1978-1979 Seattle SuperSonics

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52-30 Won Finals
Record Outcome

1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics

What was the record of the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics?

The Seattle SuperSonics finished the regular season with a 52-30 record. They went 31-10 at home and 21-20 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Seattle SuperSonics went 64-35.

What division did the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics play in?

The 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

What was the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics record by month?

The 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics had their best month in October, when they went 7-1 and had a 87.5% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 6-9 and had a 40% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
October '78 7-1 87.5% +89
November '78 9-4 69.2% +69
December '78 6-7 46.2% -7
January '79 10-4 71.4% +18
February '79 6-9 40% -62
March '79 11-3 78.6% +90
April '79 3-2 60% +26

Did the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics Win The NBA Title?

Yes, the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics won the NBA Title in 1979. They beat the Washington Bullets.

What was the point differential for the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics?

The Seattle SuperSonics finished the regular season with a point differential of +223. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the SuperSonics could have been expected to have about 48.3 wins, or a 48-34 record in the regular season.

How did the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics went 15-9.

How did the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics went 0-3 in overtime games.

How did the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics perform in overtime games in the playoffs?

In the playoffs, the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics went 2-1 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics was a 7 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics?

The longest losing streak that the Seattle SuperSonics had during the 1978-79 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.

