National Basketball Association (1978-1979)
National Basketball Association 1978-79
Regular Season Champion: Washington Bullets
The season ended with the Seattle SuperSonics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals:, a rematch of the previous year's Finals, but with the opposite result.
The Buffalo Braves moved from Buffalo, New York to San Diego, California and became the San Diego Clippers,
The Jazz played their final season in New Orleans, Louisiana, before moving to Salt Lake City. It would be 23 years before New Orleans received another NBA franchise.
For the last time until 2018, both conference finals went to a deciding Game 7.
Standings 1978-79
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
Atlantic Division
1
54-28
9421
9011
2
47-35
8979
8831
3
37-45
8831
9175
4
31-51
8831
9110
5
29-53
8872
9290
Central Division
1
48-34
9782
9356
2
47-35
9298
9216
3
46-36
8946
8782
4
30-52
9020
9241
5
30-52
8733
9036
6
26-56
8880
9397
Midwest Division
1
48-34
9274
9036
2
47-35
9077
8979
3
38-44
9356
9167
4
38-44
8905
9036
5
31-51
8585
8913
Pacific Division
1
52-30
8741
8519
2
50-32
9462
9159
3
47-35
9257
9011
4
45-37
8888
8782
5
43-39
9274
9421
6
38-44
8618
8593
Stats Leaders 1978-79
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
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10
23.7
5
24.6
3
26.9
2
28.7
1
29.4
Seattle SuperSonics 1978-79
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Gus Williams
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Paul Silas
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Lonnie Shelton
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John Johnson
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07 916 (8'01'') C 97 Canada Denmark
0 066 (8'9'') OG 93 USA
53 910 (8'4'') Oy 53 USA
6 915 (8'6'') Oy 95 USA
910 (8'4'') Ay 50 USA
5 025 (8'7'') AG 97 USA
01 028 (8'3'') AG 95 USA
USA
900 (8'00'') C 95 USA
USA
916 (8'01'') C/y 95 USA
USA
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