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was the Clippers' 10th season in the

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and their 2nd season in the city of

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.1979-80 San Diego Clippers
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Draft picks

Roster

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Marvin Barnes Marvin Jerome "Bad News" Barnes (July 27, 1952 – September 8, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. A forward, he was an All-American at Providence College, and played professionally in both the American Basketball Association ( ...

' second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the

Buffalo Braves The Buffalo Braves were an American professional basketball franchise based in Buffalo, New York. The Braves competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division from 1970 ...

back in 1977-1978.

Regular season

Game log

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 1 , , October 12 , ,

Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

, , L 102–103 , , Lloyd Free (46) , ,

Nick Weatherspoon Nick Levoter Weatherspoon (July 20, 1950 – October 17, 2008) was an American professional basketball player. Career Weatherspoon, nicknamed "Spoon", scored 1,431 points at Canton McKinley High School, holding the Bulldog scoring record for 37 y ...

(9), , Lloyd Free (5) , ,

San Diego Sports Arena Pechanga Arena (historically known as the San Diego Sports Arena) is an indoor arena built in 1966 and located in the Midway area of San Diego, California. The arena seats 12,000 for indoor football, 12,920 for ice hockey, indoor soccer and ...

8,503 , , 0–1 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 2 , , October 14 , , 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics season, SuperSonics , , W 98–93 , , Lloyd Free (35) , ,

Swen Nater Swen Erick Nater (born January 14, 1950) is a Dutch former professional basketball player. He played primarily in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), and is the only player to have led both the NBA ...

(16), , Tied (4) , ,

7,242 , , 1–1 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 3 , , October 16 , , @ 1979-80 Portland Trail Blazers season, Trail Blazers , , L 94–98, , Lloyd Free (24) , ,

(16), , Lloyd Free (4) , , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , , 1–2 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 4 , , October 18 , , 1979-80 Chicago Bulls season, Bulls , , W 111–107 , , Lloyd Free (32) , ,

(14) , , Brian Taylor (7) , ,

6,844 , , 2–2 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 5 , , October 19 , , @ 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics season, SuperSonics , , L 98–106 , , Lloyd Free (41) , ,

(18), , Tied (4) , ,

Kingdome The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District, Seattle, Industrial District (later SoDo, Seattle, SoDo) neighborhood of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, United States. O ...

16,614 , , 2–3 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 6 , , October 22 , , @ 1979-80 Utah Jazz season, Jazz , , L 109–110 , , Lloyd Free (33) , ,

(13), ,

World B. Free World B. Free (born Lloyd Bernard Free; December 9, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1975 to 1988. Free was known as the "Prince of Mid-Air", "Brownsville Bom ...

(4) , ,

Salt Palace The Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, more commonly known as the Salt Palace, is a convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Named after Utah's 11th governor, Calvin L. Rampton, the name "Salt Palace" was previously used by two ...

6,122 , , 2–4 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 7 , , October 23 , , 1979-80 Denver Nuggets season, Nuggets , , W 132–127 , , Lloyd Free (32) , ,

(12), , Tied (7) , ,

6,660 , , 3–4 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 8 , , October 25 , , 1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks season, Bucks , , L 115–118 , , Lloyd Free (30) , ,

(15), , Tied (5) , ,

6,617 , , 3–5 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 9 , , October 27 , , 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics season, SuperSonics , , W 110–105 , , Lloyd Free (33) , ,

(9), , Lloyd Free (9) , ,

7,224 , , 4–5 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 10 , , October 28 , , 1979-80 Kansas City Kings season, Kings , , L 101–106 , ,

Joe Bryant Joseph Washington Bryant (born October 19, 1954), nicknamed "Jellybean", is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Ass ...

