1978-79 Seattle Supersonics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 52-30
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 12-5 Won NBA championship
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Phoenix Suns 4-3
Finals - Defeated Washington Bullets 4-1
Coach: Lenny Wilkens (52-30)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 747,243, Avg. 18,225 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Seattle Supersonics StatisticsTeam Record: 52-30
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 12-5 Won NBA championship
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Phoenix Suns 4-3
Finals - Defeated Washington Bullets 4-1
Coach: Lenny Wilkens (52-30)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 747,243, Avg. 18,225 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Seattle Supersonics Roster
The Seattle Supersonics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 52 wins and 30 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-5.
The Supersonics led the circuit with just 8,517 points allowed. Seattle scored 8,740 points. Gus Williams scored a team-high 1,457 points for the team, while Jack Sikma contributed 1,013 rebounds. John Johnson dished out 358 assists for the squad.
On defense, Gus Williams added 158 steals.
Lenny Wilkens coached the team. The 1978-79 Seattle Supersonics won the NBA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 8740
Regular Season Points Against: 8517
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 86 at Seattle Supersonics 104 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 15, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 105 at Seattle Supersonics 115 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 17, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 120 at New York Knicks 109 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| October 18, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Indiana Pacers 92 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | ||
| October 20, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 117 at Seattle Supersonics 133 | W | 3-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | ||
| October 25, 1978 | Washington Bullets 92 at Seattle Supersonics 121 | W | 4-0 | 2-0 | 6-0 | ||
| October 27, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 79 at Seattle Supersonics 80 | W | 5-0 | 2-0 | 7-0 | ||
| October 29, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at San Diego Clippers 103 | L | 5-0 | 2-1 | 7-1 | ||
| November 2, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 95 at Detroit Pistons 94 | W | 5-0 | 3-1 | 8-1 | ||
| November 3, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 102 at New Jersey Nets 81 | W | 5-0 | 4-1 | 9-1 | ||
| November 8, 1978 | New York Knicks 104 at Seattle Supersonics 100 | L | 5-1 | 4-1 | 9-2 | ||
| November 10, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Seattle Supersonics 109 | W | 6-1 | 4-1 | 10-2 | ||
| November 15, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 118 at Seattle Supersonics 135 | W | 7-1 | 4-1 | 11-2 | ||
| November 17, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 115 at Seattle Supersonics 126 | W | 8-1 | 4-1 | 12-2 | ||
| November 18, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 104 at Golden State Warriors 112 | L | 8-1 | 4-2 | 12-3 | ||
| November 19, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 85 at Seattle Supersonics 88 | W | 9-1 | 4-2 | 13-3 | ||
| November 22, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 96 at Seattle Supersonics 98 | W | 10-1 | 4-2 | 14-3 | ||
| November 24, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 103 at Seattle Supersonics 100 | L | 10-2 | 4-2 | 14-4 | ||
| November 25, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 110 at Denver Nuggets 104 | W | 10-2 | 5-2 | 15-4 | ||
| November 26, 1978 | Houston Rockets 108 at Seattle Supersonics 103 | L | 10-3 | 5-2 | 15-5 | ||
| November 29, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 111 at Seattle Supersonics 125 | W | 11-3 | 5-2 | 16-5 | ||
| December 1, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 80 at Boston Celtics 87 | L | 11-3 | 5-3 | 16-6 | ||
| December 2, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 97 | W | 11-3 | 6-3 | 17-6 | ||
| December 8, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 106 at Seattle Supersonics 107 | W | 12-3 | 6-3 | 18-6 | ||
