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NBA1978 NBA Finals Game 7

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1978 NBA Finals Game 7 · Jun 7, 1978

Washington and Seattle took a parity-era Finals to a seventh game, with the championship decided on the road.

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Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Seattle SuperSonics
StarterBSBruce Seals
StarterDJDennis Johnson
StarterFBFred Brown
StarterGWGus Williams

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

Washington and Seattle reached Game 7 after a Finals defined more by balance and physical defense than national star power. The Bullets had already lost two Finals in the decade and carried the burden of proving their veteran core could finish.

  • The series was tied 3–3, with Seattle hosting the deciding game.
  • Washington was seeking the franchise's first championship after Finals losses in 1971 and 1975.

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Epic Score

94.5

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★ 4.72

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Starter
JSJack Sikma
Away starting five
Washington Bullets
StarterBDBob Dandridge
StarterCJCharlie Johnson
StarterEHElvin Hayes
StarterGBGreg Ballard
StarterKGKevin Grevey

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.