Checkout the latest Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats for 1979-80 on Basketball-Reference.com

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Lakers' 32nd season in the NBA and the 20th season in Los Angeles. It featured a 20-year old rookie Magic Johnson leading the Lakers to their seventh NBA Championship (second in Los Angeles), defeating the Philadelphia 76ers led by Julius Erving in six games in the NBA Finals, which was the first NBA Finals with a ...

In basketball, Showtime was an era in Los Angeles Lakers history from 1979 to 1991 when the National Basketball Association (NBA) team played an exciting run-and-gun style of basketball. Led by Magic Johnson 's passing skills and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 's scoring, the team relied on fast breaks and won five NBA championships.

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Let’s take a closer look at the 1979 80 Lakers roster, stats, schedule, and playtime results. Check out who made up the Lakers in 1979-80 and where they played before joining the NBA. See how...

Playoffs: The Lakers easily advanced to the NBA Finals, in which Julius Erving and Philadelphia 76ers waited. After splitting the first two games, the Lakers won Game 5 thanks in large part to...

The Los Angeles Lakers were 60-22 in 1979-80. They finished 1st in the Pacific Division and 1st in the Western Conference. They won in the NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2, to win their seventh championship.

The 1980 Los Angeles Lakers roster for the NBA regular season and playoffs

Each season's Los Angeles/Minneapolis Lakers roster listed by player, position, height, weight, and school.

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