In his 17th season, Abdul-Jabbar averaged 23.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.6 apg, shot 56.4% from the field and 76.5% from the line, at 33.3 mpg for 79 games. Led the Lakers to 62 wins and the Conference finals where they were upset by a younger more athletic team in the Rockets (Olajuwon and Sampson were both too much).