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1979-80 · Western Conference Finals Game 1 · Apr 22, 1980

Seattle SuperSonics and Los Angeles Lakers met in Game 1, with the series stakes and the story leading into tipoff preserved below.

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Game lineups

Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Los Angeles Lakers
StarterJWJamaal Wilkes
StarterJCJim Chones
StarterKAKareem Abdul-Jabbar
StarterMJMagic Johnson
StarterMLMark Landsberger
Away starting five
Seattle SuperSonics
StarterDJDennis Johnson
StarterFBFred Brown
StarterGWGus Williams
StarterJSJack Sikma
StarterJBJames Bailey

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

Seattle SuperSonics and Los Angeles Lakers met in Western Conference Finals. The result remains hidden here while the verified situation entering the game is preserved below.

  • The series was beginning with both teams four wins from advancing.

Game recap hidden

The matchup stays visible. Outcome details stay tucked away.

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