(23) , ,

(13), , Lloyd Free (5) , ,

7,081 , , 4–6 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 11 , , October 31, , 1979-80 San Antonio Spurs season, Spurs , , L 123–130 , , Lloyd Free (35) , ,

(21), , Lloyd Free (6) , ,

7,044 , , 4–7 ,

, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 12 , , November 2 , , 1979-80 Portland Trail Blazers season, Trail Blazers , , L 102–123 , ,

Freeman Williams Freeman Williams Jr. (May 15, 1956 – April 19, 2022) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Portland State Vikings, where he was a two-time All-Americ ...

(29) , ,

(12), , Brian Taylor (4) , ,

7,319 , , 4–8 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 13 , , November 3 , , 1979-80 Utah Jazz season, Jazz , , W 126–109 , , Lloyd Free (28) , ,

(19), ,

(10) , ,

6,428 , , 5–8 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 14 , , November 6 , , @

, , L 112–127 , , Lloyd Free (29) , ,

(15), ,

(7) , , The Forum (Inglewood, California), The Forum
12,817 , , 5–9 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 15 , , November 7 , , @ 1979-80 Phoenix Suns season, Suns , , W 114–102 , , Lloyd Free (45) , ,

(13), , Lloyd Free (5) , ,

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1992, as well as indoor ...

11,097 , , 6–9 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 16 , , November 9 , , @ 1979-80 Chicago Bulls season, Bulls , , L 92–107 , ,

(26) , ,

(16), , Lloyd Free (7) , ,

Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago, Illinois, that opened in 1929, closed in 1994 and was demolished in 1995. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. ...

8,014 , , 6–10 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 17 , , November 10 , , @ 1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks season, Bucks , , L 104–133 , ,

(33) , ,

(15), , Tied (6) , ,

MECCA Arena Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valle ...

10,938 , , 6–11 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 18 , , November 13 , ,

, , L 91–137 , ,

(15) , ,

(10), , Brian Taylor (7) , ,

9,068 , , 6–12 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 19 , , November 16 , , 1979-80 Indiana Pacers season, Pacers , , W 105–97 , ,

(35) , ,

(15), , Brian Taylor (6) , ,

7,221 , , 7–12 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 20 , , November 18 , , 1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks season, Bucks , , W 112–96, , Brian Taylor (23) , ,

(21), , Brian Taylor (9) , ,

6,342 , , 8–12 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 21 , , November 20 , , 1979-80 Phoenix Suns season, Suns , , W 117–110 , , Brian Taylor (28) , ,

(15), , Lloyd Free (6) , ,

6,992 , , 9–12 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 22 , , November 21 , , @ 1979-80 Denver Nuggets season, Nuggets , , L 84–105 , , Lloyd Free (27) , , Tied (11), ,

(5) , ,

McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sports use It was ...

5,922 , , 9–13 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 23 , , November 23 , , 1979-80 Kansas City Kings season, Kings , , L 91–107 , , Lloyd Free (32) , ,

(14), , Lloyd Free (3) , ,

6,940 , , 9–14 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 24 , , November 27 , , 1979-80 Chicago Bulls season, Bulls , , W 128–103 , , Lloyd Free (23) , ,

(16), , Tied (7) , ,

8,075 , , 10–14 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 25 , , November 28 , , @ 1979-80 Golden State Warriors season, Warriors , , W 114–108 , , Lloyd Free (28) , ,

(17), , Brian Taylor (9) , ,

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena Oakland Arena is an indoor arena located in Oakland, California, United States. From its opening in 1966 until 1996, it was known as the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. After a major renovation completed in 1997, the arena was renamed ...

10,726 , , 11–14 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 26 , , November 30 , , @ 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers season, 76ers , , L 101–104 , , Lloyd Free (29) , ,

(16), , Brian Taylor (7) , , The Spectrum
10,726 , , 11–15 ,

, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 27 , , December 1 , , @ 1979-80 Atlanta Hawks season, Hawks , , L 96–106 , , Lloyd Free (35) , ,

(12), ,

(5) , ,

Omni Coliseum Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for ice hockey, hockey. It was part of the CNN Center, Omni ...