| December 10, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 99 at Seattle Supersonics 112 | W | 13-3 | 6-3 | 19-6 | ||
| December 13, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Seattle Supersonics 117 | W | 14-3 | 6-3 | 20-6 | ||
| December 15, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 | L | 14-3 | 6-4 | 20-7 | ||
| December 17, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | L | 14-3 | 6-5 | 20-8 | ||
| December 19, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Milwaukee Bucks 128 | L | 14-3 | 6-6 | 20-9 | ||
| December 20, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 95 at Kansas City Kings 114 | L | 14-3 | 6-7 | 20-10 | ||
| December 22, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Seattle Supersonics 95 | L | 14-4 | 6-7 | 20-11 | ||
| December 25, 1978 | San Diego Clippers 123 at Seattle Supersonics 118 | L | 14-5 | 6-7 | 20-12 | ||
| December 27, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 103 at Seattle Supersonics 122 | W | 15-5 | 6-7 | 21-12 | ||
| December 29, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 92 at Seattle Supersonics 119 | W | 16-5 | 6-7 | 22-12 | ||
| January 1, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 110 at Seattle Supersonics 97 | L | 16-6 | 6-7 | 22-13 | ||
| January 2, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 109 at Portland Trail Blazers 108 | W | 16-6 | 7-7 | 23-13 | ||
| January 3, 1979 | Boston Celtics 116 at Seattle Supersonics 123 | W | 17-6 | 7-7 | 24-13 | ||
| January 5, 1979 | Denver Nuggets 95 at Seattle Supersonics 92 | L | 17-7 | 7-7 | 24-14 | ||
| January 10, 1979 | Indiana Pacers 98 at Seattle Supersonics 118 | W | 18-7 | 7-7 | 25-14 | ||
| January 11, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 109 at Phoenix Suns 106 | W | 18-7 | 8-7 | 26-14 | ||
| January 14, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Seattle Supersonics 99 | L | 18-8 | 8-7 | 26-15 | ||
| January 17, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 112 at Indiana Pacers 102 | W | 18-8 | 9-7 | 27-15 | ||
| January 20, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 107 at Chicago Bulls 101 | W | 18-8 | 10-7 | 28-15 | ||
| January 23, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 103 at Washington Bullets 100 | W | 18-8 | 11-7 | 29-15 | ||
| January 25, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Atlanta Hawks 98 | W | 18-8 | 12-7 | 30-15 | ||
| January 26, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 108 at San Antonio Spurs 125 | L | 18-8 | 12-8 | 30-16 | ||
| January 27, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Houston Rockets 94 | W | 18-8 | 13-8 | 31-16 | ||
| January 31, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers 112 at Seattle Supersonics 115 | W | 19-8 | 13-8 | 32-16 | ||
| February 1, 1979 | New Jersey Nets 102 at Seattle Supersonics 107 | W | 20-8 | 13-8 | 33-16 | ||
| February 2, 1979 | Milwaukee Bucks 102 at Seattle Supersonics 104 | W | 21-8 | 13-8 | 34-16 | ||
| February 6, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at New York Knicks 108 | L | 21-8 | 13-9 | 34-17 | ||
| February 7, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 21-8 | 13-10 | 34-18 | ||
| February 9, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 116 at Milwaukee Bucks 118 | L | 21-8 | 13-11 | 34-19 | OT | |
| February 10, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 101 at Houston Rockets 113 | L | 21-8 | 13-12 | 34-20 | ||
| February 14, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 104 at Seattle Supersonics 116 | W | 22-8 | 13-12 | 35-20 | ||
| February 16, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 104 at Seattle Supersonics 119 | W | 23-8 | 13-12 | 36-20 | ||
| February 18, 1979 | Washington Bullets 105 at Seattle Supersonics 94 | L | 23-9 | 13-12 | 36-21 | ||
| February 20, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 102 at San Antonio Spurs 118 | L | 23-9 | 13-13 | 36-22 | ||
| February 21, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 96 at New Orleans Jazz 94 | W | 23-9 | 14-13 | 37-22 | ||
| February 23, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 110 at Washington Bullets 132 | L | 23-9 | 14-14 | 37-23 | ||
| February 25, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Kansas City Kings 114 | L | 23-9 | 14-15 | 37-24 | ||
