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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1979–80 NBA season was the Clippers' 10th season in the NBA and their 2nd season in the city of San Diego .[ 1]
San Diego Clippers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Ht.
Wt.
From
F
27
Barnes, Marvin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Providence
F
23
Bryant, Joe
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Penn
G
24
Free, Lloyd
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Guilford
G
30
Carrington, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Boston College
G
43
Lee, Greg
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
UCLA
C
4
Malovic, Steve
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
San Diego
C
31
Nater, Swen
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
UCLA
F
40
Olive, John
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Villanova
F
22
Pietkiewicz, Stan
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Auburn
G
7
Smith, Bingo
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Tulsa
G
14
Taylor, Brian
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Princeton
C
32
Walton, Bill
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
UCLA
F
12
Weatherspoon, Nick
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
Illinois
F
21
Wicks, Sidney
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
UCLA
G
20
Williams, Freeman
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Portland State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
1979-80 Regular Season Game Log (35–47) (Home: 24–17; Road: 11–30)
October (4–7) (Home: 4–4; Road: 0–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
Report
1
October 12
Lakers
L 102–103
Lloyd Free (46)
Nick Weatherspoon (9)
Lloyd Free (5)
San Diego Sports Arena 8,503
0–1
[1]
2
October 14
SuperSonics
W 98–93
Lloyd Free (35)
Swen Nater (16)
Tied (4)
San Diego Sports Arena 7,242
1–1
[2]
3
October 16
@ Trail Blazers
L 94–98
Lloyd Free (24)
Swen Nater (16)
Lloyd Free (4)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
1–2
[3]
4
October 18
Bulls
W 111–107
Lloyd Free (32)
Swen Nater (14)
Brian Taylor (7)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,844
2–2
[4]
5
October 19
@ SuperSonics
L 98–106
Lloyd Free (41)
Swen Nater (18)
Tied (4)
Kingdome 16,614
2–3
[5]
6
October 22
@ Jazz
L 109–110
Lloyd Free (33)
Swen Nater (13)
World B. Free (4)
Salt Palace 6,122
2–4
[6]
7
October 23
Nuggets
W 132–127
Lloyd Free (32)
Swen Nater (12)
Tied (7)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,660
3–4
[7]
8
October 25
Bucks
L 115–118
Lloyd Free (30)
Swen Nater (15)
Tied (5)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,617
3–5
[8]
9
October 27
SuperSonics
W 110–105
Lloyd Free (33)
Nick Weatherspoon (9)
Lloyd Free (9)
San Diego Sports Arena 7,224
4–5
[9]
10
October 28
Kings
L 101–106
Joe Bryant (23)
Swen Nater (13)
Lloyd Free (5)
San Diego Sports Arena 7,081
4–6
[10]
11
October 31
Spurs
L 123–130
Lloyd Free (35)
Swen Nater (21)
Lloyd Free (6)
San Diego Sports Arena 7,044
4–7
[11]
November (6–8) (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
Report
12
November 2
Trail Blazers
L 102–123
Freeman Williams (29)
Swen Nater (12)
Brian Taylor (4)
San Diego Sports Arena 7,319
4–8
[12]
13
November 3
Jazz
W 126–109
Lloyd Free (28)
Swen Nater (19)
Swen Nater (10)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,428
5–8
[13]
14
November 6
@ Lakers
L 112–127
Lloyd Free (29)
Swen Nater (15)
Joe Bryant (7)
The Forum 12,817
5–9
[14]
15
November 7
@ Suns
W 114–102
Lloyd Free (45)
Swen Nater (13)
Lloyd Free (5)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,097
6–9
[15]
16
November 9
@ Bulls
L 92–107
Freeman Williams (26)
Swen Nater (16)
Lloyd Free (7)
Chicago Stadium 8,014
6–10
[16]
17
November 10
@ Bucks
L 104–133
Freeman Williams (33)
Swen Nater (15)
Tied (6)
MECCA Arena 10,938
6–11
[17]
18
November 13
Lakers
L 91–137
Swen Nater (15)
Swen Nater (10)
Brian Taylor (7)
San Diego Sports Arena 9,068
6–12
[18]
19
November 16
Pacers
W 105–97
Freeman Williams (35)
Swen Nater (15)
Brian Taylor (6)
San Diego Sports Arena 7,221
7–12
[19]
20
November 18
Bucks
W 112–96
Brian Taylor (23)
Swen Nater (21)
