The 1979–80 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 76ers 31st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 17th season in Philadelphia. They finished with a record of 59–23, their best since the 1967–68 season. Overview The team had acquired guard Lionel Hollins from the Portland Trail Blazers after their effort to obtain Pete Maravich failed as he signed with the Boston Celtics. In the playoffs, they won the 1980 Eastern Conference Championship over the Boston Celtics 4–1. In the 1980 NBA Finals they would lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 4–2. The series was memorable for Julius Erving's baseline move in Game 4, and Magic Johnson's 42-point effort in Game 6 starting the game at center in place of an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Offseason NBA Draft Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 12, 1979 | @ Washington | W 93–92 | | | | Capital Centre | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 13, 1979 | Houston | W 113–105 | | | | The Spectrum | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 17, 1979 | @ New Jersey | W 113–88 | | | | Rutgers Athletic Center | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | October 19, 1979 | Detroit | W 112–104 | | | | The Spectrum | 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | October 20, 1979 | @ New York | W 136–111 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | October 24, 1979 | Indiana | W 132–110 | | | | The Spectrum | 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | October 26, 1979 | New York | W 127–116 | | | | TheSpectrum | 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | October 27, 1979 | @ Cleveland | W 112–106 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | October 31, 1979 | @ Atlanta | L 97–102 | | | | The Omni | 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 2, 1979 | Atlanta | L 81–85 | | | | The Spectrum | 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 3, 1979 | @ Indiana | W 120–114 (2OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 6,