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.
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A toast to a win? LeBron James takes a sip of wine after crashing into 76ers fan
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Maxey, James lead Philadelphia 76ers to 7-1 start with 126-107 victory over Chicago Bulls
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Tyrese Maxey scores 38 as 76ers beat Hornets 109-104 without LeBron James, Joel Embiid
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LeBron James is 41 and feeling young in Philly. He had his best game yet with the 76ers
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James, Maxey lead 76ers past Knicks 98-93 in an NBA Cup game
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 | 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 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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Nets| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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