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.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 16 | .738 | ||
| 2 | 42 | 21 | .667 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 41 | 23 | .641 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 35 | 27 | .565 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 34 | 28 | .548 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 35 | 29 | .547 | 11.5 | |
| 8 | 33 | 28 | .541 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 32 | 31 | .508 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 26 | 35 | .426 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 37 | .413 | 20.0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 46 | .258 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 15 | 47 | .242 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 47 | .242 | 30.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 15 | .766 | ||
| 2 | 45 | 17 | .726 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 40 | 23 | .635 | 8.5 | |
| 4 | 39 | 23 | .629 | 9.0 | |
| 5 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 37 | 25 | .597 | 11.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | 27 | .571 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 32 | 30 | .516 | 16.0 | |
| 9 | 30 | 31 | .492 | 17.5 | |
| 10 | 30 | 34 | .469 | 19.0 | |
| 11 | 23 | 38 | .377 | 24.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 42 | .333 | 27.5 | |
| 13 | 20 | 45 | .308 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 19 | 44 | .302 | 29.5 | |
| 15 | 14 | 50 | .219 | 35.0 |