1979-80 NBA season
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The 1979-80 NBA Season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
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[edit] Notable Occurrences
- The Jazz relocate from New Orleans, Louisiana to Salt Lake City, Utah.
- The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Capital Centre in Washington, DC, with the East defeating the West 144-136 in overtime. George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs wins the game's MVP award.
- This was the first season the NBA had a cable television partner. The USA Network signed a 3 year, 1.5 million dollar deal.
- The NBA officially adopts the three-point field goal.
- Darryl Dawkins broke two backboards: one at Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium on November 13, 1979, and a second backboard 23 days later at the Philadelphia Spectrum. Because his dunks resulted in delays while teams went to find another backboard, the NBA eventually modified their basketball rims to make them collapsible in the event another superstar wanted to emulate Dawkins' dunks.
[edit] Final standings
[edit] Eastern Conference
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | - |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 |
| New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
| Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
| New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27 |
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | - |
| Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9 |
| Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 |
| Detroit Pistons | 16 | 66 | .195 | 34 |
[edit] Western Conference
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | - |
| Kansas City Kings | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2 |
| Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 |
| Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 |
| Utah Jazz | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25 |
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers C | 60 | 22 | .732 | - |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 |
| Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 5 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 |
| San Diego Clippers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 25 |
| Golden State Warriors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 36 |
C - NBA Champions
[edit] NBA awards
- Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
- Rookie of the Year: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- Coach of the Year: Bill Fitch, Boston Celtics
- All-NBA First Team:
- All-NBA Rookie Team:
- Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- Bill Cartwright, New York Knicks
- David Greenwood, Chicago Bulls
- Calvin Natt, Portland Trail Blazers
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
[edit] See also
- 1980 NBA Playoffs
- 1980 NBA Finals
- 1980 NBA Draft
- 1980 NBA All-Star Game
| Preceded by 1978-79 NBA season |
NBA seasons 1979-80 |
Succeeded by 1980-81 NBA season |
