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1979-80 NBA Western Conference standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1979-80 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 60-22, 4 games ahead of the Seattle SuperSonics.
🏆The 1979-80 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1979-80
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) w | 60 | 22 | .732 | - | 9-1 | W5 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) x | 55 | 27 | .671 | 5 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11 | 8-2 | W1 |
| Kansas City Kings (KCK) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 | 5-5 | L2 |
| San Diego Clippers (SDC) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 25 | 2-8 | L7 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 30 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 30 | 3-7 | L4 |
| Golden State Warriors (GOS) | 24 | 58 | .293 | 36 | 2-8 | L2 |
| Utah Jazz (UTH) | 24 | 58 | .293 | 36 | 2-8 | L3 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- w
- clinched the top seed in the Western Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 12 times.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 3 games on October 24, 1979.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on March 5, 1980.
- The Milwaukee Bucks won 10 games in a row from October 13, 1979 to November 3, 1979, the longest run of the race.
- The Seattle SuperSonics led by 2.5 games as late as February 14, 1980.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 17-4 from February 14, 1980 to March 27, 1980, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 4 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 104 of the 150 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 38 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.