.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 8.5 |
| Garfield Heard | F | 8 | 27.9 | 39.3 | 73.3 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 6.9 | |
| Jeff Cook | F-C | 7 | 14.0 | 66.7 | 84.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 7.7 | |
| Rich Kelley | C-F | 8 | 18.3 | 43.2 | 0.0 | 90.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 5.9 |
| Alvin Scott | F-G | 8 | 17.5 | 51.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| Johnny High | G | 8 | 15.0 | 38.7 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| Truck Robinson | F-C | 3 | 21.3 | 37.5 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 5.7 | |
| Averages | 863 | 23.7 | 48.9 | 26.8 | 77.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 10.7 |
