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Boston64 18 .780 0.0 7-3 
New York50 32 .610 14.0 6-4 
Philadelphia47 35 .573 17.0 8-2 
Brooklyn32 50 .390 32.0 5-5 
Toronto25 57 .305 39.0 2-8 Southeast W L PCT GB L10 
Orlando47 35 .573 0.0 5-5 
Miami46 36 .561 1.0 7-3 
Atlanta36 46 .439 11.0 3-7 
Charlotte21 61 .256 26.0 3-7 
Washington15 67 .183 32.0 1-9 The 1979 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association’s 1978–79 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Bullets 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals .
Checkout the Results, Statistics, Playoff Leaders, Per Game Stats, Advanced Stats and more for the 1979 NBA playoffs on Basketball-Reference.com.
In the playoffs, Seattle defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 and the Phoenix Suns 4–3, while Washington had a much tougher road, eliminating the Atlanta Hawks in an unexpectedly tough seven-game series and coming back from a 3–1 deficit to eliminate the San Antonio Spurs in seven. Both earned a first-round bye.
League Champion: Seattle SuperSonics. Finals MVP: Dennis Johnson (22.6 / 6.0 / 6.0) 1979 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Gus Williams (454) TRB: Elvin Hayes (266) AST: Tom Henderson (107) WS: Gus Williams (2.7)
1979 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Spurs vs. Bullets. League Champion: Seattle SuperSonics. Finals MVP: Dennis Johnson (22.6 / 6.0 / 6.0) 1979 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Gus Williams (454)
The 1978–79 NBA season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Seattle SuperSonics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals, a rematch of the previous year's Finals, but with the opposite result.
Complete schedule with the results of all the games played in the 1979 NBA Playoffs, including date, location, points scored, winner, and information about the series.
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