1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season
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| 1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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Division Champions
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| Head coach | Don Nelson |
| Arena | MECCA Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 49–33 (.598) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 3–4) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1979–80 NBA season was the Bucks' 12th season in the NBA.[1] With 49 wins and 33 loses they won their division and ranked fourth in the Western Conference. After a first-round-bye the Bucks faced the defending champions, the Seattle SuperSonics, which were led by Gus Williams and Dennis Johnson. Despite being able to steal two games on the road, the Bucks lost the series in seven games.
Contents
Draft picks
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 5 | Sidney Moncrief | SG |  United States |
Arkansas |
| 2 | 31 | Edgar Jones | PF/C | United States |
Nevada-Reno |
| 3 | 52 | Larry Gibson | United States |
Maryland | |
| 4 | 69 | Eugene Robinson | United States |
Louisiana-Monroe | |
| 5 | 97 | Jim Tillman | United States |
Eastern Kentucky | |
| 6 | 116 | Derrick Mayes | United States |
Illinois State | |
| 7 | 138 | Stan Ray | United States |
California State-Fullerton | |
| 8 | 156 | Larry Spicer | United States |
Alabama-Birmingham | |
| 9 | 174 | Roger Lapham | United States |
Maine | |
| 10 | 193 | Chris Fahrbach | United States |
North Dakota |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
| Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 28–12 | 21–21 | 15–9 |
| x-Kansas City Kings | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 18–6 |
| Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 8–16 |
| Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 24–17 | 6–35 | 10–14 |
| Utah Jazz | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25 | 17–24 | 7–34 | 9–15 |
| # | Western Conference | ||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11 |
| 3 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 |
| 4 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 5 |
| 5 | x-Kansas City Kings | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 |
| 7 | San Diego Clippers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 25 |
| 8 | Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 30 |
| 9 | Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 30 |
| 10 | Utah Jazz | 24 | 58 | .293 | 36 |
| 11 | Golden State Warriors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 36 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
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Playoffs
West First Round
The Bucks had a first round bye.
West Conference Semifinals
(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics: Sonics win series 4–3
- Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 114, Milwaukee 113
- Game 2 @ Seattle: Milwaukee 114, Seattle 112
- Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 95, Seattle 91
- Game 4 @ Milwaukee: Seattle 112, Milwaukee 107
- Game 5 @ Seattle: Milwaukee 108, Seattle 97
- Game 6 @ Milwaukee: Seattle 86, Milwaukee 85
- Game 7 @ Seattle: Seattle 98, Milwaukee 94
Player statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | ||
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Benson | |||||||||||
| Junior Bridgeman | |||||||||||
| Quinn Buckner | |||||||||||
| Harvey Catchings | |||||||||||
| Pat Cummings | |||||||||||
| Marques Johnson | |||||||||||
| Bob Lanier | |||||||||||
| Dave Meyers | |||||||||||
| Sidney Moncrief | |||||||||||
| Lloyd Walton | |||||||||||
| Richard Washington | |||||||||||
| Brian Winters |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bridgeman | |||||||||||
| Quinn Buckner | |||||||||||
| Harvey Catchings | |||||||||||
| Pat Cummings | |||||||||||
| Marques Johnson | |||||||||||
| Bob Lanier | |||||||||||
| Dave Meyers | |||||||||||
| Sidney Moncrief | |||||||||||
| Lloyd Walton | |||||||||||
| Richard Washington | |||||||||||
| Brian Winters |
Awards and records
Transactions
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