1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers Statistics

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 Phoenix Suns 2-1
Coach: Jack Ramsay (45-37)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 519,306, Avg. 12,666 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers Roster
1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers Results

The Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 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.

Portland netted 8,888 points and yielded 8,785. Tom Owens tossed in a team-high 1,520 points for the Trail Blazers, while Maurice Lucas scored 17 or more per game, too. Tom Owens racked up 740 rebounds. Lionel Hollins dished out 325 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Lionel Hollins added 114 steals, and Mychal Thompson swatted 134 opponent shot attempts.

Jack Ramsay coached the team. The 1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers lost in the conference first round.

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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
Tom OwensC-F82822791109560040332026347774030159582473291520
Maurice LucasF-C69652462120856834527019252471621566812332541406
Ron BrewerG8148245487843425621088141229165102791531811078
Mychal ThompsonC-F73332144938460269154198406604176671342052701074
Lionel HollinsG645619678864022211723211714932511424223199976
Dave TwardzikG644815703812032992613980119176844127185667
T.R. DunnG-F80151828549246158122145199344103862393166614
Larry SteeleG-F7226148848320313611258113171142741096208518
Bob GrossF-G53341441443209119961061442501847047121161514
Clemon JohnsonC-F74079421710274368314322678233665121240
Jim McMillianF2332787433211716233933103161883
Ira TerrellF-C18016054301581027371576172768
Kim AndersonF210224772428151728451545224263
Willie SmithG13013144231712761317101141958
Lloyd NealC-F404811411279101679
Totals791410197807338354100236218061256243536911946776512163821878888


Player Averages:

Player Pos GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Tom OwensC-F828234.054.879.43.25.89.03.70.70.73.04.018.5
Maurice LucasF-C696535.747.078.32.87.610.43.11.01.23.43.720.4
Ron BrewerG814830.349.482.01.11.72.82.01.31.01.92.213.3
Mychal ThompsonC-F733329.449.057.22.75.68.32.40.91.82.83.714.7
Lionel HollinsG645630.745.477.80.51.82.35.11.80.43.53.115.3
Dave TwardzikG644824.553.387.30.61.31.92.81.30.12.02.910.4
T.R. DunnG-F801522.944.877.21.82.54.31.31.10.31.22.17.7
Larry SteeleG-F722620.742.082.40.81.62.42.01.00.11.32.97.2
Bob GrossF-G533427.247.280.72.02.74.73.51.30.92.33.09.7
Clemon JohnsonC-F74010.747.048.61.11.93.11.10.30.50.91.63.2
Jim McMillianF23312.144.681.00.71.01.71.40.40.10.70.83.6
Ira TerrellF-C1808.955.653.30.61.52.10.80.40.30.91.53.8
Kim AndersonF21010.731.253.60.81.32.10.70.20.21.02.03.0
Willie SmithG13010.152.370.60.50.51.01.30.80.11.11.54.5
Lloyd NealC-F4012.036.4100.00.51.82.30.30.00.31.51.82.3
Averages79141025.048.376.51.63.14.72.51.00.62.12.811.2

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player Pos GP Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Mychal ThompsonC-F312154271059223162551159
Ron BrewerG394392213947118195753
Larry SteeleG-F373281698651171003840
Tom OwensC-F3803115859101954171635
Maurice LucasF-C3104411475230321831111233
Dave TwardzikG3771471211437105091425
Lionel HollinsG366268751235307821
Clemon JohnsonC-F347114116512172247514
T.R. DunnG-F352115002464501710
Ira TerrellF-C164000022000000
Totals2872025911800775442971396535205588290

Postseason Player Averages:

Player Pos GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Mychal ThompsonC-F340.350.050.03.07.310.32.00.71.71.73.719.7
Ron BrewerG331.356.469.21.32.33.72.70.33.01.72.317.7
Larry SteeleG-F324.357.188.92.01.73.72.33.30.01.02.713.3
Tom OwensC-F326.748.462.53.03.36.31.71.30.32.35.311.7
Maurice LucasF-C334.734.171.40.710.010.76.01.00.33.74.011.0
Dave TwardzikG325.750.091.71.31.02.33.31.70.03.04.78.3
Lionel HollinsG322.030.871.40.30.71.01.71.00.02.32.77.0
Clemon JohnsonC-F315.736.454.51.74.05.70.70.71.32.31.74.7
T.R. DunnG-F317.345.50.71.32.01.31.70.00.32.33.3
Ira TerrellF-C16.00.00.02.02.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Averages79125.745.670.11.53.55.02.31.30.72.03.110.4


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