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52-30, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
1978-79 NBA Champions
Scored 106.6 points per game, Allowed 103.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 48-34)
Coached by Lenny Wilkens (52-30)
Arena: King County Domed Stadium / Attendance: 747,243 (1st of 22 available)
SRS: 2.69 (6th of 22) / Pace Factor: 103.4 (17th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 102.7 (14th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 100.1 (1st of 22)
Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-1) versus Washington Bullets
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-3) versus Phoenix Suns
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers
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As a twelve year old growing up in Seattle I lived and died with this team. The Title was one of the most memorable moments of my childhood.
1978-79 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19755 | 3504 | 7484 | .468 | 1732 | 2298 | .754 | 1310 | 2591 | 3901 | 1973 | 690 | 398 | 1586 | 1914 | 8740 | 106.6 | |||
| Opponent | 82 | 19755 | 3475 | 7509 | .463 | 1567 | 2108 | .743 | 1156 | 2453 | 3609 | 1910 | 755 | 407 | 1493 | 2057 | 8517 | 103.9 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and
accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gus Williams | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 76 | 2266 | 606 | 1224 | .495 | 245 | 316 | .775 | 111 | 134 | 245 | 307 | 158 | 29 | 190 | 162 | 1457 | ||||
| 2 | Jack Sikma | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 23 | 82 | 2958 | 476 | 1034 | .460 | 329 | 404 | .814 | 232 | 781 | 1013 | 261 | 82 | 67 | 253 | 295 | 1281 | ||||
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | G | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 80 | 2717 | 482 | 1110 | .434 | 306 | 392 | .781 | 146 | 228 | 374 | 280 | 100 | 97 | 191 | 209 | 1270 | ||||
| 4 | Fred Brown | G | 6-3 | 182 | 30 | 77 | 1961 | 446 | 951 | .469 | 183 | 206 | .888 | 38 | 134 | 172 | 260 | 119 | 23 | 164 | 142 | 1075 | ||||
| 5 | Lonnie Shelton | F-C | 6-8 | 240 | 23 | 76 | 2158 | 446 | 859 | .519 | 131 | 189 | .693 | 182 | 286 | 468 | 110 | 76 | 75 | 188 | 266 | 1023 | ||||
| 6 | John Johnson | F | 6-7 | 200 | 31 | 82 | 2386 | 356 | 821 | .434 | 190 | 250 | .760 | 127 | 285 | 412 | 358 | 59 | 25 | 254 | 245 | 902 | ||||
| 7 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 35 | 82 | 1957 | 170 | 402 | .423 | 116 | 194 | .598 | 259 | 316 | 575 | 115 | 31 | 19 | 98 | 177 | 456 | ||||
| 8 | Wally Walker | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 60 | 969 | 168 | 343 | .490 | 58 | 96 | .604 | 66 | 111 | 177 | 69 | 12 | 26 | 68 | 127 | 394 | ||||
| 9 | Tom LaGarde | C-F | 6-10 | 220 | 23 | 23 | 575 | 98 | 181 | .541 | 57 | 95 | .600 | 61 | 129 | 190 | 32 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 75 | 253 | ||||
| 10 | Joe Hassett | G | 6-5 | 180 | 23 | 55 | 463 | 100 | 211 | .474 | 23 | 23 | 1.000 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 58 | 223 | ||||
| 11 | Dick Snyder | G-F | 6-5 | 207 | 34 | 56 | 536 | 81 | 187 | .433 | 43 | 51 | .843 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 52 | 205 | ||||
| 12 | Dennis Awtrey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | 40 | 499 | 27 | 63 | .429 | 25 | 36 | .694 | 29 | 75 | 104 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 31 | 69 | 79 | ||||
| 13 | Lars Hansen | C | 6-10 | 225 | 24 | 15 | 205 | 29 | 57 | .509 | 18 | 31 | .581 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 76 | ||||
| 14 | Jackie Robinson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 23 | 12 | 105 | 19 | 41 | .463 | 8 | 15 | .533 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 46 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gus Williams | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 76 | 29.8 | 8.0 | 16.1 | .495 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .775 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 19.2 | ||||
| 2 | Dennis Johnson | G | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 80 | 34.0 | 6.0 | 13.9 | .434 | 3.8 | 4.9 | .781 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 15.9 | ||||
| 3 | Jack Sikma | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 23 | 82 | 36.1 | 5.8 | 12.6 | .460 | 4.0 | 4.9 | .814 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 15.6 | ||||
| 4 | Fred Brown | G | 6-3 | 182 | 30 | 77 | 25.5 | 5.8 | 12.4 | .469 | 2.4 | 2.7 | .888 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 14.0 | ||||
| 5 | Lonnie Shelton | F-C | 6-8 | 240 | 23 | 76 | 28.4 | 5.9 | 11.3 | .519 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .693 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 13.5 | ||||
| 6 | Tom LaGarde | C-F | 6-10 | 220 | 23 | 23 | 25.0 | 4.3 | 7.9 | .541 | 2.5 | 4.1 | .600 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 11.0 | ||||
| 7 | John Johnson | F | 6-7 | 200 | 31 | 82 | 29.1 | 4.3 | 10.0 | .434 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .760 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 11.0 | ||||
| 8 | Wally Walker | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 60 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 5.7 | .490 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .604 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 6.6 | ||||
| 9 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 35 | 82 | 23.9 | 2.1 | 4.9 | .423 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .598 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.6 | ||||
| 10 | Lars Hansen | C | 6-10 | 225 | 24 | 15 | 13.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | .509 | 1.2 | 2.1 | .581 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5.1 | ||||
| 11 | Joe Hassett | G | 6-5 | 180 | 23 | 55 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .474 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.1 | ||||
| 12 | Jackie Robinson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 23 | 12 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | .463 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .533 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.8 | ||||
| 13 | Dick Snyder | G-F | 6-5 | 207 | 34 | 56 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .433 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .843 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.7 | ||||
| 14 | Dennis Awtrey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | 40 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .429 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .694 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gus Williams | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 76 | 2266 | 9.6 | 19.4 | .495 | 3.9 | 5.0 | .775 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 23.1 | ||||