9,373 , , 11–16 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 28 , , December 4 , , @ 1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Cavaliers , , L 112–115 , , Lloyd Free (28) , ,

(15), ,

(5) , ,

Richfield Coliseum Richfield Coliseum, also known as the Coliseum at Richfield, was an indoor arena located in Richfield Township, between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. It opened in 1974 as a replacement for the Cleveland Arena, and had a seating capacity of 20,273 f ...

7,155 , , 11–17 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 29 , , December 6 , , 1979-80 Golden State Warriors season, Warriors , , W 105–103 , , Lloyd Free (30) , ,

(11), , Brian Taylor (6) , ,

8,664 , , 12–17 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 30 , , December 7 , , @

, , W 116–108 , , Lloyd Free (42) , ,

(27), , Tied (4) , , The Forum (Inglewood, California), The Forum
12,222 , , 13–17 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 31 , , December 9 , , @ 1979-80 Portland Trail Blazers season, Trail Blazers , , W 98–96 , , Lloyd Free (25) , ,

(16), , Lloyd Free (6) , , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , , 14–17 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 32 , , December 12 , , 1979-80 Houston Rockets season, Rockets , , L 107–118 , , Lloyd Free (29) , ,

(17), , Tied (3) , ,

6,756 , , 14–18 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 33 , , December 14 , , 1979-80 Denver Nuggets season, Nuggets , , W 112–108 , , Lloyd Free (37) , ,

(32), , Lloyd Free (7) , ,

6,684 , , 15–18 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 34 , , December 16 , , 1979-80 Detroit Pistons season, Pistons , , W 113–124 , , Lloyd Free (49) , ,

(15) , , Tied (5) , ,

7,571 , , 16–18 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 35 , , December 18 , , @ 1979-80 Kansas City Kings season, Kings , , L 96–110 , , Lloyd Free (25) , ,

(8) , , Tied (3) , , Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri), Municipal Auditorium
6,935 , , 16–19 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 36 , , December 20 , , 1979-80 New York Knicks season, Knicks , , W 128–118 , , Lloyd Free (32) , ,

(17) , ,

Sidney Wicks Sidney Wicks (born September 19, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of California, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. Wicks was selected by the Portland ...

(6) , ,

6,843 , , 17–19 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 37 , , December 21 , , @ 1979-80 Utah Jazz season, Jazz , , W 110–98 , ,

(28) , ,

(9) , ,

(7) , ,

5,141 , , 18–19 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 38 , , December 23 , , 1979-80 Utah Jazz season, Jazz , , W 124–118 OT , , Lloyd Free (41) , ,

(22) , , Lloyd Free (8) , ,

6,548 , , 19–19 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 39 , , December 26 , , @ 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics season, SuperSonics , , L 104–124 , , Brian Taylor (28) , ,

(10) , ,

24,958 , , 19–20 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 40 , , December 27 , , 1979-80 Boston Celtics season, Celtics , , L 97–118 , , Lloyd Free (28) , ,

(15) , ,

(3) , ,

13,841 , , 19–21 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 41 , , December 29 , , @ 1979-80 Washington Bullets season, Bullets , , W 93–90 , ,

(24) , ,

(17) , , Tied (3) , , Capital Centre
15,989 , , 20–21 ,

, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 42 , , January 2 , , @ 1979-80 New Jersey Nets season, Nets , , W 103–97 , , Lloyd Free (31) , ,

(23) , ,

(7) , ,

Rutgers Athletic Center Jersey Mike's Arena, commonly known as the RAC (an initialism for Rutgers Athletic Center, its former official name), is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Piscataway, New Jersey on Rutgers University's Livingston Campus. The building is shape ...

