NBA
1978-79 Season
Champions: Seattle SuperSonics (4-1)
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The 1978-79 NBA season featured 22 teams across 955 recorded games. Washington Bullets posted the league's best record at 54-28. Seattle SuperSonics won the championship, defeating Washington Bullets 4-1 in the Finals. Dennis Johnson was named Finals MVP; Moses Malone took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Eastern Conference
- Washington Bullets 54-28 0.659
- San Antonio Spurs 48-34 0.585
- Houston Rockets 47-35 0.573
- Philadelphia 76ers 47-35 0.573
- Atlanta Hawks 46-36 0.561
- New Jersey Nets 37-45 0.451
- New York Knicks 31-51 0.378
- Cleveland Cavaliers 30-52 0.366
- Detroit Pistons 30-52 0.366
- Boston Celtics 29-53 0.354
- New Orleans Jazz 26-56 0.317
Western Conference
- Seattle SuperSonics 🏆 52-30 0.634
- Phoenix Suns 50-32 0.610
- Kansas City Kings 48-34 0.585
- Denver Nuggets 47-35 0.573
- Los Angeles Lakers 47-35 0.573
- Portland Trail Blazers 45-37 0.549
- San Diego Clippers 43-39 0.524
- Golden State Warriors 38-44 0.463
- Indiana Pacers 38-44 0.463
- Milwaukee Bucks 38-44 0.463
- Chicago Bulls 31-51 0.378
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 George Gervin SAS 29.6 PPG
- 2 World B. SDC 28.8 PPG
- 3 Marques Johnson MIL 25.6 PPG
- 4 Bob McAdoo TOT 24.8 PPG
- 5 Moses Malone HOU 24.8 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Moses Malone HOU 17.6 RPG
- 2 Rich Kelley NOJ 12.8 RPG
- 3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 12.8 RPG
- 4 Artis Gilmore CHI 12.7 RPG
- 5 Jack Sikma SEA 12.4 RPG
Assists
- 1 Kevin Porter DET 13.4 APG
- 2 John Lucas GSW 9.3 APG
- 3 Norm Nixon LAL 9.0 APG
- 4 Phil Ford KCK 8.6 APG
- 5 Paul Westphal PHO 6.5 APG
1978 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Mychal Thompson Portland Trail Blazers
- #2 Phil Ford Kansas City Kings
- #3 Rick Robey Indiana Pacers