The Seattle SuperSonics were 52-30 in 1978-79. They finished 1st in the Pacific Division and 1st in the Western Conference. They won in the NBA Finals against the Washington Bullets, 4 games to 1, to win their first championship.
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Clippers overcome 40 points from SGA and use late run to slip past Thunder 113-112
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Trail Blazers sweep the Thunder with a 118-108 win
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Damian Lillard scores 25 points as the Trail Blazers beat the Thunder 123-103
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder rout the poor-shooting Wizards 114-75
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Ajay Mitchell scores a career-high 35 points as Thunder rout Grizzlies 128-97
1978-79 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 240.9 | 106.6 | 47.6 | 24.1 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 42.7 | 91.3 | 46.8 | 21.1 | 28.0 | 75.4 | 51.4 | 16.0 | 31.6 | 19.3 | 23.3 | |||
Team Rank | 15th | 19th | 4th | 17th | 16th | 14th | 20th | 14th | 20th | 15th | 15th | 12th | 19th | 3rd | 6th | 9th | 3rd | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.9 | 103.9 | 44.0 | 23.3 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 42.4 | 91.6 | 46.3 | 19.1 | 25.7 | 74.3 | 50.5 | 14.1 | 29.9 | 18.2 | 25.1 | |||
Opponent Rank | 15th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 14th | 8th | 4th | 11th | 1st | 4th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 6th | 9th | 19th | 14th | ||||
Net | +2.7 | +3.6 | +0.8 | -0.8 | -0.1 | +0.4 | -0.3 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +1.1 | -1.7 | |||||
Net Rank | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 18th | 12th | 11th | 11th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 9th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 15th | 4th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.5 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 9.5 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 7.0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 10.0 |
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