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1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season

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Head coach
  
Lenny Wilkens

Owner(s)
  
Sam Schulman

Record
  
52–30 (.634)

General manager
  
Zollie Volchok

Arena
  
Kingdome

Place
  
Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)

The 1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season was the team's 12th since the franchise began, and their most successful, winning their only NBA title. This was Seattle's first professional sports championship since the Seattle Metropolitans victory in the Stanley Cup in 1917.

Contents

West First Round

The SuperSonics had a first round bye.

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Sonics win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 112, Los Angeles 101
  • Game 2 @ Seattle: Seattle 108, Los Angeles 103 (OT)
  • Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Seattle 112 (OT)
  • Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Seattle 117, Los Angeles 115
  • Game 5 @ Seattle: Seattle 106, Los Angeles 100

    • West Conference Finals

    (1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (3) Phoenix Suns: Sonics win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 108, Phoenix 93
  • Game 2 @ Seattle: Seattle 103, Phoenix 97
  • Game 3 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 113, Seattle 103
  • Game 4 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 100, Seattle 91
  • Game 5 @ Seattle: Phoenix 99, Seattle 93
  • Game 6 @ Phoenix: Seattle 106, Phoenix 105
  • Game 7 @ Seattle: Seattle 114, Phoenix 110

    • NBA finals

    Dennis Johnson of the SuperSonics was the Most Valuable Player of the Finals while Gus Williams of the SuperSonics was the top scorer, averaging 28.6 points per game.

    SuperSonics win series 4-1

    Awards and records

  • Dennis Johnson, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Dennis Johnson, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player

    • References

    1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season Wikipedia
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