1978–79 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1978-79 NBA season was the Spurs' 3rd season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	20	Frankie Sanders		United States	Southern
3	64	Gerald Henderson	PG	United States	Virginia Commonwealth
4	86	Rich Adams		United States	Illinois
5	108	Eugene Parker		United States	Purdue
6	129	Harry Morgan		United States	Indiana State
7	150	Hector Olivencia		United States	Sacred Heart
8	168	Henry Taylor		United States	Texas-Pan American
9	185	Rick Taylor		United States	Arizona State
10	200	Larry Brewster		United States	Florida

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1978-79 NBA Central standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

The Spurs had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Spurs win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 119, Philadelphia 106
• Game 2 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 121, Philadelphia 120
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 123, San Antonio 115
• Game 4 @ Philadelphia: San Antonio 115, Philadelphia 112
• Game 5 @ San Antonio: Philadelphia 120, San Antonio 97
• Game 6 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 92, San Antonio 90
• Game 7 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 111, Philadelphia 108

East Conference Finals

(1) Washington Bullets vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs: Bullets win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Washington: San Antonio 118, Washington 97
• Game 2 @ Washington: Washington 115, San Antonio 95
• Game 3 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 116, Washington 114
• Game 4 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 118, Washington 102
• Game 5 @ Washington: Washington 107, San Antonio 103
• Game 6 @ San Antonio: Washington 108, San Antonio 100
• Game 7 @ Washington: Washington 107, San Antonio 105

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

• George Gervin, All-NBA First Team

References

See also

• 1978-79 NBA season