1978–79 Washington Bullets season

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The 1978–79 Washington Bullets won their second consecutive Eastern Conference Championship, making it to the NBA Finals before losing to the Seattle SuperSonics. They finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA, at 54–28.

Coming off of their NBA Championship the previous season, the Bullets were transferred to the Atlantic Division.[1] The Bullets would continue to remain one of the top teams in the league, as they captured the Atlantic Division championship with a league best record of 54–28. The Bullets ended the regular season losing 8 of their last 11 games, but rebounded in the playoffs with victories in both the Eastern Conference semifinals and Eastern Conference finals over the Atlanta Hawks and the San Antonio Spurs, respectively. The Bullets would proceed to have a 38-year drought without a division title until 2017; by then they had been renamed the Washington Wizards. This is the most recent appearance in the conference finals or NBA Finals for the franchise. This also remains the last 50-win season for Washington.

Since this season, the Bullets/Wizards have only won five playoff series, none beyond the first round.

Offseason

NBA draft

Roster

1978–79 Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
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Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
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Legend
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Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

1978-79 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NYN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA WAS
Atlanta — 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–2
Boston 2–2 — 1–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–4
Chicago 1–3 2–1 — 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 4–0 0–3 0–4 0–4 1–3
Cleveland 1–3 2–2 3–1 — 1–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4
Denver 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–1 — 2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 0–3 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3
Detroit 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 — 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–3 1–3
Golden State 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–4 3–1 — 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–2
Houston 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 — 0–4 3–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 4–0 4–0 0–4 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–2
Indiana 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 4–0 — 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–3
Kansas City 2–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 — 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–0
Los Angeles 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 — 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2
Milwaukee 0–3 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 — 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3
New Jersey 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 4–0 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–0 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–3
New Orleans 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 — 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–4 0–3 0–4
New York 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–2 0–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 — 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3
Philadelphia 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–0 3–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 — 1–3 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1
Phoenix 1–2 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 3–1 4–0 3–1 — 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–3
Portland 2–2 3–1 0–4 4–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–3 — 2–1 2–2 1–3 3–1
San Antonio 1–3 4–0 3–0 4–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–1 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–2 — 4–0 2–2 1–3
San Diego 1–3 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–4 — 2–2 0–3
Seattle 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–0 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 — 2–2
Washington 2–2 4–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–1 3–0 2–2 —

Game log

Regular season

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Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Philadelphia | W 121–111 | Johnson (19) | Unseld (11) | Henderson,
Unseld (6) | The Spectrum
12,065 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Seattle | L 92–121 | Dandridge (16) | Ballard (9) | Dandridge (6) | Kingdome
15,089 | 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | Template:Dow tooltip | Atlanta | L 108–110 | Dandridge (26) | Kupchak (10) | Unseld (10) | Capital Centre
5,487 | 4–5 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | Template:Dow tooltip | San Antonio | W 124–119 | Hayes (28) | Hayes (14) | Henderson (11) | Capital Centre
12,619 | 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | Template:Dow tooltip | Philadelphia | L 122–123 | Hayes (36) | Unseld (17) | Dandridge,
Grevey,
Henderson (5) | Capital Centre
14,697 | 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ San Antonio | L 124–143 | Kupchak (27) | Hayes (11) | Henderson (8) | HemisFair Arena
12,363 | 7–7 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | Template:Dow tooltip | Kansas City | L 109–110 | | | | Capital Centre
14,297 | 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | Template:Dow tooltip | Phoenix | W 101–98 | Dandridge (23) | Unseld (20) | Henderson (9) | Capital Centre
17,438 | 19–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Phoenix | W 137–129 | Dandridge (36) | Hayes (11) | Henderson (13) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,789 | 23–9 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | Template:Dow tooltip | Phoenix | W 104–94 | Kupchak (25) | Hayes (26) | Henderson (10) | Capital Centre
14,929 | 26–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Atlanta | W 106–102 | Hayes (26) | Hayes (13) | Wright (6) | The Omni
9,105 | 27–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | Template:Dow tooltip | Seattle | L 100–103 | Dandridge (23) | Unseld (13) | Dandridge (7) | Capital Centre
15,232 | 31–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Kansas City | L 128–142 | | | | Kemper Arena
10,301 | 32–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | Template:Dow tooltip | Atlanta | W 109–105 | Hayes (23) | Hayes (18) | Dandridge (6) | Capital Centre
14,398 | 34–15 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ San Antonio | W 123–122 | Dandridge (36) | Unseld (19) | Henderson (10) | HemisFair Arena
12,516 | 35–15 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Philadelphia | L 99–107 | Dandridge (29) | Dandridge (17) | Dandridge (6) | The Spectrum
15,151 | 37–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Phoenix | L 108–119 | Dandridge (30) | Hayes (13) | Henderson (6) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,660 | 38–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Seattle | W 105–94 | Hayes (33) | Hayes (16) | Dandridge (7) | Kingdome
21,935 | 39–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | Template:Dow tooltip | Seattle | W 132–110 | Hayes (32) | Unseld (13) | Henderson,
Unseld (7) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 40–19 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | Template:Dow tooltip | San Antonio | W 129–128 | Hayes (32) | Hayes (20) | Henderson (10) | Capital Centre
17,181 | 43–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Kansas City | L 116–121 | | | | Kemper Arena
13,681 | 43–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | Template:Dow tooltip | Philadelphia | L 97–100 | Hayes (23) | Unseld (16) | Unseld (7) | Capital Centre
18,741 | 50–24 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Atlanta | L 102–103 | Hayes (29) | Unseld (15) | Unseld (7) | The Omni
15,641 | 54–27 Template:Game log section end |- ! colspan="2" | 1978–79 schedule |}

