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 | 44 | 14 | .759 | ||
| 2 | 39 | 20 | .661 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 38 | 22 | .633 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 37 | 24 | .607 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 34 | 25 | .576 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 33 | 26 | .559 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 31 | 27 | .534 | 13.0 | |
| 8 | 31 | 29 | .517 | 14.0 | |
| 9 | 30 | 31 | .492 | 15.5 | |
| 10 | 29 | 31 | .483 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 32 | .448 | 18.0 | |
| 12 | 24 | 36 | .400 | 21.0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 42 | .276 | 28.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 44 | .254 | 29.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 45 | .250 | 30.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 15 | .754 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 16 | .729 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 37 | 21 | .638 | 7.5 | |
| 4 | 37 | 23 | .617 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 37 | 23 | .617 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 34 | 24 | .586 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 34 | 26 | .567 | 11.5 | |
| 8 | 31 | 28 | .525 | 14.0 | |
| 9 | 29 | 31 | .483 | 16.5 | |
| 10 | 27 | 31 | .466 | 17.5 | |
| 11 | 22 | 36 | .379 | 22.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 38 | .356 | 24.0 | |
| 13 | 18 | 41 | .305 | 27.0 | |
| 14 | 18 | 42 | .300 | 27.5 | |
| 15 | 14 | 47 | .230 | 32.0 |