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Full NBA season

1978-79

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1978-79 NBA season.

955indexed games

11playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Western3 G8Portland Trail Blazers1Phoenix SunsWestern5 G–Sacramento Kings1Phoenix SunsWestern3 G7Los Angeles Lakers2Denver NuggetsEastern2 G8New Jersey Nets1Philadelphia 76ers

Conference semifinals

Western5 G7Los Angeles Lakers–Seattle SuperSonicsEastern7 G–Atlanta Hawks–Washington Bullets

Conference finals

Western7 G1Phoenix Suns–Seattle SuperSonics

NBA Finals

NBA Finals2 G–Atlanta Hawks–Houston RocketsNBA Finals7 G1Philadelphia 76ers–San Antonio SpursNBA Finals7 G–San Antonio Spurs–Washington BulletsNBA Finals5 G–Seattle SuperSonics–Washington Bullets

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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NBA MVPMoses MalonePlayer season →NBA Finals MVPDennis JohnsonPlayer season →

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Midseason showcase

All-Star weekend

The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.

East vs West

The classic conference matchup

The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.

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NBA All-Star GameGame page ↗
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
1979 All-Star Weekend

Selected rosters

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Artis GilmoreBob DandridgeBob LanierCalvin MurphyCampy RussellDavid ThompsonDennis JohnsonDoug CollinsElvin HayesGeorge GervinGeorge McginnisJack SikmaJulius ErvingKareem Abdul Jabbar ALarry KenonMarques JohnsonMaurice LucasMoses MaloneOtis BirdsongPaul WestphalPete MaravichRudy TomjanovichWalter Davis

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Seattle SuperSonics5230
1Phoenix Suns5032
7Los Angeles Lakers5032
—Sacramento Kings4834
—San Antonio Spurs4834
2Denver Nuggets4735
—Houston Rockets4636
8Portland Trail Blazers4339
—San Diego Clippers4240
—Golden State Warriors3844
—Utah Jazz2557

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Washington Bullets5428
1Philadelphia 76ers4834
—Atlanta Hawks4636
—Indiana Pacers3844
—Milwaukee Bucks3844
8New Jersey Nets3646
—Chicago Bulls3250
—New York Knicks3151
—Cleveland Cavaliers3052
—Boston Celtics3052
—Detroit Pistons3052

Around the league

Division standings

Other

Washington Bullets54–28
Seattle SuperSonics52–30
San Diego Clippers42–40
New Jersey Nets36–46

Atlantic

Philadelphia 76ers48–34
New York Knicks31–51
Boston Celtics30–52

Southeast

Atlanta Hawks46–36

Central

Indiana Pacers38–44
Milwaukee Bucks38–44
Chicago Bulls32–50
Cleveland Cavaliers30–52
Detroit Pistons30–52

Pacific

Phoenix Suns50–32
Los Angeles Lakers50–32
Sacramento Kings48–34
Golden State Warriors38–44

Southwest

San Antonio Spurs48–34
Houston Rockets46–36

Northwest

Denver Nuggets47–35
Portland Trail Blazers43–39
Utah Jazz25–57