The Washington Bullets were 54-28 in 1978-79. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 1st in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the NBA Finals against the Seattle SuperSonics, 4 games to 1.
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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 | 241.2 | 114.9 | 49.7 | 26.5 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 46.6 | 96.0 | 48.5 | 21.8 | 29.6 | 73.5 | 52.7 | 16.0 | 33.8 | 17.3 | 22.0 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 8th | 21st | 13th | 5th | 1st | 11th | 11th | 5th | 16th | 13th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 109.9 | 45.4 | 26.6 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 46.4 | 97.7 | 47.5 | 17.1 | 23.1 | 74.1 | 51.0 | 14.4 | 31.0 | 16.3 | 26.1 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 9th | 15th | 15th | 9th | 11th | 19th | 21st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 9th | 16th | 22nd | 6th | ||||
Net | +5.0 | +4.4 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +0.2 | -1.7 | +1.0 | +4.6 | +6.5 | -0.6 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +2.8 | +1.0 | -4.2 | |||||
Net Rank | 2nd | 1st | 13th | 20th | 15th | 12th | 15th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 13th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 14th | 1st |
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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 | 5 | .375 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.0 | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 |
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