The Philadelphia 76ers were 47-35 in 1978-79. They finished 2nd in the Atlantic Division and 3rd in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs, 4 games to 3.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.5 | 109.5 | 47.1 | 27.5 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 43.7 | 89.5 | 48.8 | 22.1 | 29.4 | 75.3 | 53.5 | 14.0 | 33.1 | 21.6 | 25.3 | |||
Team Rank | 5th | 11th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 2nd | 12th | 19th | 8th | 9th | 7th | 13th | 6th | 18th | 2nd | 20th | 12th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 107.7 | 45.8 | 25.5 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 43.2 | 93.0 | 46.4 | 21.3 | 28.4 | 74.9 | 51.0 | 15.3 | 30.6 | 19.8 | 26.0 | |||
Opponent Rank | 5th | 5th | 16th | 8th | 17th | 2nd | 7th | 16th | 2nd | 12th | 13th | 8th | 3rd | 16th | 13th | 9th | 9th | ||||
Net | +1.9 | +1.3 | +1.9 | -0.2 | +3.0 | +0.5 | -3.5 | +2.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +2.4 | -1.3 | +2.5 | +1.8 | -0.7 | |||||
Net Rank | 9th | 9th | 4th | 13th | 1st | 9th | 18th | 3rd | 12th | 11th | 12th | 3rd | 18th | 2nd | 20th | 9th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 18 | .719 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 21 | .672 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 36 | 28 | .563 | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 37 | 29 | .561 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 10.5 | |
| 8 | 35 | 30 | .538 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 34 | 31 | .523 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 27 | 37 | .422 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 38 | .406 | 20.0 | |
| 13 | 17 | 48 | .262 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 48 | .250 | 30.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 49 | .234 | 31.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 15 | .773 | ||
| 2 | 47 | 17 | .734 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 40 | 24 | .625 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 40 | 24 | .625 | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 11.0 | |
| 6 | 39 | 26 | .600 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 38 | 27 | .585 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 18.0 | |
| 9 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 18.0 | |
| 10 | 31 | 34 | .477 | 19.5 | |
| 11 | 23 | 41 | .359 | 27.0 | |
| 12 | 21 | 44 | .323 | 29.5 | |
| 13 | 21 | 45 | .318 | 30.0 | |
| 14 | 20 | 45 | .308 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 35.5 |