1979 NBA playoffs (1978-79)

The Seattle SuperSonics won the 1979 NBA Finals over the Washington Bullets, 4-1. The 1978-79 NBA postseason ran 11 series over 53 games.

Bracket

First round

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

NBA Finals

Phoenix Suns2Portland Trail Blazers1Phoenix Suns4Sacramento Kings1Los Angeles Lakers2Denver Nuggets1Los Angeles Lakers1Oklahoma City Thunder4Phoenix Suns3Oklahoma City Thunder4Brooklyn Nets0Philadelphia 76ers2Philadelphia 76ers3San Antonio Spurs4Houston Rockets0Waterloo Hawks2Washington Wizards4Waterloo Hawks3San Antonio Spurs3Washington Wizards4ChampionOklahoma City Thunder4Washington Wizards1

1978-79 postseason leaders

Points

  1. 1Gus WilliamsOKC454
  2. 2Bob DandridgeWSH439
  3. 3Elvin HayesWSH427
  4. 4George GervinSA400
  5. 5Dennis JohnsonOKC356

Rebounds

  1. 1Elvin HayesWSH266
  2. 2Wes UnseldWSH253
  3. 3Jack SikmaOKC199
  4. 4Larry KenonSA160
  5. 5Lonnie SheltonOKC142

Assists

  1. 1Tom HendersonWSH107
  2. 2Bob DandridgeWSH105
  3. 3Norm NixonLAL94
  4. 4Walter DavisPHX79
  5. 5Dennis JohnsonOKC69

NBA Finals

Conference finals

Oklahoma City Thunder4-3Phoenix Suns

  1. Game 1May 1, 1979PHX 93 at OKC 108
  2. Game 2May 4, 1979PHX 97 at OKC 103
  3. Game 3May 6, 1979OKC 103 at PHX 113
  4. Game 4May 8, 1979OKC 91 at PHX 100
  5. Game 5May 11, 1979PHX 99 at OKC 93
  6. Game 6May 13, 1979OKC 106 at PHX 105
  7. Game 7May 17, 1979PHX 110 at OKC 114

Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns all-time: head to head

Washington Wizards4-3San Antonio Spurs

  1. Game 1May 4, 1979SA 118 at WSH 97
  2. Game 2May 6, 1979SA 95 at WSH 115
  3. Game 3May 9, 1979WSH 114 at SA 116
  4. Game 4May 11, 1979WSH 102 at SA 118
  5. Game 5May 13, 1979SA 103 at WSH 107
  6. Game 6May 16, 1979WSH 108 at SA 100
  7. Game 7May 18, 1979SA 105 at WSH 107

Washington Wizards and San Antonio Spurs all-time: head to head

Conference semifinals

San Antonio Spurs4-3Philadelphia 76ers

  1. Game 1Apr 15, 1979PHI 106 at SA 119
  2. Game 2Apr 17, 1979PHI 120 at SA 121
  3. Game 3Apr 20, 1979SA 115 at PHI 123
  4. Game 4Apr 22, 1979SA 115 at PHI 112
  5. Game 5Apr 26, 1979PHI 120 at SA 97
  6. Game 6Apr 29, 1979SA 90 at PHI 92
  7. Game 7May 2, 1979PHI 108 at SA 111

San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers all-time: head to head

Washington Wizards4-3Waterloo Hawks

  1. Game 1Apr 15, 1979HAW 89 at WSH 103
  2. Game 2Apr 17, 1979HAW 107 at WSH 99
  3. Game 3Apr 20, 1979WSH 89 at HAW 77
  4. Game 4Apr 22, 1979WSH 120 at HAW 118
  5. Game 5Apr 24, 1979HAW 107 at WSH 103
  6. Game 6Apr 26, 1979WSH 86 at HAW 104
  7. Game 7Apr 29, 1979HAW 94 at WSH 100

Washington Wizards and Waterloo Hawks all-time: head to head

Phoenix Suns4-1Sacramento Kings

  1. Game 1Apr 17, 1979SAC 99 at PHX 102
  2. Game 2Apr 20, 1979PHX 91 at SAC 111
  3. Game 3Apr 22, 1979SAC 93 at PHX 108
  4. Game 4Apr 25, 1979PHX 108 at SAC 94
  5. Game 5Apr 27, 1979SAC 99 at PHX 120

Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings all-time: head to head

First round

Rounds are worked out from the bracket: a club’s second series of the postseason is the second round. Game links open the box score where one is on file, and the preview before the first pitch.