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1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

Seattle Center Coliseum (playoffs) Hec Edmundson Pavilion (playoffs) (lost to Lakers 1–4)

The 1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics season was the SuperSonics' 13th season in the NBA. The SuperSonics entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Washington Bullets in five games in the 1979 NBA Finals, winning their first NBA championship.

In the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games in the Semi-finals, before losing to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the conference finals.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1979 NBA draft

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16James BaileyPF/CRutgers
17Vinnie JohnsonSGBaylor
243Johnny MoorePGTexas
473James DonaldsonCWashington State

Roster

  • Lenny Wilkens
  • Les Habegger

Standings

Game log

Regular season

GDateOpponentScoreRecord
1October 14@ [San Diego](1979-80-san-diego-clippers-season)L 93–980–1
2October 16@ [Phoenix](1979-80-phoenix-suns-season)L 86–1020–2
3October 17[Los Angeles](1979-80-los-angeles-lakers-season)W 112–1101–2
4October 19[San Diego](1979-80-san-diego-clippers-season)W 106–982–2
5October 21@ [Los Angeles](1979-80-los-angeles-lakers-season)L 97–1062–3
6October 24[Kansas City](1979-80-kansas-city-kings-season)W 105–923–3
7October 26[Phoenix](1979-80-phoenix-suns-season)L 86–923–4
8October 27@ [San Diego](1979-80-san-diego-clippers-season)L 105–1103–5
9October 28[Chicago](1979-80-chicago-bulls-season)W 108–974–5
10October 31[Denver](1979-80-denver-nuggets-season)W 97–895–5
11November 2[San Antonio](1979-80-san-antonio-spurs-season)W 117–1076–5
12November 4@ [Milwaukee](1979-80-milwaukee-bucks-season)W 114–1017–5
13November 6@ [Chicago](1979-80-chicago-bulls-season)W 114–978–5
14November 7@ [Denver](1979-80-denver-nuggets-season)L 92–1138–6
15November 10@ [Utah](1979-80-utah-jazz-season)W 88–879–6
16November 14[Milwaukee](1979-80-milwaukee-bucks-season)W 136–11710–6
17November 16[Cleveland](1979-80-cleveland-cavaliers-season)W 108–10011–6
18November 17@ [Golden State](1979-80-golden-state-warriors-season)W 108–10312–6
19November 18@ [Portland](1979-80-portland-trail-blazers-season)L 95–10012–7
20November 21[Los Angeles](1979-80-los-angeles-lakers-season)W 119–11013–7
21November 23[Portland](1979-80-portland-trail-blazers-season)W 94–9014–7
22November 28[Phoenix](1979-80-phoenix-suns-season)W 127–11615–7
23November 30@ [Kansas City](1979-80-kansas-city-kings-season)W 107–102 (OT)16–7
24December 1@ [Utah](1979-80-utah-jazz-season)L 95–9716–8
25December 2[Golden State](1979-80-golden-state-warriors-season)W 111–9817–8
26December 5[Utah](1979-80-utah-jazz-season)W 115–9618–8
27December 8@ [Golden State](1979-80-golden-state-warriors-season)W 125–10019–8
28December 9[Chicago](1979-80-chicago-bulls-season)L 112–12119–9
29December 11@ [Milwaukee](1979-80-milwaukee-bucks-season)W 103–9920–9
30December 12@ [Indiana](1979-80-indiana-pacers-season)W 112–10721–9
31December 14[Houston](1979-80-houston-rockets-season)W 109–10122–9
32December 16[Denver](1979-80-denver-nuggets-season)W 123–12123–9
33December 19[New Jersey](1979-80-new-jersey-nets-season)L 114–12223–10
34December 21[New York](1979-80-new-york-knicks-season)W 121–10224–10