5,204 , , 21–21 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 43 , , January 3 , , @ 1979-80 New York Knicks season, Knicks , , L 114–107 , , Lloyd Free (30) , ,

(8) , , Tied (4) , ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

11,375 , , 21–22 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 44 , , January 4 , , @ 1979-80 Chicago Bulls season, Bulls , , L 118–121 , , Lloyd Free (38) , ,

(11) , , Brian Taylor (9) , ,

10,538 , , 21–23 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 45 , , January 6 , , 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics season, SuperSonics , , W 105–103 , , Lloyd Free (34) , ,

(17) , , Tied (7) , ,

7,622 , , 22–23 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 46 , , January 8 , , @ 1979-80 Kansas City Kings season, Kings , , W 124–116 , , Lloyd Free (33) , ,

(26) , , Tied (4) , , Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri), Municipal Auditorium
7,387 , , 23–23 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 47 , , January 9 , , @ 1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks season, Bucks , , W 111–107 , , Lloyd Free (33) , ,

(14) , , Lloyd Free (7) , ,

10,938 , , 24–23 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 48 , , January 11 , , 1979-80 Golden State Warriors season, Warriors , , W 116–112 , , Lloyd Free (39) , ,

(16) , , Brian Taylor (5) , ,

8,165 , , 25–23 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 49 , , January 12 , , 1979-80 Utah Jazz season, Jazz , , W 119–102 , , Lloyd Free (32) , ,

(28) , , Lloyd Free (7) , ,

9,287 , , 26–23 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 50 , , January 16 , , 1979-80 Atlanta Hawks season, Hawks , , W 111–108 , , Lloyd Free (33) , ,

(16) , , Tied (4) , ,

11,266 , , 27–23 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 51 , , January 18 , , @ 1979-80 Golden State Warriors season, Warriors , , L 91–92 , , Lloyd Free (32) , ,

(17) , , Brian Taylor (7) , ,

7,741 , , 27–24 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 52 , , January 19 , , @ 1979-80 Phoenix Suns season, Suns , , L 123–137 , ,

(51) , ,

(8) , , Stan Pietkiewicz (8) , ,

12,660 , , 27–25 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 53 , , January 22 , , @ 1979-80 San Antonio Spurs season, Spurs , , L 109–129 , ,

(21) , ,

(11) , ,

(8) , ,

HemisFair Arena HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 seas ...

10,049 , , 27–26 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 54 , , January 23 , , @ 1979-80 Houston Rockets season, Rockets , , L 110–111 2OT , , Lloyd Free (33) , ,

(23) , , Lloyd Free (9) , , The Summit (Houston), The Summit
7,159 , , 27–27 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 55 , , January 25 , , @ 1979-80 Indiana Pacers season, Pacers , , L 117–139 , , Lloyd Free (27) , ,

(16) , , Lloyd Free (7) , ,

Market Square Arena Market Square Arena was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of large cu ...

8,794 , , 27–28 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 56 , , January 27 , , @ 1979-80 Boston Celtics season, Celtics , , L 108–131 , , Lloyd Free (35) , ,

(11) , , Tied (4) , ,

Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (late ...

15,320 , , 27–29 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 57 , , January 29 , , 1979-80 Phoenix Suns season, Suns , , W 133–121 , , Lloyd Free (32) , ,

(21) , ,

(8) , ,

11,428 , , 28–29 ,

, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 58 , , February 6 , , @ 1979-80 Golden State Warriors season, Warriors , , L 117–92 , ,

(29) , ,

(11) , , Stan Pietkiewicz (5) , ,

8,380 , , 28–30 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 59 , , February 8 , , 1979-80 Portland Trail Blazers season, Trail Blazers , , W 118–104 , ,

(29) , ,

(12) , , Tied (7) , ,

12,715 , , 29–30 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 60 , , February 9 , , @ 1979-80 Denver Nuggets season, Nuggets , , L 104–123 , ,

(33) , ,

(18) , , Stan Pietkiewicz (7) , ,

14,662 , , 29–31 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 61 , , February 13 , , 1979-80 Washington Bullets season, Bullets , , L 103–108 , , Lloyd Free (28) , ,

(15) , , Brian Taylor (8) , ,

9,472 , , 29–32 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 62 , , February 17 , , 1979-80 Kansas City Kings season, Kings , , L 107–108 , , Lloyd Free (24) , ,