1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule

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Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Fri, Oct 13, 1978 vs Chicago Bulls Win 104 - 86
Sun, Oct 15, 1978 vs Kansas City Kings Win 115 - 105
Tue, Oct 17, 1978 @ New York Knicks Win 120 - 109
Wed, Oct 18, 1978 @ Indiana Pacers Win 99 - 92
Fri, Oct 20, 1978 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 133 - 117
Wed, Oct 25, 1978 vs Washington Bullets Win 121 - 92
Fri, Oct 27, 1978 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 80 - 79
Sun, Oct 29, 1978 @ San Diego Clippers Loss 100 - 103
Thu, Nov 2, 1978 @ Detroit Pistons Win 95 - 94
Fri, Nov 3, 1978 @ New Jersey Nets Win 102 - 81
Wed, Nov 8, 1978 vs New York Knicks Loss 100 - 104
Fri, Nov 10, 1978 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 109 - 95
Wed, Nov 15, 1978 vs New Orleans Jazz Win 135 - 118
Fri, Nov 17, 1978 vs Indiana Pacers Win 126 - 115
Sat, Nov 18, 1978 @ Golden State Warriors Loss 104 - 112
Sun, Nov 19, 1978 vs Portland Trail Blazers Win 88 - 85
Wed, Nov 22, 1978 vs Chicago Bulls Win 98 - 96
Fri, Nov 24, 1978 vs Denver Nuggets Loss 100 - 103
Sat, Nov 25, 1978 @ Denver Nuggets Win 110 - 104
Sun, Nov 26, 1978 vs Houston Rockets Loss 103 - 108
Wed, Nov 29, 1978 vs New Jersey Nets Win 125 - 111
Fri, Dec 1, 1978 @ Boston Celtics Loss 80 - 87
Sat, Dec 2, 1978 @ Philadelphia 76ers Win 100 - 97
Fri, Dec 8, 1978 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 107 - 106
Sun, Dec 10, 1978 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 112 - 99
Wed, Dec 13, 1978 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 117 - 107
Fri, Dec 15, 1978 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 98 - 100
Sun, Dec 17, 1978 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Loss 91 - 101
Tue, Dec 19, 1978 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 99 - 128
Wed, Dec 20, 1978 @ Kansas City Kings Loss 95 - 114
Fri, Dec 22, 1978 vs Philadelphia 76ers Loss 95 - 103
Mon, Dec 25, 1978 vs San Diego Clippers Loss 118 - 123
Wed, Dec 27, 1978 vs New Orleans Jazz Win 122 - 103
Fri, Dec 29, 1978 vs Phoenix Suns Win 119 - 92
Mon, Jan 1, 1979 vs Golden State Warriors Loss 97 - 110
Tue, Jan 2, 1979 @ Portland Trail Blazers Win 109 - 108
Wed, Jan 3, 1979 vs Boston Celtics Win 123 - 116
Fri, Jan 5, 1979 vs Denver Nuggets Loss 92 - 95
Wed, Jan 10, 1979 vs Indiana Pacers Win 118 - 98
Thu, Jan 11, 1979 @ Phoenix Suns Win 109 - 106
Sun, Jan 14, 1979 vs Los Angeles Lakers Loss 99 - 108
Wed, Jan 17, 1979 @ Indiana Pacers Win 112 - 102
Sat, Jan 20, 1979 @ Chicago Bulls Win 107 - 101
Tue, Jan 23, 1979 @ Washington Bullets Win 103 - 100
Thu, Jan 25, 1979 @ Atlanta Hawks Win 100 - 98
Fri, Jan 26, 1979 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 108 - 125
Sat, Jan 27, 1979 @ Houston Rockets Win 99 - 94
Wed, Jan 31, 1979 vs Portland Trail Blazers Win 115 - 112
Thu, Feb 1, 1979 vs New Jersey Nets Win 107 - 102
Fri, Feb 2, 1979 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 104 - 102
Tue, Feb 6, 1979 @ New York Knicks Loss 99 - 108
Wed, Feb 7, 1979 @ Boston Celtics Loss 100 - 107
Fri, Feb 9, 1979 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 116 - 118 OT
Sat, Feb 10, 1979 @ Houston Rockets Loss 101 - 113
Wed, Feb 14, 1979 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 116 - 104
Fri, Feb 16, 1979 vs Phoenix Suns Win 119 - 104
Sun, Feb 18, 1979 vs Washington Bullets Loss 94 - 105
Tue, Feb 20, 1979 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 102 - 118
Wed, Feb 21, 1979 @ New Orleans Jazz Win 96 - 94
Fri, Feb 23, 1979 @ Washington Bullets Loss 110 - 132
Sun, Feb 25, 1979 @ Kansas City Kings Loss 106 - 114
Tue, Feb 27, 1979 @ Denver Nuggets Loss 106 - 121
Wed, Feb 28, 1979 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 97 - 93
Fri, Mar 2, 1979 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Loss 109 - 111
Sun, Mar 4, 1979 vs Houston Rockets Win 119 - 109
Wed, Mar 7, 1979 @ Detroit Pistons Win 99 - 93
Fri, Mar 9, 1979 @ New Jersey Nets Win 108 - 100
Sun, Mar 11, 1979 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 111 - 113 OT
Wed, Mar 14, 1979 @ Philadelphia 76ers Win 99 - 96
Thu, Mar 15, 1979 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Win 104 - 98
Sat, Mar 17, 1979 @ Chicago Bulls Win 106 - 88
Thu, Mar 22, 1979 vs Boston Celtics Win 112 - 110
Sun, Mar 25, 1979 vs Kansas City Kings Win 111 - 101
Tue, Mar 27, 1979 vs San Diego Clippers Win 115 - 109
Wed, Mar 28, 1979 vs New York Knicks Win 111 - 105
Fri, Mar 30, 1979 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 111 - 113 OT
Sat, Mar 31, 1979 vs Detroit Pistons Win 123 - 102
Sun, Apr 1, 1979 vs Golden State Warriors Win 102 - 97
Tue, Apr 3, 1979 @ Portland Trail Blazers Loss 102 - 106
Wed, Apr 4, 1979 @ San Diego Clippers Win 115 - 107
Fri, Apr 6, 1979 @ Los Angeles Lakers Win 113 - 93
Sun, Apr 8, 1979 @ Golden State Warriors Loss 86 - 89
Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 1)
Tue, Apr 17, 1979 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 112 - 101
Wed, Apr 18, 1979 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 108 - 103 OT
Fri, Apr 20, 1979 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 112 - 118 OT
Sun, Apr 22, 1979 @ Los Angeles Lakers Win 117 - 115
Wed, Apr 25, 1979 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 106 - 100
Western Conference Finals (Won 4 - 3)
Tue, May 1, 1979 vs Phoenix Suns Win 108 - 93
Fri, May 4, 1979 vs Phoenix Suns Win 103 - 97
Sun, May 6, 1979 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 103 - 113
Tue, May 8, 1979 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 91 - 100
Fri, May 11, 1979 vs Phoenix Suns Loss 93 - 99
Sun, May 13, 1979 @ Phoenix Suns Win 106 - 105
Thu, May 17, 1979 vs Phoenix Suns Win 114 - 110
Finals (Won 4 - 1)
Sun, May 20, 1979 @ Washington Bullets Loss 97 - 99
Thu, May 24, 1979 @ Washington Bullets Win 92 - 82
Sun, May 27, 1979 vs Washington Bullets Win 105 - 95
Tue, May 29, 1979 vs Washington Bullets Win 114 - 112 OT
Fri, Jun 1, 1979 @ Washington Bullets Win 97 - 93

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