NBA professional basketball team season
The 1979–80 season was the 10th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Blazers lost seven more games than the previous season, ending with a record of 38–44, their first losing record since the 1975–76 season ; despite that, they qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
The Blazers were ousted from the 1980 NBA Playoffs after losing their best-of-three series to the Seattle SuperSonics , two games to one.
The Blazers' season was documented in The Breaks of the Game , a book published in 1981 by journalist David Halberstam . The Breaks of the Game was a New York Times best-seller and is considered one of the greatest sports books ever written.[2]
Draft picks [ ]
Main article: 1979 NBA Draft
Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.
Roster [ ]
1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
G
12
Bates, Billy Ray
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1956–05–31
Kentucky State
PF
52
Brewer, Jim
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1951–12–02
Minnesota
G
10
Brewer, Ron
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1955–07–16
Arkansas
F
30
Gross, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1953–08–03
Long Beach State
C
44
Kunnert, Kevin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1951–11–11
Iowa
F
11
Jeelani, Abdul
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1954–02–10
UW-Parkside
SF
33
Natt, Calvin
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1957–01–08
Louisiana–Monroe
F/C
25
Owens, Tom
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1949–06–28
South Carolina
G
4
Paxson, Jim
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1957–07–09
Dayton
F
15
Steele, Larry
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1949–05–05
Kentucky
F/C
43
Thompson, Mychal (IN)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
1955–01–30
Minnesota
G
13
Twardzik, Dave
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1950–09–20
Old Dominion
F
42
Washington, Kermit
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1951–09–17
American
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season [ ]
The Trail Blazers played their home games at
Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
Season standings [ ]
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1979-80 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SDC
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
–
2–4
1–1
4–2
1–1
6–0
2–0
2–4
4–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
4–2
4–2
4–2
1–1
2–0
5–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
3–3
Boston
4–2
–
2–0
4–2
2–0
6–0
2–0
6–0
4–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
5–1
5–1
3–3
1–1
2–0
4–2
2–0
0–2
2–0
4–2
Chicago
1–1
0–2
–
2–0
2–4
1–1
4–2
1–1
0–2
3–3
1–5
1–5
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–5
3–3
0–2
4–2
2–4
2–4
0–2
Cleveland
2–4
2–4
0–2
–
1–1
6–0
2–0
2–4
2–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
3–3
3–3
1–5
1–1
0–2
4–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
3–3
Denver
1–1
0–2
4–2
1–1
–
1–1
3–3
1–1
1–1
0–6
1–5
3–3
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–5
2–4
1–1
3–3
1–5
3–3
1–1
Detroit
0–6
0–6
1–1
0–6
1–1
–
1–1
1–5
1–5
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–4
2–4
1–5
0–2
0–2
2–4
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–4
Golden State
0–2
0–2
2–4
0–2
3–3
1–1
–
1–1
1–1
3–3
1–5
0–6
2–0
0–2
0–2
2–4
2–4
0–2
3–3
0–6
3–3
0–2
Houston
4–2
0–6
1–1
4–2
1–1
5–1
1–1
–
4–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
3–3
3–3
2–4
1–1
1–1
3–3
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–4
Indiana
2–4
2–4
2–0
4–2
1–1
5–1
1–1
2–4
–
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–4
4–2
1–5
0–2
2–0
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–2
Kansas City
2–0
1–1
3–3
0–2
6–0
2–0
3–3
2–0
1–1
–
2–4
3–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–5
1–5
1–1
5–1
3–3
6–0
2–0
Los Angeles
1–1
2–0
5–1
1–1
5–1
2–0
5–1
2–0
2–0
4–2
–
3–3
2–0
2–0
1–1
3–3
2–4
2–0
5–1
4–2
6–0
1–1
Milwaukee
1–1
0–2
5–1
2–0
3–3
1–1
6–0
1–1
2–0
3–3
3–3
–
1–1
1–1
0–2
4–2
5–1
0–2
4–2
2–4
4–2
1–1
New Jersey
2–4
1–5
1–1
3–3
1–1
4–2
0–2
3–3
4–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
–
2–4
1–5
1–1
0–2
3–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–3
New York
2–4
1–5
2–0
3–3
1–1
4–2
2–0
3–3
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–2
–
0–6
2–0
2–0
4–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
3–3
Philadelphia
2–4
3–3
1–1
5–1
2–0
5–1
2–0
4–2
5–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
5–1
6–0
–
1–1
2–0
4–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
5–1
Phoenix
1–1
1–1
5–1
1–1
5–1
2–0
4–2
1–1
2–0
5–1
3–3
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–1
–
6–0
1–1
2–4
4–2
6–0
2–0
Portland
0–2
0–2
3–3
2–0
4–2
2–0
4–2
1–1
0–2
5–1
4–2
1–5
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–6
–
1–1
4–2
1–5
3–3
1–1
San Antonio
1–5
2–4
2–0
2–4
1–1
4–2
2–0
3–3
4–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
3–3
2–4
2–4
1–1
1–1
–
2–0
1–1
1–1
4–2
San Diego
1–1
0–2
2–4
1–1
3–3
2–0
3–3
0–2
1–1
1–5
1–5
2–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–2
2–4
0–2
–
3–3
5–1
1–1
Seattle
2–0
2–0
4–2
2–0
5–1
2–0
6–0
1–1
2–0
3–3
2–4
4–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–4
5–1
1–1
3–3
–
5–1
1–1
Utah
0–2
0–2
4–2
1–1
3–3
1–1
3–3
0–2
1–1
0–6
0–6
2–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–6
3–3
1–1
1–5
1–5
–
0–2
Washington
3–3
2–4
2–0
3–3
1–1
4–2
2–0
4–2
2–4
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–3
3–3
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–4
1–1
1–1
2–0
—
Game log [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
1980 playoff game log
First round: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
1980 schedule
Player statistics [ ]
Season [ ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Playoffs [ ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Awards and honors [ ]
Transactions [ ]
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