Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 season

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The Los Angeles Lakers’ 1979–80 season was a landmark NBA campaign highlighted by rookie Magic Johnson’s arrival and the franchise’s first championship of the Showtime era.

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instanceOf NBA season
AllDefensiveSecondTeamPlayer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Michael Cooper
AllNBAFirstTeamPlayer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
AllRookieTeamPlayer Magic Johnson
assistantCoach Pat Riley
conference Western Conference
conferencePlace 1st in Western Conference
division Pacific Division
divisionPlace 1st in Pacific Division
draftPick Magic Johnson
draftPosition 1st overall pick in 1979 NBA draft
FinalsMVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
franchiseChampionshipNumber 7
generalManager Bill Sharman
headCoach Jack McKinney
Paul Westhead
homeArena The Forum
keyPlayer Brad Holland
Don Ford
Jamaal Wilkes
Jim Chones
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Magic Johnson
Mark Landsberger
Marty Byrnes
Michael Cooper
Norm Nixon
Ron Boone
Spencer Haywood
league National Basketball Association
NBAFinalsGame6LakersPoints 123
NBAFinalsGame6Location The Spectrum
NBAFinalsGame6Opponent Philadelphia 76ers
NBAFinalsGame6SixersPoints 107
NBAFinalsOpponent Philadelphia 76ers
NBAFinalsSeriesResult 4–2
notableEvent Jerry Buss first season as Lakers owner
beginning of Showtime era
owner Jerry Buss
playoffAppearance 1980 NBA Playoffs
linked to: 1980 NBA Finals
playoffResult NBA champions
regularSeasonRecordLosses 22
regularSeasonRecordWins 60
regularSeasonWinPercentage .732
rookiePlayer Magic Johnson
seasonEndYear 1980
seasonStartYear 1979
styleOfPlay up-tempo fast-break offense
team Los Angeles Lakers
WesternConferenceFinalsOpponent Seattle SuperSonics
WesternConferenceFinalsResult 4–1
WesternConferenceSemifinalsOpponent Phoenix Suns
WesternConferenceSemifinalsResult 4–1

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Jack McKinney coachedTeamInSeason Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 season