(10) , , Brian Taylor (6) , ,

9,114 , , 29–33 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 63 , , February 19 , , 1979-80 New Jersey Nets season, Nets , , L 113–123 , ,

(24) , ,

(10) , , Brian Taylor (6) , ,

11,709 , , 29–34 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 64 , , February 21 , , 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers season, 76ers , , W 104–99 , , Lloyd Free (24) , ,

(16) , , Tied (3) , ,

13,472 , , 30–34 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 65 , , February 24 , , @ 1979-80 Chicago Bulls season, Bulls , , L 102–110 , , Lloyd Free (35) , ,

(10) , ,

Bill Walton William Theodore Walton III (born November 5, 1952) is an American television sportscaster and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for coach John Wooden and the UCLA Bruins, winning three consecutive national ...

(6) , ,

7,257 , , 30–35 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 66 , , February 26 , , @ 1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks season, Bucks , , L 88–122 , , Lloyd Free (21) , ,

(15) , , Lloyd Free (4) , ,

10,938 , , 30–36 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 67 , , February 27 , , @ 1979-80 Detroit Pistons season, Pistons , , W 129–113 , , Lloyd Free (42) , ,

(13) , , Tied (7) , ,

Pontiac Silverdome The Pontiac Silverdome (also known simply as the Silverdome) was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure, ...

5,229 , , 31–36 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 68 , , February 29 , , @ 1979-80 Kansas City Kings season, Kings , , L 93–98 , , Lloyd Free (34) , , Tied (13) , , Lloyd Free (4) , ,

Checkerdome St. Louis Arena (known as the Checkerdome from 1977 to 1983) was an indoor arena in St. Louis, Missouri. The country's second-largest indoor entertainment venue when it opened in 1929, it was home to the St. Louis Blues and other sports franchise ...

10,561 , , 31–37 ,

, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 69 , , March 2 , , 1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks season, Bucks , , L 98–101 , , Lloyd Free (22) , ,

(14) , ,

(3) , ,

13,841 , , 31–38 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 70 , , March 4 , , 1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Cavaliers , , W 116–105 , , Lloyd Free (24) , ,

(19) , , Tied (5) , ,

9,024 , , 32–38 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 71 , , March 8 , , @ 1979-80 Utah Jazz season, Jazz , , W 113–98 , , Lloyd Free (38) , ,

(15) , , Tied (4) , ,

9,462 , , 33–38 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 72 , , March 9 , , 1979-80 Golden State Warriors season, Warriors , , L 107–125 , , Lloyd Free (26) , ,

(13) , ,

(8) , ,

7,560 , , 33–39 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 73 , , March 11 , ,

, , L 106–123 , , Lloyd Free (32) , ,

(16) , , Tied (4) , ,

13,841 , , 33–40 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 74 , , March 13 , , 1979-80 Denver Nuggets season, Nuggets , , W 116–102 , , Lloyd Free (26) , ,

(22) , , Brian Taylor (8) , ,

6,798 , , 34–40 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 75 , , March 15 , , 1979-80 Phoenix Suns season, Suns , , W 120–109 , , Lloyd Free (44) , ,

(16) , , Tied (6) , ,

10,635 , , 35–40 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 76 , , March 16 , , @ 1979-80 Denver Nuggets season, Nuggets , , L 107–127 , , Lloyd Free (29) , ,

(18) , , Lloyd Free (4) , ,

12,497 , , 35–41 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 77 , , March 18 , , 1979-80 Chicago Bulls season, Bulls , , L 101–115 , ,

(24) , ,

(10) , , Brian Taylor (7) , ,

8,731 , , 35–42 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 78 , , March 21 , , @ 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics season, SuperSonics , , L 104–107, ,

(21) , ,

(9) , , Tied (7) , ,

22,695 , , 35–43 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 79 , , March 23 , , @ 1979-80 Portland Trail Blazers season, Trail Blazers , , L 91–98 , ,