35December 23@ [Los Angeles](1979-80-los-angeles-lakers-season)L 97–10224–11
36December 26[San Diego](1979-80-san-diego-clippers-season)W 124–10425–11
37December 28[Portland](1979-80-portland-trail-blazers-season)W 126–9726–11
38December 30@ [Portland](1979-80-portland-trail-blazers-season)W 107–10027–11
39January 2[Washington](1979-80-washington-bullets-season)L 134–139 (2OT)27–12
40January 4[Detroit](1979-80-detroit-pistons-season)W 123–10528–12
41January 5@ [Golden State](1979-80-golden-state-warriors-season)W 121–11229–12
42January 6@ [San Diego](1979-80-san-diego-clippers-season)L 103–10529–13
43January 8[Indiana](1979-80-indiana-pacers-season)W 120–11130–13
44January 11[Utah](1979-80-utah-jazz-season)W 100–9031–13
45January 12@ [Denver](1979-80-denver-nuggets-season)W 105–10232–13
46January 13[Golden State](1979-80-golden-state-warriors-season)W 109–10133–13
47January 15@ [Washington](1979-80-washington-bullets-season)W 120-10034–13
48January 18@ [New York](1979-80-new-york-knicks-season)W 124–11735–13
49January 20@ [Boston](1979-80-boston-celtics-season)W 108–106 (2OT)36–13
50January 23@ [Atlanta](1979-80-atlanta-hawks-season)W 98–9637–13
51January 25@ [San Antonio](1979-80-san-antonio-spurs-season)L 116–12537–14
52January 26@ [Houston](1979-80-houston-rockets-season)L 111–12337–15
53January 30[Kansas City](1979-80-kansas-city-kings-season)L 97–9937–16
54January 31[Milwaukee](1979-80-milwaukee-bucks-season)W 105–10138–16
55February 5@ [Cleveland](1979-80-cleveland-cavaliers-season)W 123–12139–16
56February 7@ [Detroit](1979-80-detroit-pistons-season)W 119–10240–16
57February 8@[Philadelphia](1979-80-philadelphia-76ers-season)W 109–9441–16
58February 10@ [New Jersey](1979-80-new-jersey-nets-season)W 122–10742–16
59February 13[Atlanta](1979-80-atlanta-hawks-season)W 93–8643–16
60February 14[Denver](1979-80-denver-nuggets-season)W 93–8444–16
61February 17[Boston](1979-80-boston-celtics-season)W 109–10845–16
62February 19@ [Chicago](1979-80-chicago-bulls-season)L 106–11545–17
63February 20@ [Kansas City](1979-80-kansas-city-kings-season)L 105–10745–18
64February 23@ [Utah](1979-80-utah-jazz-season)W 105–9546–18
65February 26@ [Los Angeles](1979-80-los-angeles-lakers-season)L 108–13146–19
66February 27[Philadelphia](1979-80-philadelphia-76ers-season)L 98–101 (OT)46–20
67February 29[Chicago](1979-80-chicago-bulls-season)W 108–10147–20
68March 2[Utah](1979-80-utah-jazz-season)W 103–9148–20
69March 4@ [Portland](1979-80-portland-trail-blazers-season)W 98–9749–20
70March 5@ [Phoenix](1979-80-phoenix-suns-season)L 111–12749–21
71March 8@ [Denver](1979-80-denver-nuggets-season)W 104–9750–21
72March 9@ [Kansas City](1979-80-kansas-city-kings-season)L 93–11350–22
73March 12@ [Milwaukee](1979-80-milwaukee-bucks-season)L 103–11250–23
74March 14@ [Chicago](1979-80-chicago-bulls-season)W 122–10151–23
75March 19[Milwaukee](1979-80-milwaukee-bucks-season)L 106–10851–24
76March 21[San Diego](1979-80-san-diego-clippers-season)W 107–10452–24
77March 22[Los Angeles](1979-80-los-angeles-lakers-season)L 92–9752–25
78March 23[Kansas City](1979-80-kansas-city-kings-season)W 112–9053–25
79March 25[Phoenix](1979-80-phoenix-suns-season)W 104–9554–25
80March 26@ [Phoenix](1979-80-phoenix-suns-season)L 99–10954–26
81March 28[Golden State](1979-80-golden-state-warriors-season)W 108–8255–26
82March 30[Portland](1979-80-portland-trail-blazers-season)W 135–10456–26

