1979-80 NBA season

Champion team: Los Angeles Lakers |
Season MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Scoring leader: George Gervin

1979-80 NBA season Finals, awards and best players

NBA Finals 1980

NBA Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers (W) 4 Philadelphia 76ers (E) 2

NBA Finals MVP: Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)

Main players: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Jamaal Wilkes (Los Angeles Lakers), Julius Erving, Darryl Dawkins, Caldwell Jones (Philadelphia 76ers).

Best players for the 1979-80 NBA season

Regular Season MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers).

All-NBA first team: Paul Westphal (Phoenix Suns), George Gervin (San Antonio Spurs), Julius Erving (Philadelphia 76ers), Larry Bird (Boston Celtics), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers).

All-NBA second team: Dennis Johnson (Seattle SuperSonics), Gus Williams (Seattle SuperSonics), Marques Johnson (Milwaukee Bucks), Dan Roundfield (Atlanta Hawks), Moses Malone (Houston Rockets).

SEASON STATS LEADERS

Category	Player	Pos.	Team	Value
Points	George Gervin	SG	San Antonio Spurs	33.1
Rebounds	Swen Nater	C	San Diego Clippers	15.0
Blocks	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	Los Angeles Lakers	3.4
Assists	M. Ray Richardson	G/F	New York Knicks	10.2
Steals	M. Ray Richardson	G/F	New York Knicks	3.2
Efficiency	Julius Erving	F/G	Philadelphia 76ers	25.4
3-point field goals	Brian Taylor	PG/SG	San Diego Clippers	90

PLAYERS WITH THE BEST STATS IN THE 1979-80 REGULAR SEASON

PLAYER	GP	MP	FG	(%)	3P	(%)	FT	(%)	RB	AS	ST	TO	BK	PTS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	82	0.5	10.18/16.87	60.3	0.00/0.01	0.0	4.44/5.80	76.6	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Moses Malone	82	0.5	9.49/18.89	50.2	0.00/0.07	0.0	6.87/9.55	71.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Julius Erving	78	0.5	10.74/20.69	51.9	0.05/0.26	19.2	5.38/6.85	78.5	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
George Gervin	78	0.5	13.13/24.87	52.8	0.41/1.31	31.3	6.47/7.60	85.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4
Larry Bird	82	0.4	8.45/17.84	47.4	0.71/1.74	40.8	3.67/4.39	83.6	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Magic Johnson	77	0.5	6.53/12.32	53.0	0.09/0.40	22.5	4.86/6.00	81.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2
Dan Issel	82	0.4	8.72/17.27	50.5	0.05/0.15	33.3	6.30/8.13	77.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Marques Johnson	77	0.5	8.95/16.45	54.4	0.03/0.12	25.0	3.78/4.78	79.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Swen Nater	81	0.4	5.47/9.86	55.5	0.00/0.02	0.0	2.42/3.37	71.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
Bill Cartwright	82	0.5	8.11/14.82	54.7	0.00/0.00	0,0	5.50/6.90	79.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3

Best defensive players for the 1979-80 season

All-Defensive first team: Don Buse (Phoenix Suns), Dennis Johnson (Seattle SuperSonics), M. Ray Richardson (New York Knicks), Bobby Jones (Philadelphia 76ers), Dan Roundfield (Atlanta Hawks), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers).

All-Defensive second team: Eddie Johnson (Atlanta Hawks), Quinn Buckner (Milwaukee Bucks), Scott Wedman (Kansas City Kings), Kermit Washington (Portland Trail Blazers), Dave Cowens (Boston Celtics).

Best rookies for the 1979-80 season

Rookie of the Year: Larry Bird (Boston Celtics).

All-Rookies first team: Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers), Larry Bird (Boston Celtics), Calvin Natt (Portland Trail Blazers), Dave Greenwood (Chicago Bulls), Bill Cartwright (New York Knicks).

Players of the Month and Players of the Week in the 1979-80 season

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Month	Player
November	Moses Malone (Houston Rockets)
December	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers)
January	George Gervin (San Antonio Spurs)
February	Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
March	Julius Erving (Philadelphia 76ers)

Players of the Week: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers) (2), Greg Ballard (Washington Bullets), Rick Barry (Houston Rockets), Billy Ray Bates (Portland Trail Blazers), Larry Bird (Boston Celtics), Adrian Dantley (Utah Jazz), Walter Davis (Phoenix Suns), Julius Erving (Philadelphia 76ers), Phil Ford (Kansas City Kings), George Gervin (San Antonio Spurs), Kevin Grevey (Washington Bullets), Dennis Johnson (Seattle SuperSonics), Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers) (2), Marques Johnson (Milwaukee Bucks), Mike Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers), Swen Nater (San Diego Clippers), Calvin Natt (Portland Trail Blazers), M. Ray Richardson (New York Knicks), Clifford Robinson (New Jersey Nets), Dan Roundfield (Atlanta Hawks), Scott Wedman (Kansas City Kings).

1980 NBA All-Star Game players

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Player	Pos.	Team
Dennis Johnson	PG/SG	Seattle SuperSonics
Magic Johnson	PG/SG	Los Angeles Lakers
World B. Free	PG/SG	San Diego Clippers
Otis Birdsong	SG/PG	Kansas City Kings
Paul Westphal	SG/PG	Phoenix Suns
Marques Johnson	G/F	Milwaukee Bucks
Adrian Dantley	F/G	Utah Jazz
Walter Davis	F/G	Phoenix Suns
Kermit Washington	PF	Portland Trail Blazers
Jack Sikma	C/PF	Seattle SuperSonics
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	Los Angeles Lakers

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Player	Pos.	Team
Nate Archibald	PG	Boston Celtics
Eddie Johnson	PG/SG	Atlanta Hawks
George Gervin	SG	San Antonio Spurs
M. Ray Richardson	G/F	New York Knicks
John Drew	F/G	Atlanta Hawks
Julius Erving	F/G	Philadelphia 76ers
Larry Bird	SF/PF	Boston Celtics
Dan Roundfield^*	PF/C	Atlanta Hawks
Elvin Hayes	C/PF	Washington Bullets
Moses Malone	C/PF	Houston Rockets
Bill Cartwright	C	New York Knicks

* Player was selected but he could not play the game

All-Star Game MVP: George Gervin (San Antonio Spurs).

More awards

Citizenship award: Austin Carr (Cleveland Cavaliers).