1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule and Results

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Record: 52-30, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Lenny Wilkens (52-30)

Executive: Zollie Volchok

PTS/G: 106.6 (19th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 103.9 (1st of 22)

SRS: 2.69 (6th of 22) Pace: 103.4 (18th of 22)

Off Rtg: 102.7 (14th of 22) Def Rtg: 100.1 (1st of 22) Net Rtg: +2.6 (6th of 22)

Expected W-L: 48-34 (5th of 22)

NBA 1979 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-3) versus Phoenix Suns (Series Stats)
Won NBA Finals (4-1) versus Washington Bullets (Series Stats)

NBA Champions
Western Conference Champions
Pacific Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 13, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		104	86	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Oct 15, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		115	105	2	0	W 2
3	Tue, Oct 17, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		120	109	3	0	W 3
4	Wed, Oct 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		99	92	4	0	W 4
5	Fri, Oct 20, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		133	117	5	0	W 5
6	Wed, Oct 25, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		121	92	6	0	W 6
7	Fri, Oct 27, 1978	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		80	79	7	0	W 7
8	Sun, Oct 29, 1978	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		100	103	7	1	L 1
9	Thu, Nov 2, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		95	94	8	1	W 1
10	Fri, Nov 3, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		102	81	9	1	W 2
11	Wed, Nov 8, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		100	104	9	2	L 1
12	Fri, Nov 10, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		109	95	10	2	W 1
13	Wed, Nov 15, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		135	118	11	2	W 2
14	Fri, Nov 17, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		126	115	12	2	W 3
15	Sat, Nov 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		104	112	12	3	L 1
16	Sun, Nov 19, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		88	85	13	3	W 1
17	Wed, Nov 22, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		98	96	14	3	W 2
18	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		100	103	14	4	L 1
19	Sat, Nov 25, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		110	104	15	4	W 1
20	Sun, Nov 26, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		103	108	15	5	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Nov 29, 1978	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		125	111	16	5	W 1
22	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		80	87	16	6	L 1	11,198	1:55
23	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		100	97	17	6	W 1
24	Fri, Dec 8, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		107	106	18	6	W 2
25	Sun, Dec 10, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		112	99	19	6	W 3
26	Wed, Dec 13, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		117	107	20	6	W 4
27	Fri, Dec 15, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		98	100	20	7	L 1
28	Sun, Dec 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		91	101	20	8	L 2
29	Tue, Dec 19, 1978	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		99	128	20	9	L 3
30	Wed, Dec 20, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		95	114	20	10	L 4
31	Fri, Dec 22, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		95	103	20	11	L 5
32	Mon, Dec 25, 1978	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		118	123	20	12	L 6
33	Wed, Dec 27, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		122	103	21	12	W 1
34	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		119	92	22	12	W 2
35	Mon, Jan 1, 1979	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		97	110	22	13	L 1
36	Tue, Jan 2, 1979	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		109	108	23	13	W 1
37	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		123	116	24	13	W 2	13,398	1:56
38	Fri, Jan 5, 1979	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		92	95	24	14	L 1
39	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		118	98	25	14	W 1
40	Thu, Jan 11, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		109	106	26	14	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 14, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		99	108	26	15	L 1
42	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		112	102	27	15	W 1
43	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		107	101	28	15	W 2
44	Tue, Jan 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		103	100	29	15	W 3
45	Thu, Jan 25, 1979	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		100	98	30	15	W 4
46	Fri, Jan 26, 1979	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		108	125	30	16	L 1
47	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		99	94	31	16	W 1
48	Wed, Jan 31, 1979	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		115	112	32	16	W 2
49	Thu, Feb 1, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		107	102	33	16	W 3
50	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		104	102	34	16	W 4
51	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		99	108	34	17	L 1
52	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		100	107	34	18	L 2	6,902	1:54
53	Fri, Feb 9, 1979	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	OT	116	118	34	19	L 3
54	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		101	113	34	20	L 4
55	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		116	104	35	20	W 1
56	Fri, Feb 16, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		119	104	36	20	W 2
57	Sun, Feb 18, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		94	105	36	21	L 1
58	Tue, Feb 20, 1979	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		102	118	36	22	L 2
59	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	W		96	94	37	22	W 1
60	Fri, Feb 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		110	132	37	23	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 25, 1979	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		106	114	37	24	L 2
62	Tue, Feb 27, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		106	121	37	25	L 3
63	Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		97	93	38	25	W 1
64	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		109	111	38	26	L 1
65	Sun, Mar 4, 1979	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		119	109	39	26	W 1
66	Wed, Mar 7, 1979	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		99	93	40	26	W 2
67	Fri, Mar 9, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		108	100	41	26	W 3
68	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	111	113	41	27	L 1
69	Wed, Mar 14, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		99	96	42	27	W 1
70	Thu, Mar 15, 1979	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		104	98	43	27	W 2
71	Sat, Mar 17, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		106	88	44	27	W 3
72	Thu, Mar 22, 1979	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		112	110	45	27	W 4	21,549	1:53
73	Sun, Mar 25, 1979	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		111	101	46	27	W 5
74	Tue, Mar 27, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		115	109	47	27	W 6
75	Wed, Mar 28, 1979	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		111	105	48	27	W 7
76	Fri, Mar 30, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L	OT	111	113	48	28	L 1
77	Sat, Mar 31, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		123	102	49	28	W 1
78	Sun, Apr 1, 1979	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		102	97	50	28	W 2
79	Tue, Apr 3, 1979	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		102	106	50	29	L 1
80	Wed, Apr 4, 1979	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		115	107	51	29	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 6, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		113	93	52	29	W 2
82	Sun, Apr 8, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		86	89	52	30	L 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Apr 17, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		112	101	1	0	W 1
2	Wed, Apr 18, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	OT	108	103	2	0	W 2
3	Fri, Apr 20, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	OT	112	118	2	1	L 1
4	Sun, Apr 22, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		117	115	3	1	W 1
5	Wed, Apr 25, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		106	100	4	1	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Tue, May 1, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		108	93	5	1	W 3
7	Fri, May 4, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		103	97	6	1	W 4
8	Sun, May 6, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		103	113	6	2	L 1
9	Tue, May 8, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		91	100	6	3	L 2
10	Fri, May 11, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		93	99	6	4	L 3
11	Sun, May 13, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		106	105	7	4	W 1
12	Thu, May 17, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		114	110	8	4	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
13	Sun, May 20, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		97	99	8	5	L 1	19,035
14	Thu, May 24, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		92	82	9	5	W 1	19,035
15	Sun, May 27, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		105	95	10	5	W 2	35,928		at Kingdome
16	Tue, May 29, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W	OT	114	112	11	5	W 3	14,098
17	Fri, Jun 1, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		97	93	12	5	W 4	19,035

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