Playoffs

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Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | Template:Dow tooltip | Atlanta | W 103–89 | Hayes (31) | Hayes (15) | Wright (6) | Capital Centre
15,721 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | Template:Dow tooltip | Atlanta | L 99–107 | Dandridge (36) | Unseld (10) | Henderson (8) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Atlanta | W 89–77 | Hayes (19) | Unseld (16) | Unseld (8) | The Omni
15,798 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Atlanta | W 120–115 (OT) | Hayes (29) | Hayes (17) | Dandridge (5) | The Omni
15,798 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | Template:Dow tooltip | Atlanta | L 103–107 | Hayes (26) | Hayes (14) | Henderson (11) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Atlanta | L 86–104 | Hayes (24) | Unseld (12) | Unseld (6) | The Omni
15,978 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | Template:Dow tooltip | Atlanta | W 100–94 | Hayes (39) | Hayes (15) | Dandridge (8) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 4–3 |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | Template:Dow tooltip | San Antonio | L 97–118 | Dandridge (25) | Hayes (20) | Henderson (5) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | Template:Dow tooltip | San Antonio | W 115–95 | Unseld (26) | Unseld (22) | Henderson (9) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ San Antonio | L 114–116 | Dandridge (28) | Hayes (23) | Unseld (8) | HemisFair Arena
15,318 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ San Antonio | L 102–118 | Hayes (23) | Unseld (21) | Dandridge (9) | HemisFair Arena
16,055 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | Template:Dow tooltip | San Antonio | W 107–103 | Hayes (24) | Hayes (22) | Henderson (9) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ San Antonio | W 108–100 | Hayes (25) | Hayes (14) | Dandridge,
Henderson (8) | HemisFair Arena
16,055 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | Template:Dow tooltip | San Antonio | W 107–105 | Dandridge (37) | Hayes (15) | Wright (7) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 4–3 |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | Template:Dow tooltip | Seattle | W 99–97 | Wright (26) | Unseld (12) | Henderson (6) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | Template:Dow tooltip | Seattle | L 82–92 | Dandridge (21) | Hayes (14) | Dandridge (5) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Seattle | L 95–105 | Dandridge (28) | Hayes,
Unseld (14) | Dandridge (5) | Kingdome
35,928 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | Template:Dow tooltip | @ Seattle | L 112–114 (OT) | Grevey,
Hayes,
Johnson (18) | Unseld (16) | Henderson (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum
14,098 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | Template:Dow tooltip | Seattle | L 93–97 | Hayes (29) | Hayes (14) | Dandridge (7) | Capital Centre
19,035 | 1–4 |- Template:Game log section end |- ! colspan="2" | 1979 schedule |}

Awards and honors

References

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  1. ↑ Washington Wizards (1963–Present)

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