Playoffs

|- | 1 | April 2 | Portland | W 120–110 | Gus Williams (35) | three players tied (8) | Gus Williams (6) | Kingdome 26,412

1–0
2
April 4
@ Portland
L 95–105 (OT)
Dennis Johnson (24)
Lonnie Shelton (12)
Gus Williams (8)
Memorial Coliseum
12,666
1–1
-
3
April 6
Portland
W 103–86
Gus Williams (21)
John Johnson (8)
Williams, D. Johnson (6)
Kingdome
23,546
2–1
-
-
1
April 8
Milwaukee
W 114–113 (OT)
Gus Williams (30)
Jack Sikma (11)
John Johnson (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum
13,648
1–0
-
2
April 9
Milwaukee
L 112–114 (OT)
Lonnie Shelton (25)
Lonnie Shelton (9)
Williams, J. Johnson (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,050
1–1
-
3
April 11
@ Milwaukee
L 91–95
Jack Sikma (20)
Jack Sikma (13)
Williams, J. Johnson (7)
MECCA Arena
10,938
1–2
-
4
April 13
@ Milwaukee
W 112–107
Gus Williams (32)
Lonnie Shelton (15)
John Johnson (7)
MECCA Arena
10,938
2–2
-
5
April 15
Milwaukee
L 97–108
Gus Williams (22)
Jack Sikma (9)
Dennis Johnson (7)
Kingdome
40,172
2–3
-
6
April 18
@ Milwaukee
W 86–85
Dennis Johnson (18)
Paul Silas (14)
John Johnson (7)
MECCA Arena
10,938
3–3
-
7
April 20
Milwaukee
W 98–94
Gus Williams (33)
Lonnie Shelton (15)
Dennis Johnson (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,050
4–3
-
-
1
April 22
@ Los Angeles
W 108–107
Gus Williams (28)
Lonnie Shelton (9)
John Johnson (9)
The Forum
17,505
1–0
-
2
April 23
@ Los Angeles
L 99–108
Gus Williams (24)
Jack Sikma (11)
Jack Sikma (8)
The Forum
17,505
1–1
-
3
April 25
Los Angeles
L 100–104
Gus Williams (23)
John Johnson (9)
Gus Williams (11)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion
8,524
1–2
-
4
April 27
Los Angeles
L 93–98
Gus Williams (25)
Dennis Johnson (9)
Gus Williams (7)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion
8,524
1–3
-
5
April 30
@ Los Angeles
L 105–111
Dennis Johnson (29)
Jack Sikma (9)
Williams, J. Johnson (6)
The Forum
17,505
1–4
-

Player statistics

Regular season

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6710.8.450.6732.9.4.3.84.7
8021.3.479.443.8371.92.2.8.212.0
8136.3.422.207.7805.14.11.81.019.0
8131.3.488.8015.35.2.9.411.3
388.6.391.000.7951.41.4.5.13.2
8214.2.477.6573.81.1.2.44.7
7629.5.530.200.7637.71.91.21.013.6
8234.1.475.000.80511.13.4.8.914.3
8219.5.378.6545.3.8.3.13.8
7012.1.507.7502.4.8.3.14.7
8236.2.482.194.7883.44.82.4.522.1

Playoffs

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1211.5.477.000.6502.1.4.8.84.6
1520.9.440.294.8572.52.1.1.112.5
1538.8.410.333.8394.33.81.8.717.1
1532.4.494.000.8116.85.7.5.212.4
52.4.333.4.4.2.0.4
1411.6.370.8182.9.9.1.03.1
1531.3.507.000.6278.31.71.5.812.0
1535.6.399.000.8528.43.71.1.311.7
1517.1.302.8465.01.0.6.12.5
1312.1.514.7502.2.5.1.24.2
1537.6.514.200.7214.05.62.3.523.7

Awards and records

  • Dennis Johnson, All-NBA Second Team
  • Gus Williams, All-NBA Second Team
  • Dennis Johnson, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

October 19, 1979

  • Waived Joe Hassett.
  • Waived Jackie Robinson.

October 11, 1979

  • Waived Dennis Awtrey.

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1980.html 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics]
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