1978–79 NBA season
The 1978–79 NBA season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Seattle SuperSonics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals, a rematch of the previous year's Finals, but with the opposite result.
| 1978–79 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 13, 1978 – April 8, 1979 April 10 – May 18, 1979 (Playoffs) May 20 – June 1, 1979 (Finals) |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Mychal Thompson |
| Picked by | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Washington Bullets |
| Season MVP | Moses Malone (Houston) |
| Top scorer | George Gervin (San Antonio) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Washington Bullets |
| Eastern runners-up | San Antonio Spurs |
| Western champions | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Western runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Runners-up | Washington Bullets |
| Finals MVP | Dennis Johnson (Seattle) |
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