1978-79 Washington Bullets season

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1978-79 Washington Bullets season
Head Coach Dick Motta
Arena Capital Center
Results
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Place Division: 1st
Conference: 1st
Playoff Finish Lost NBA Finals

Coming off their NBA Championship, the Bullets were transferred to the Atlantic Division. [1] 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. Despite their league best record, the Bullets would end the season on a sour note losing 8 of their last 11.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Washington Bullets 54 28 .659 -
Philadelphia 76ers 47 35 .573 7
New Jersey Nets 37 45 .451 17
New York Knicks 31 51 .378 23
Boston Celtics 29 53 .354 25

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[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

[edit] Postseason

In the first round of the playoffs, the Bullets needed 7 games to beat the Atlanta Hawks. The Bullets nearly lost the series as they had a 3-1 series lead. [3] In the Eastern Finals, the Bullets would find themselves down 3 games to 1 facing the San Antonio Spurs. The Bullets would rally to win the next 2 games and force a 7th game at home. In Game 7 the Bullets would rally again. They overcame a 4th Quarter deficit to beat the Spurs 107-105. [4]

[edit] NBA Finals

The triumph would set up a rematch with the Seattle Supersonics in the NBA Finals. In the Finals, the Bullets would squeak out a close victory in Game 1 by a score of 99-96. However, the Sonics would rally to win the next 4 and take the series in 5 games. [5]

Game Date Home Team Result Road Team
Game 1 May 20 Washington 99-97 Seattle
Game 2 May 24 Washington 82-92 Seattle
Game 3 May 27 Seattle 105-95 Washington
Game 4 May 29 Seattle 114-112 Washington
Game 5 June 1 Washington 93-97 Seattle

SuperSonics win series 4-1

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

  1. ^ Washington Wizards (1963-Present)
  2. ^ 1991-92 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Washington Wizards (1963-Present)
  4. ^ Washington Wizards (1963-Present)
  5. ^ Washington Wizards (1963-Present)
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