1977-78 NBA season
The Washington Bullets won the 1977-78 NBA title, beating the Seattle SuperSonics 4-3 in the 1978 NBA Finals. Randy Smith and Bill Walton were MVP for the Buffalo Braves.
1978 NBA Finals
Washington Bullets beat the Seattle SuperSonics 4-3
Awards
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| NBA All-Defensive First Team | Bill Walton | Portland Trail Blazers |
| NBA All-Defensive First Team | Bobby Jones | Denver Nuggets |
| NBA All-Defensive First Team | Don Buse | Phoenix Suns |
| NBA All-Defensive First Team | Lionel Hollins | Portland Trail Blazers |
| NBA All-Defensive First Team | Maurice Lucas | Portland Trail Blazers |
| NBA All-Defensive Second Team | Artis Gilmore (tie) | Chicago Bulls |
| NBA All-Defensive Second Team | Bob Gross | Portland Trail Blazers |
| NBA All-Defensive Second Team | E. C. Coleman | Golden State Warriors |
| NBA All-Defensive Second Team | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (tie) | Los Angeles Lakers |
| NBA All-Defensive Second Team | Norm Van Lier | Chicago Bulls |
| NBA All-Defensive Second Team | Quinn Buckner | Milwaukee Bucks |
| All-NBA First Team | Bill Walton | Portland Trail Blazers |
| All-NBA First Team | David Thompson | Denver Nuggets |
| All-NBA First Team | George Gervin | San Antonio Spurs |
| All-NBA First Team | Julius Erving | Philadelphia 76ers |
| All-NBA First Team | Truck Robinson | New Orleans Jazz |
| All-NBA Second Team | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers |
| All-NBA Second Team | Maurice Lucas | Portland Trail Blazers |
| All-NBA Second Team | Paul Westphal | Phoenix Suns |
| All-NBA Second Team | Pete Maravich | New Orleans Jazz |
| All-NBA Second Team | Walter Davis | Phoenix Suns |
| NBA All-Rookie First Team | Bernard King | New Jersey Nets |
| NBA All-Rookie First Team | Jack Sikma | Seattle SuperSonics |
| NBA All-Rookie First Team | Marques Johnson | Milwaukee Bucks |
| NBA All-Rookie First Team | Norm Nixon | Los Angeles Lakers |
| NBA All-Rookie First Team | Walter Davis | Phoenix Suns |
| NBA All-Star MVP | Randy Smith | Buffalo Braves |
| NBA Coach of the Year | Hubie Brown | Atlanta Hawks |
| Finals MVP | Wes Unseld | Washington Bullets |
| NBA MVP | Bill Walton | Portland Trail Blazers |
| NBA Rookie of the Year | Walter Davis | Phoenix Suns |