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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 13, 1978 – April 8, 1979 |
TV partner/s | CBS |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Mychal Thompson |
Picked by | Portland Trail Blazers |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Moses Malone (Houston) |
Top scorer | George Gervin (San Antonio) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Washington Bullets |
Eastern runners-up | San Antonio Spurs |
Western champions | Seattle SuperSonics |
Western runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals | |
Finals champions | Seattle SuperSonics |
Runners-up | Washington Bullets |
Finals MVP | Dennis Johnson (Seattle) |
NBA seasons | |
← 1977–78 |
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.
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Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Washington Bullets | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 31–10 | 23–18 | 11–5 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 9–7 |
x-New Jersey Nets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 25–16 | 12–29 | 7–9 |
New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 | 23–18 | 8–33 | 7–9 |
Boston Celtics | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 6–10 |
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 29–12 | 19–22 | 11–9 |
x-Houston Rockets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 12–8 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2 | 34–7 | 12–29 | 14–6 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 20–21 | 10–31 | 6–14 |
Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 22–19 | 8–33 | 9–11 |
New Orleans Jazz | 26 | 56 | .317 | 22 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 9–15 |
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Kansas City Kings | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 32–9 | 16–25 | 12–4 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 | 29–12 | 18–23 | 8–8 |
Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | 25–16 | 13–28 | 6–10 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | 28–13 | 10–31 | 9–7 |
Chicago Bulls | 31 | 51 | .378 | 17 | 19–22 | 12–29 | 5–11 |
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 31-10 | 21-20 | 11–9 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 | 32–9 | 18–23 | 11–9 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 11–9 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7 | 33–8 | 12–29 | 8–12 |
San Diego Clippers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9 | 29–12 | 14–27 | 11–9 |
Golden State Warriors | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 | 23–18 | 15–26 | 8–12 |
# | Eastern Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Washington Bullets | 54 | 28 | .659 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 |
4 | x-Houston Rockets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 |
5 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
6 | x-New Jersey Nets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
7 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 |
8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
8 | Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
10 | Boston Celtics | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
11 | New Orleans Jazz | 26 | 56 | .317 | 28 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | – |
2 | y-Kansas City Kings | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 |
4 | x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 |
5 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7 |
7 | San Diego Clippers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9 |
8 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 |
8 | Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 |
8 | Golden State Warriors | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 |
11 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 |
Notes
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | George Gervin | San Antonio Spurs | 29.6 |
Rebounds per game | Moses Malone | Houston Rockets | 17.6 |
Assists per game | Kevin Porter | Detroit Pistons | 13.4 |
Steals per game | M.L. Carr | Detroit Pistons | 2.5 |
Blocks per game | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 4.0 |
FG% | Cedric Maxwell | Boston Celtics | 58.4 |
FT% | Rick Barry | Houston Rockets | 94.7 |
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
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