1978–79 Washington Bullets season
The 1978–79 Washington Bullets won their second consecutive Eastern Conference Championship, making it to the NBA Finals before losing to the Seattle SuperSonics. They finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA, at 54-28.
| 1978–79 Washington Bullets season | |
|---|---|
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
| Head coach | Dick Motta |
| Arena | Capital Centre |
| Results | |
| Record | 54–28 (.659) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to SuperSonics 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WDCA |
| Radio | WTOP |
Coming off of their NBA Championship the previous season, the Bullets were transferred to the Atlantic Division. The Bullets would continue to remain one of the top teams in the league, as they captured the Atlantic Division championship with a league best record of 54–28. The Bullets ended the regular season losing 8 of their last 11 games, but rebounded in the playoffs with victories in both the Eastern Conference semifinals and Eastern Conference finals over the Atlanta Hawks and the San Antonio Spurs, respectively. The Bullets would proceed to have a 38-year drought without a division title until 2017; by then they had been renamed the Washington Wizards. This is the most recent appearance in the conference finals or NBA Finals for the franchise.