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.
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1978-79 Conference Standings
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Gilgeous-Alexander's 42 points help Thunder to a 124-116 win over the Cavaliers
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 43 points, hits go-ahead 3-pointer in Thunder's 117-112 win over Cavs
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Thunder to honor former league MVP Russell Westbrook by retiring his No. 0 in February
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Jabari Smith Jr. scores 30 points, Rockets beat Thunder 119-98
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 | 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 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 6 | 1 | .857 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 |
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