Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1977-1978 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Tom Abernethy PF 6-7 220 May 6, 1954 23 Indiana 1 1976 3rd Rnd, #55, Los Angeles Lakers
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 Apr 16, 1947 30 UCLA 8 1969 1st Rnd, #2, Milwaukee Bucks
Kenny Carr GF 6-7 220 Aug 15, 1955 22 NC State 0 1977 1st Rnd, #6, Los Angeles Lakers
Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 Feb 28, 1956 22 Notre Dame 1 1976 1st Rnd, #12, Buffalo Braves
Brad Davis PG 6-3 180 Dec 17, 1955 22 Maryland 0 1977 1st Rnd, #15, Los Angeles Lakers
Don Ford PF 6-9 215 Dec 31, 1952 25 UC Santa Barbara 2 1975 6th Rnd, #97, Los Angeles Lakers
Lou Hudson GF 6-5 210 Jul 11, 1944 33 Minnesota 11 1966 1st Rnd, #4, St. Louis Hawks
Norm Nixon PG 6-2 170 Oct 11, 1955 22 Duquesne 0 1977 1st Rnd, #22, Los Angeles Lakers
Dave Robisch FC 6-10 235 Dec 22, 1949 28 Kansas 1 1971 3rd Rnd, #49, Boston Celtics
Charlie Scott SG 6-5 175 Dec 15, 1948 29 North Carolina 6 1970 7th Rnd, #106, Boston Celtics
Jamaal Wilkes GF 6-6 190 May 2, 1953 24 UCLA 3 1974 1st Rnd, #11, Golden State Warriors

1977-1978 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Washington Bullets #6 Atlanta Hawks WAS in 2
First Round #4 Cleveland Cavaliers #5 New York Knicks NYK in 2
Second Round #1 Philadelphia Sixers #5 New York Knicks PHI in 4
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #3 Washington Bullets WAS in 6
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #3 Washington Bullets WAS in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 2
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Los Angeles Lakers SEA in 3
Second Round #1 Portland Trail Blazers #4 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 6
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #6 Milwaukee Bucks DEN in 7
Conference Finals #2 Denver Nuggets #4 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #4 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Washington Bullets WAS in 7

1977-1978 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3 44.7 27.0 13.7 3.7 0.7 4.0 4.7
Adrian Dantley 3 34.7 17.0 8.3 3.7 1.7 1.0 2.0
Jamaal Wilkes 3 36.0 12.0 8.7 2.7 1.0 0.3 3.7
Lou Hudson 3 31.0 11.7 3.0 3.0 1.7 0.0 1.7
Charlie Scott 3 34.3 10.0 4.3 4.7 1.3 0.0 3.7
Dave Robisch 3 15.7 10.0 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0
Norm Nixon 3 30.7 8.0 3.0 5.3 1.3 0.3 1.7
Kenny Carr 2 8.5 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5
Tom Abernethy 2 6.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Don Ford 1 10.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0

1977-1978 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Seattle Leaders
Apr 12, 1978
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Seattle		 L, 102-90 Kingdome
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 26. K. Abdul-Jabbar
 PTS: 23. Gus Williams
Apr 14, 1978
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Seattle		 W, 105-99 The Forum
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 24. K. Abdul-Jabbar
 PTS: 21. D. Johnson
Apr 16, 1978
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Seattle		 L, 111-102 Kingdome
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 31. K. Abdul-Jabbar
 PTS: 24. Jack Sikma