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National Basketball Association

Seasons74 Champions19 Teams30 Founded1946
Champion 2025-26 New York Knicks
MVP 2025Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC

At a glance

All games

1979-80 Playoffs

WEST
First Round
Los Angeles Lakers4
Phoenix Suns1
LAL WINS 4-1
Houston Rockets2
San Antonio Spurs1
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 2-1
Phoenix Suns2
Sacramento Kings1
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 2-1
Portland Trail Blazers1
Oklahoma City Thunder2
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 1-2
WEST
Conf. Semifinals
Los Angeles Lakers4
Oklahoma City Thunder1
LAL WINS 4-1
Los Angeles Lakers4
Philadelphia 76ers2
LAL WINS 4-2
WEST
Conf. Finals
TBD0
TBD0
NBA
Finals
TBD0
TBD0
EAST
Conf. Finals
0TBD
0TBD
EAST
Conf. Semifinals
1Boston Celtics
4Philadelphia 76ers
PHI WINS 4-1
0TBD
0TBD
EAST
First Round
1Atlanta Hawks
4Philadelphia 76ers
PHI WINS 4-1
2Philadelphia 76ers
0Washington Wizards
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 2-0
3Milwaukee Bucks
4Oklahoma City Thunder
OKC WINS 4-3
4Boston Celtics
0Houston Rockets
BOS WINS 4-0
East West

1979-80 Standings

Eastern Conference

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1 Boston Celtics 61 21 0.744 - -
2 Philadelphia 76ers 59 23 0.720 - -
3 Atlanta Hawks 50 32 0.610 - -
4 Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 0.598 - -
5 Washington Wizards 39 43 0.476 - -
6 New York Knicks 39 43 0.476 - -
7 Indiana Pacers 37 45 0.451 - -
8 Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 0.451 - -
9 Brooklyn Nets 34 48 0.415 - -
10 Chicago Bulls 30 52 0.366 - -
11 Detroit Pistons 16 66 0.195 - -

Western Conference

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1 Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 0.732 - -
2 Oklahoma City Thunder 56 26 0.683 - -
3 Phoenix Suns 55 27 0.671 - -
4 Sacramento Kings 47 35 0.573 - -
5 San Antonio Spurs 41 41 0.500 - -
6 Houston Rockets 41 41 0.500 - -
7 Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 0.463 - -
8 Los Angeles Clippers 35 47 0.427 - -
9 Denver Nuggets 30 52 0.366 - -
10 Utah Jazz 24 58 0.293 - -
11 Golden State Warriors 24 58 0.293 - -

1979-80 Leaders

Points per game

George Gervin SAS 33.1 PPG
  1. 2. Adrian Dantley 28.0
  2. 3. Julius Erving 26.9
  3. 4. Moses Malone 25.8
  4. 5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.8

Rebounds per game

Swen Nater LAC 15.0 RPG
  1. 2. Moses Malone 14.5
  2. 3. Wes Unseld 13.3
  3. 4. Caldwell Jones 11.9
  4. 5. Elvin Hayes 11.1

Assists per game

Foots Walker CLE 8.0 APG
  1. 2. Norm Nixon 7.8
  2. 3. John Lucas 7.5
  3. 4. Phil Ford 7.4
  4. 5. Magic Johnson 7.3

Steals per game

Eddie Jordan BKN 2.7 SPG
  1. 2. Ron Lee 2.7
  2. 3. Dudley Bradley 2.6
  3. 4. Gus Williams 2.4
  4. 5. Magic Johnson 2.4

Blocks per game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 3.4 BPG
  1. 2. George Johnson 3.2
  2. 3. George Johnson 3.2
  3. 4. Tree Rollins 3.0
  4. 5. Terry Tyler 2.7

Win shares

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 14.8 WS
  1. 2. Julius Erving 12.5
  2. 3. Cedric Maxwell 12.2
  3. 4. Moses Malone 11.9
  4. 5. Dan Issel 11.5

Field-goal %

Cedric Maxwell BOS 60.9 FG%
  1. 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 60.4
  2. 3. Artis Gilmore 59.5
  3. 4. Adrian Dantley 57.6
  4. 5. Tom Boswell 57.3

3-point %

Pete Maravich - 66.7 3P%
  1. 2. Dave Twardzik 57.1
  2. 3. Tom Owens 50.0
  3. 4. Roger Phegley 50.0
  4. 5. Tom Boswell 50.0

Recent Most Valuable Players

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