Brian Taylor (9)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,342
8–12
[20]
21
November 20
Suns
W 117–110
Brian Taylor (28)
Swen Nater (15)
Lloyd Free (6)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,992
9–12
[21]
22
November 21
@ Nuggets
L 84–105
Lloyd Free (27)
Tied (11)
Joe Bryant (5)
McNichols Sports Arena 5,922
9–13
[22]
23
November 23
Kings
L 91–107
Lloyd Free (32)
Swen Nater (14)
Lloyd Free (3)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,940
9–14
[23]
24
November 27
Bulls
W 128–103
Lloyd Free (23)
Swen Nater (16)
Tied (7)
San Diego Sports Arena 8,075
10–14
[24]
25
November 28
@ Warriors
W 114–108
Lloyd Free (28)
Swen Nater (17)
Brian Taylor (9)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 10,726
11–14
[25]
26
November 30
@ 76ers
L 101–104
Lloyd Free (29)
Swen Nater (16)
Brian Taylor (7)
The Spectrum 10,726
11–15
[26]
December (9–6) (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
Report
27
December 1
@ Hawks
L 96–106
Lloyd Free (35)
Joe Bryant (12)
Joe Bryant (5)
Omni Coliseum 9,373
11–16
[27]
28
December 4
@ Cavaliers
L 112–115
Lloyd Free (28)
Swen Nater (15)
Freeman Williams (5)
Richfield Coliseum 7,155
11–17
[28]
29
December 6
Warriors
W 105–103
Lloyd Free (30)
Swen Nater (11)
Brian Taylor (6)
San Diego Sports Arena 8,664
12–17
[29]
30
December 7
@ Lakers
W 116–108
Lloyd Free (42)
Swen Nater (27)
Tied (4)
The Forum 12,222
13–17
[30]
31
December 9
@ Trail Blazers
W 98–96
Lloyd Free (25)
Swen Nater (16)
Lloyd Free (6)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
14–17
[31]
32
December 12
Rockets
L 107–118
Lloyd Free (29)
Swen Nater (17)
Tied (3)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,756
14–18
[32]
33
December 14
Nuggets
W 112–108
Lloyd Free (37)
Swen Nater (32)
Lloyd Free (7)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,684
15–18
[33]
34
December 16
Pistons
W 113–124
Lloyd Free (49)
Swen Nater (15)
Tied (5)
San Diego Sports Arena 7,571
16–18
[34]
35
December 18
@ Kings
L 96–110
Lloyd Free (25)
Swen Nater (8)
Tied (3)
Municipal Auditorium 6,935
16–19
[35]
36
December 20
Knicks
W 128–118
Lloyd Free (32)
Swen Nater (17)
Sidney Wicks (6)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,843
17–19
[36]
37
December 21
@ Jazz
W 110–98
Freeman Williams (28)
Joe Bryant (9)
Sidney Wicks (7)
Salt Palace 5,141
18–19
[37]
38
December 23
Jazz
W 124–118 OT
Lloyd Free (41)
Swen Nater (22)
Lloyd Free (8)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,548
19–19
[38]
39
December 26
@ SuperSonics
L 104–124
Brian Taylor (28)
Swen Nater (10)
Sidney Wicks (10)
Kingdome 24,958
19–20
[39]
40
December 27
Celtics
L 97–118
Lloyd Free (28)
Swen Nater (15)
Freeman Williams (3)
San Diego Sports Arena 13,841
19–21
[40]
41
December 29
@ Bullets
W 93–90
Freeman Williams (24)
Swen Nater (17)
Tied (3)
Capital Centre 15,989
20–21
[41]
January (8–8) (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
Report
42
January 2
@ Nets
W 103–97
Lloyd Free (31)
Swen Nater (23)
Freeman Williams (7)
Rutgers Athletic Center 5,204
21–21
[42]
43
January 3
@ Knicks
L 114–107
Lloyd Free (30)
Freeman Williams (8)
Tied (4)
Madison Square Garden 11,375
21–22
[43]
44
January 4
@ Bulls
L 118–121
Lloyd Free (38)
Swen Nater (11)
Brian Taylor (9)
Chicago Stadium 10,538
21–23
[44]
45
January 6
SuperSonics
W 105–103
Lloyd Free (34)
Swen Nater (17)
Tied (7)
San Diego Sports Arena 7,622
22–23
[45]
46
January 8
@ Kings
W 124–116
Lloyd Free (33)
Swen Nater (26)
Tied (4)
Municipal Auditorium 7,387
23–23
[46]
47
January 9
@ Bucks
W 111–107
Lloyd Free (33)
Swen Nater (14)
Lloyd Free (7)
MECCA Arena 10,938
24–23
[47]
48
January 11
Warriors
W 116–112
Lloyd Free (39)
Swen Nater (16)
Brian Taylor (5)
San Diego Sports Arena 8,165
25–23
[48]
49
January 12
Jazz
W 119–102
Lloyd Free (32)
Swen Nater (28)
Lloyd Free (7)
San Diego Sports Arena 9,287
26–23
[49]
50
January 16
Hawks
W 111–108
Lloyd Free (33)
Swen Nater (16)
Tied (4)
San Diego Sports Arena 11,266
27–23
[50]
51
January 18
@ Warriors
L 91–92
Lloyd Free (32)
Swen Nater (17)
Brian Taylor (7)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 7,741
27–24
[51]
52
January 19
@ Suns
L 123–137
Freeman Williams (51)
Nick Weatherspoon (8)
Stan Pietkiewicz (8)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,660