| February 27, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Denver Nuggets 121 | L | 23-9 | 14-16 | 37-25 | ||
| February 28, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 93 at Seattle Supersonics 97 | W | 24-9 | 14-16 | 38-25 | ||
| March 2, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Seattle Supersonics 109 | L | 24-10 | 14-16 | 38-26 | ||
| March 4, 1979 | Houston Rockets 109 at Seattle Supersonics 119 | W | 25-10 | 14-16 | 39-26 | ||
| March 7, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Detroit Pistons 93 | W | 25-10 | 15-16 | 40-26 | ||
| March 9, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 108 at New Jersey Nets 100 | W | 25-10 | 16-16 | 41-26 | ||
| March 11, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 111 at Atlanta Hawks 113 | L | 25-10 | 16-17 | 41-27 | OT | |
| March 14, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Philadelphia 76ers 96 | W | 25-10 | 17-17 | 42-27 | ||
| March 15, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | W | 25-10 | 18-17 | 43-27 | ||
| March 17, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Chicago Bulls 88 | W | 25-10 | 19-17 | 44-27 | ||
| March 22, 1979 | Boston Celtics 110 at Seattle Supersonics 112 | W | 26-10 | 19-17 | 45-27 | ||
| March 25, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 101 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | W | 27-10 | 19-17 | 46-27 | ||
| March 27, 1979 | San Diego Clippers 109 at Seattle Supersonics 115 | W | 28-10 | 19-17 | 47-27 | ||
| March 28, 1979 | New York Knicks 105 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | W | 29-10 | 19-17 | 48-27 | ||
| March 30, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 111 at Phoenix Suns 113 | L | 29-10 | 19-18 | 48-28 | OT | |
| March 31, 1979 | Detroit Pistons 102 at Seattle Supersonics 123 | W | 30-10 | 19-18 | 49-28 | ||
| April 1, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 97 at Seattle Supersonics 102 | W | 31-10 | 19-18 | 50-28 | ||
| April 3, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 106 | L | 31-10 | 19-19 | 50-29 | ||
| April 4, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 115 at San Diego Clippers 107 | W | 31-10 | 20-19 | 51-29 | ||
| April 6, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 93 | W | 31-10 | 21-19 | 52-29 | ||
| April 8, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 86 at Golden State Warriors 89 | L | 31-10 | 21-20 | 52-30 | ||
| April 17, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Seattle Supersonics 112 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 18, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Seattle Supersonics 108 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | OT | |
| April 20, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | L | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | OT | |
| April 22, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 25, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Seattle Supersonics 106 | W | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| May 1, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 93 at Seattle Supersonics 108 | W | 4-0 | 1-1 | 5-1 | ||
| May 4, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 97 at Seattle Supersonics 103 | W | 5-0 | 1-1 | 6-1 | ||
| May 6, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 103 at Phoenix Suns 113 | L | 5-0 | 1-2 | 6-2 | ||
| May 8, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 91 at Phoenix Suns 100 | L | 5-0 | 1-3 | 6-3 | ||
| May 11, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 99 at Seattle Supersonics 93 | L | 5-1 | 1-3 | 6-4 | ||
| May 13, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Phoenix Suns 105 | W | 5-1 | 2-3 | 7-4 | ||
| May 17, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 110 at Seattle Supersonics 114 | W | 6-1 | 2-3 | 8-4 | ||
| May 20, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 97 at Washington Bullets 99 | L | 6-1 | 2-4 | 8-5 | ||
| May 24, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 92 at Washington Bullets 82 | W | 6-1 | 3-4 | 9-5 | ||
| May 27, 1979 | Washington Bullets 95 at Seattle Supersonics 105 | W | 7-1 | 3-4 | 10-5 | ||
| May 29, 1979 | Washington Bullets 112 at Seattle Supersonics 114 | W | 8-1 | 3-4 | 11-5 | OT | |
| June 1, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 97 at Washington Bullets 93 | W | 8-1 | 4-4 | 12-5 |