(25) , ,

(13) , ,

(9) , , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , , 35–44 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 80 , , March 27 , , 1979-80 Portland Trail Blazers season, Trail Blazers , , L 93–96 , ,

(24) , ,

(19) , ,

(5) , ,

10,863 , , 35–45 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 81 , , March 28 , , @

, , L 88–126 , ,

(20) , ,

(23) , ,

(10) , , The Forum (Inglewood, California), The Forum
17,505 , , 35–46 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 82 , , March 30 , , @ 1979-80 Phoenix Suns season, Suns , , L 104–122, ,

(24) , ,

(19) , , Tied (7) , ,

10,807 , , 35–47 ,

, -

Season standings

Notes * z, y – division champions * x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

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Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

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Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...

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Player statistics

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Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

* Lloyd Free selected as a reserve guard for the Western Conference All-Stars. Free would be the first and only San Diego Clipper All-Star.

Season

Records

sets a franchise record of total rebounds in a single season with 1,216. This record will not be broken until 35 years later by

DeAndre Jordan Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. (born July 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies. Jordan was sel ...

with 1,226 rebounds.

Milestones

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.

Trades

{, border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5" , - , - bgcolor="eeeeee" , style="width:12%" , May 13,

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

, style="width:30%" valign="top", To

San Diego Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...

* The right to sign

as a veteran free agent , style="width:30%" valign="top", To

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...

Kermit Washington Kermit Alan Washington (born September 17, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player. Washington is best remembered for punching opposing player Rudy Tomjanovich during an on-court fight in 1977. Washington was not a highly-cove ...

Kevin Kunnert Kevin Robert Kunnert (born November 11, 1951) is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 7'0" and 230 lb center– forward, was drafted out of the University of Iowa by the Chicago Bulls in the ...

, & a 1980 first round draft pick as compensation. , - , - bgcolor="eeeeee" , style="width:12%" , September 21,

, style="width:30%" valign="top", To

* A 1980 first round draft pick , style="width:30%" valign="top", To

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

* Randy Smith , - , - bgcolor="eeeeee" , style="width:12%" , October 6,

, style="width:30%" valign="top", To

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...

* 1986 first round draft pick , - , - bgcolor="eeeeee" , style="width:12%" , October 27,

, style="width:30%" valign="top", To

Bingo Smith Robert "Bingo" Smith (born February 26, 1946) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played for the San Diego Rockets, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the San Diego Clippers. College career Smith played for the Tulsa Golden Hurri ...

, style="width:30%" valign="top", To

* 1980 third round draft pick , - , - bgcolor="eeeeee" , style="width:12%" , November 21,

, style="width:30%" valign="top", To

* Steve Malovic , style="width:30%" valign="top", To

Washington Bullets The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays ...

* 1982 second round draft pick , -

Free agents

Additions

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, , style="font-size: 80%", September 18 , ,

, - style="height:40px" , Greg Lee , , style="font-size: 80%", September 25 , , TuS Bayer 04 Leverkusen (

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) , - style="height:40px" ,

, , style="font-size: 80%", September 30
waived, October 10
signed as free agent, January 30 , ,

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

Subtractions

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John Olive John Olive (born March 1, 1955) is a former American basketball player and coach. Olive attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, in Pennsauken, New Jersey, then played collegiate basketball at Villanova University, where he graduated in 1977 ...

, , style="font-size: 80%", waived, November 26 , , Alberta Dusters ( CBA) , - style="height:40px" ,

Jerome Whitehead Jerome Whitehead (September 30, 1956 – December 20, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He was selected by the San Diego Clippers in the second round (41st overall) of the 1978 NBA draft. A 6'10" center-forward from Marquette ...

, , style="font-size: 80%", waived, December 4 , ,

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, Northwest Division (NBA), ...

, - style="height:40px" , Steve Malovic , , style="font-size: 80%", waived, February 19 , ,

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Li ...

References

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