27–25
[52]
53
January 22
@ Spurs
L 109–129
Freeman Williams (21)
Sidney Wicks (11)
Sidney Wicks (8)
HemisFair Arena 10,049
27–26
[53]
54
January 23
@ Rockets
L 110–111 2OT
Lloyd Free (33)
Swen Nater (23)
Lloyd Free (9)
The Summit 7,159
27–27
[54]
55
January 25
@ Pacers
L 117–139
Lloyd Free (27)
Swen Nater (16)
Lloyd Free (7)
Market Square Arena 8,794
27–28
[55]
56
January 27
@ Celtics
L 108–131
Lloyd Free (35)
Swen Nater (11)
Tied (4)
Boston Garden 15,320
27–29
[56]
57
January 29
Suns
W 133–121
Lloyd Free (32)
Swen Nater (21)
Swen Nater (8)
San Diego Sports Arena 11,428
28–29
[57]
February (3–8) (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
Report
58
February 6
@ Warriors
L 117–92
Freeman Williams (29)
Swen Nater (11)
Stan Pietkiewicz (5)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8,380
28–30
[58]
59
February 8
Trail Blazers
W 118–104
Freeman Williams (29)
Joe Bryant (12)
Tied (7)
San Diego Sports Arena 12,715
29–30
[59]
60
February 9
@ Nuggets
L 104–123
Freeman Williams (33)
Swen Nater (18)
Stan Pietkiewicz (7)
McNichols Sports Arena 14,662
29–31
[60]
61
February 13
Bullets
L 103–108
Lloyd Free (28)
Swen Nater (15)
Brian Taylor (8)
San Diego Sports Arena 9,472
29–32
[61]
62
February 17
Kings
L 107–108
Lloyd Free (24)
Swen Nater (10)
Brian Taylor (6)
San Diego Sports Arena 9,114
29–33
[62]
63
February 19
Nets
L 113–123
Freeman Williams (24)
Swen Nater (10)
Brian Taylor (6)
San Diego Sports Arena 11,709
29–34
[63]
64
February 21
76ers
W 104–99
Lloyd Free (24)
Swen Nater (16)
Tied (3)
San Diego Sports Arena 13,472
30–34
[64]
65
February 24
@ Bulls
L 102–110
Lloyd Free (35)
Swen Nater (10)
Bill Walton (6)
Chicago Stadium 7,257
30–35
[65]
66
February 26
@ Bucks
L 88–122
Lloyd Free (21)
Swen Nater (15)
Lloyd Free (4)
MECCA Arena 10,938
30–36
[66]
67
February 27
@ Pistons
W 129–113
Lloyd Free (42)
Bill Walton (13)
Tied (7)
Pontiac Silverdome 5,229
31–36
[67]
68
February 29
@ Kings
L 93–98
Lloyd Free (34)
Tied (13)
Lloyd Free (4)
Checkerdome 10,561
31–37
[68]
March (4–10) (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
Report
69
March 2
Bucks
L 98–101
Lloyd Free (22)
Swen Nater (14)
Swen Nater (3)
San Diego Sports Arena 13,841
31–38
[69]
70
March 4
Cavaliers
W 116–105
Lloyd Free (24)
Swen Nater (19)
Tied (5)
San Diego Sports Arena 9,024
32–38
[70]
71
March 8
@ Jazz
W 113–98
Lloyd Free (38)
Bill Walton (15)
Tied (4)
Salt Palace 9,462
33–38
[71]
72
March 9
Warriors
L 107–125
Lloyd Free (26)
Swen Nater (13)
Swen Nater (8)
San Diego Sports Arena 7,560
33–39
[72]
73
March 11
Lakers
L 106–123
Lloyd Free (32)
Swen Nater (16)
Tied (4)
San Diego Sports Arena 13,841
33–40
[73]
74
March 13
Nuggets
W 116–102
Lloyd Free (26)
Swen Nater (22)
Brian Taylor (8)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,798
34–40
[74]
75
March 15
Suns
W 120–109
Lloyd Free (44)
Swen Nater (16)
Tied (6)
San Diego Sports Arena 10,635
35–40
[75]
76
March 16
@ Nuggets
L 107–127
Lloyd Free (29)
Swen Nater (18)
Lloyd Free (4)
McNichols Sports Arena 12,497
35–41
[76]
77
March 18
Bulls
L 101–115
Swen Nater (24)
Swen Nater (10)
Brian Taylor (7)
San Diego Sports Arena 8,731
35–42
[77]
78
March 21
@ SuperSonics
L 104–107
Freeman Williams (21)
Swen Nater (9)
Tied (7)
Kingdome 22,695
35–43
[78]
79
March 23
@ Trail Blazers
L 91–98
Freeman Williams (25)
Swen Nater (13)
Swen Nater (9)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
35–44
[79]
80
March 27
Trail Blazers
L 93–96
Swen Nater (24)
Swen Nater (19)
Swen Nater (5)
San Diego Sports Arena 10,863
35–45
[80]
81
March 28
@ Lakers
L 88–126
Freeman Williams (20)
Swen Nater (23)
Sidney Wicks (10)
The Forum 17,505
35–46
[81]
82
March 30
@ Suns
L 104–122
Freeman Williams (24)
Swen Nater (19)
Tied (7)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,807
35–47
[82]
Notes
z , y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
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
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Awards, records and milestones[ edit ]
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.
Swen Nater 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 with 1,226 rebounds.
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.
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