The Washington Bullets were 54-28 in 1978-79. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 1st in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the NBA Finals against the Seattle SuperSonics, 4 games to 1.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 114.9 | 49.7 | 26.5 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 46.6 | 96.0 | 48.5 | 21.8 | 29.6 | 73.5 | 52.7 | 16.0 | 33.8 | 17.3 | 22.0 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 8th | 21st | 13th | 5th | 1st | 11th | 11th | 5th | 16th | 13th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 109.9 | 45.4 | 26.6 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 46.4 | 97.7 | 47.5 | 17.1 | 23.1 | 74.1 | 51.0 | 14.4 | 31.0 | 16.3 | 26.1 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 9th | 15th | 15th | 9th | 11th | 19th | 21st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 9th | 16th | 22nd | 6th | ||||
Net | +5.0 | +4.4 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +0.2 | -1.7 | +1.0 | +4.6 | +6.5 | -0.6 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +2.8 | +1.0 | -4.2 | |||||
Net Rank | 2nd | 1st | 13th | 20th | 15th | 12th | 15th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 13th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 14th | 1st |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 6 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 7.5 | |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 9.0 | |
| 9 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 9.5 | |
| 10 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 9.5 | |
| 11 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 12.0 | |
| 12 | 10 | 20 | .333 | 14.0 | |
| 13 | 9 | 19 | .321 | 14.0 | |
| 14 | 6 | 24 | .200 | 18.0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 23 | .179 | 18.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 4 | .867 | ||
| 2 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 7.5 | |
| 7 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 12.0 | |
| 10 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | |
| 13 | 8 | 21 | .276 | 17.5 | |
| 14 | 8 | 23 | .258 | 18.5 | |
| 15 | 7 | 23 | .233 | 19.0 |