1979–80 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1979-1980 NBA season was the 76ers 31st season in the NBA and 17th season in Philadelphia. They finished with a record of 59-23, In the playoffs, they won the Eastern Conference Championship over the Boston Celtics 4-1. In the NBA finals they would lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 4-2. The series was memorable for Julius Erving's baseline move in Game 4.


1979–80 Philadelphia 76ers season
Eastern Conference Champions
Head coach Billy Cunningham
General manager Pat Williams
Arena The Spectrum
Results
Record 59–23 (.720)
Place Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(Eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television PRISM Network, WPHL
Radio WFLN
< 1978–79 1980–81 >

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 16 Jim Spanarkel SG  United States Duke
2 36 Clint Richardson SG  United States Seattle
2 37 Bernard Toone PF  United States Marquette
3 58 Earl Cureton PF  United States Detroit
4 83 Mike Niles SF  United States Cal State Fullerton

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
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

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Darryl Dawkins
PF Caldwell Jones Steve Mix Bernard Toone
SF Julius Erving Bobby Jones Jim Spanarkel
SG Lionel Hollins Clint Richardson Doug Collins
PG Maurice Cheeks Henry Bibby

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

NBA finals

Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 2

Game Date Home Team Result Road Team
Game 1 May 4 Los Angeles 109-102 Philadelphia
Game 2 May 7 Los Angeles 104-107 Philadelphia
Game 3 May 10 Philadelphia 101-111 Los Angeles
Game 4 May 11 Philadelphia 105-102 Los Angeles'
Game 5 May 14 Los Angeles 108-103 Philadelphia
Game 6 May 16 Philadelphia 107-123 Los Angeles

Awards and records

References