The
1979–80 NBA season
The 1979–80 NBA season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals, and is notable for being ...
was Indiana's fourth season in the
NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
and 13th season as a franchise.
1979-80 Indiana Pacers
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Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
:z - clinched division title
:y - clinched division title
:x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Regular season
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, 2
, October 13, 1979
, Atlanta
W 115–101
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,
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, Market Square Arena
, 1–1
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, 4
, October 17, 1979
, @ Houston
L 112–116
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,
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, The Summit
, 2–2
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, 5
, October 18, 1979
, @ Atlanta
L 85–115
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, The Omni
, 2–3
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, 6
, October 20, 1979
, Boston
W 131–128 (OT)
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, Market Square Arena
, 3–3
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, 8
, October 24, 1979
, @ Philadelphia
L 110–132
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, The Spectrum
, 3–5
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, 11
, October 31, 1979
, Houston
W 133–129 (OT)
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, Market Square Arena
, 5–6
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, 13
, November 3, 1979
, Philadelphia
L 114–120 (2OT)
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, Market Square Arena
, 5–8
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, 18
, November 14, 1979
, @ Phoenix
L 100–104
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, Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
, 8–10
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, 20
, November 18, 1979
, @ Los Angeles
L 104–127
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, The Forum
, 8–12
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, 22
, November 23, 1979
, @ Boston
L 103–118
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, Boston Garden
, 9–13
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, 24
, November 26, 1979
, @ Philadelphia
L 112–113
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, The Spectrum
, 10–14
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, 25
, November 28, 1979
, Milwaukee
L 79–87
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, Market Square Arena
, 10–15
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, 27
, December 1, 1979
, Boston
L 102–106 (OT)
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, Market Square Arena
, 11–16
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, 31
, December 12, 1979
, Seattle
L 107–112
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, Market Square Arena
, 14–27
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, 35
, December 22, 1979
, Atlanta
W 130–110
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, Market Square Arena
, 16–19
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, 39
, January 2, 1980
, Los Angeles
L 120–127
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, Market Square Arena
, 17–22
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, 40
, January 3, 1980
, @ Milwaukee
L 96–106
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, MECCA Arena
, 17–23
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, 43
, January 9, 1980
, @ Seattle
L 111–120
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,
,
, 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 ...
, 18–25
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, 52
, January 29, 1980
, Houston
W 133–112
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, Market Square Arena
, 26–26
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, 55
, February 5, 1980
, Philadelphia
L 120–127
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, Market Square Arena
, 26–29
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, 57
, February 8, 1980
, @ Boston
L 108–130
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, Boston Garden
, 27–30
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, 64
, February 24, 1980
, Phoenix
L 105–113
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,
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, Market Square Arena
, 31–33
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, 65
, February 26, 1980
, @ Houston
L 88–93
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, The Summit
, 31–34
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, 66
, February 27, 1980
, @ Atlanta
L 111–116
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, The Omni
, 31–35
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, 69
, March 5, 1980
, @ Philadelphia
L 113–120
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,
,
, The Spectrum
, 31–38
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, 70
, March 7, 1980
, Atlanta
L 94–99
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, Market Square Arena
, 31–39
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, 72
, March 11, 1980
, Boston
W 114–108
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, Market Square Arena
, 32–40
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, 74
, March 14, 1980
, Philadelphia
W 104–94
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, Market Square Arena
, 34–40
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, 75
, March 16, 1980
, @ Atlanta
L 90–95
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, The Omni
, 34–41
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, 76
, March 18, 1980
, @ Boston
L 102–114
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,
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, Hartford Civic Center
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...
, 34–42
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, 79
, March 22, 1980
, @ Houston
L 110–125
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,
, The Summit
, 35–44
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, 82
, March 30, 1980
, Houston
L 106–121
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,
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, Market Square Arena
, 37–45
Player statistics
Awards and records
* Don Buse, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Transactions
References
See also
* 1979-80 NBA season
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