1978-79 NBA season

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See also
1979 NBA Playoffs 1979 NBA Finals 1979 NBA Draft 1979 in basketball Basketball National Basketball Association College basketball American Basketball Association National Basketball League Women's National Basketball Association 1979 in sports
Sources
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The 1978-79 NBA season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association. 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.

Contents 1 Notable Occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Conference 2.2 Western Conference 3 NBA awards 4 See also

[edit] Notable Occurrences

• The Buffalo Braves move from Buffalo, New York to San Diego, California and become the San Diego Clippers
• The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, with the West defeating the East 134-129 in overtime. David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets wins the game's MVP award.
• The Jazz play their final season in New Orleans, Louisiana, before moving to Salt Lake City, Utah. It would become 23 years before New Orleans receives another NBA franchise.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Washington Bullets	54	28	.659	-
Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	7
New Jersey Nets	37	45	.451	17
New York Knicks	31	51	.378	23
Boston Celtics	29	53	.354	25

Central Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	-
Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	1
Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	2
Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	18
Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	18
New Orleans Jazz	26	56	.317	22

[edit] Western Conference

Midwest Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Kansas City Kings	48	34	.585	-
Denver Nuggets	47	35	.573	1
Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	10
Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	10
Chicago Bulls	31	51	.378	17

Pacific Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Seattle SuperSonics C	52	30	.634	-
Phoenix Suns	50	32	.610	2
Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	5
Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	7
San Diego Clippers	43	39	.524	9
Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	14

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
• Rookie of the Year: Phil Ford, Kansas City Kings
• Coach of the Year: Cotton Fitzsimmons, Kansas City Kings
• All-NBA First Team:
  • Paul Westphal, Phoenix Suns
  • George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs
  • Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
  • Marques Johnson, Milwaukee Bucks
  • Elvin Hayes, Washington Bullets
• All-NBA Rookie Team:
  • Mychal Thompson, Portland Trail Blazers
  • Terry Tyler, Detroit Pistons
  • Ron Brewer, Portland Trail Blazers
  • Reggie Theus, Chicago Bulls
  • Phil Ford, Kansas City Kings

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1979 NBA Playoffs
• 1979 NBA Finals
• 1979 NBA Draft

Preceded by 1977-78 NBA season

NBA seasons 1978-79

Succeeded by 1979-80 NBA season