| 2 | Fred Brown | G | 6-3 | 182 | 30 | 77 | 1961 | 8.2 | 17.5 | .469 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .888 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 19.7 | ||||
| 3 | Joe Hassett | G | 6-5 | 180 | 23 | 55 | 463 | 7.8 | 16.4 | .474 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 17.3 | ||||
| 4 | Lonnie Shelton | F-C | 6-8 | 240 | 23 | 76 | 2158 | 7.4 | 14.3 | .519 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .693 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 17.1 | ||||
| 5 | Dennis Johnson | G | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 80 | 2717 | 6.4 | 14.7 | .434 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .781 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 16.8 | ||||
| 6 | Tom LaGarde | C-F | 6-10 | 220 | 23 | 23 | 575 | 6.1 | 11.3 | .541 | 3.6 | 5.9 | .600 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 15.8 | ||||
| 7 | Jackie Robinson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 23 | 12 | 105 | 6.5 | 14.1 | .463 | 2.7 | 5.1 | .533 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 15.8 | ||||
| 8 | Jack Sikma | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 23 | 82 | 2958 | 5.8 | 12.6 | .460 | 4.0 | 4.9 | .814 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 15.6 | ||||
| 9 | Wally Walker | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 60 | 969 | 6.2 | 12.7 | .490 | 2.2 | 3.6 | .604 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 14.6 | ||||
| 10 | Dick Snyder | G-F | 6-5 | 207 | 34 | 56 | 536 | 5.4 | 12.6 | .433 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .843 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 13.8 | ||||
| 11 | John Johnson | F | 6-7 | 200 | 31 | 82 | 2386 | 5.4 | 12.4 | .434 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .760 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 13.6 | ||||
| 12 | Lars Hansen | C | 6-10 | 225 | 24 | 15 | 205 | 5.1 | 10.0 | .509 | 3.2 | 5.4 | .581 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 13.3 | ||||
| 13 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 35 | 82 | 1957 | 3.1 | 7.4 | .423 | 2.1 | 3.6 | .598 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 8.4 | ||||
| 14 | Dennis Awtrey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | 40 | 499 | 1.9 | 4.5 | .429 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .694 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Sikma | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 23 | 82 | 2958 | 16.3 | .529 | .460 | 8.2 | 27.8 | 18.0 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 17.3 | 19.4 | 104 | 97 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 29 | 9 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Gus Williams | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 76 | 2266 | 21.1 | .534 | .495 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 21.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 26.9 | 108 | 100 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 27 | 7 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | G | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 80 | 2717 | 15.0 | .495 | .434 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 14.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 13.0 | 21.3 | 103 | 101 | 8.9 | 12.6 | 21 | 13 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Fred Brown | G | 6-3 | 182 | 30 | 77 | 1961 | 16.9 | .516 | .469 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 20.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 24.1 | 104 | 100 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 17 | 9 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Lonnie Shelton | F-C | 6-8 | 240 | 23 | 76 | 2158 | 14.9 | .543 | .519 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 16.6 | 20.5 | 102 | 100 | 5.5 | 11.3 | 17 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 35 | 82 | 1957 | 10.4 | .468 | .423 | 13.9 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 11.7 | 104 | 102 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 13 | 7 | 3.0 |
| 7 | John Johnson | F | 6-7 | 200 | 31 | 82 | 2386 | 11.2 | .484 | .434 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 20.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 21.4 | 19.5 | 94 | 102 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 10 | 19 | -4.5 |
| 8 | Tom LaGarde | C-F | 6-10 | 220 | 23 | 23 | 575 | 15.6 | .568 | .541 | 11.1 | 23.7 | 17.4 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 107 | 99 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Wally Walker | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 60 | 969 | 11.6 | .511 | .490 | 7.2 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 18.3 | 101 | 103 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 |
| 10 | Joe Hassett | G | 6-5 | 180 | 23 | 55 | 463 | 12.3 | .504 | .474 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 13.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 21.4 | 101 | 103 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dick Snyder | G-F | 6-5 | 207 | 34 | 56 | 536 | 10.8 | .489 | .433 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 16.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 17.9 | 101 | 104 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lars Hansen | C | 6-10 | 225 | 24 | 15 | 205 | 13.6 | .538 | .509 | 11.3 | 19.0 | 15.1 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 114 | 102 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Dennis Awtrey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | 40 | 499 | 7.3 | .501 | .429 | 6.1 | 15.8 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 28.2 | 8.6 | 97 | 101 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jackie Robinson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 23 | 12 | 105 | 13.6 | .483 | .463 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 17.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 18.8 | 21.9 | 95 | 101 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Gus Williams | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 17 | 609 | 181 | 382 | 90 | 127 | 36 | 70 | 63 | 34 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 452 | .474 | .709 | 35.8 | 26.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | |||
| 2 | Dennis Johnson | G | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 17 | 691 | 136 | 302 | 84 | 109 | 44 | 104 | 69 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 63 | 356 | .450 | .771 | 40.6 | 20.9 | 6.1 | 4.1 | |||
| 3 | Jack Sikma | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 23 | 17 | 655 | 103 | 224 | 48 | 61 | 39 | 199 | 43 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 70 | 254 | .460 | .787 | 38.5 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 2.5 | |||
| 4 | Lonnie Shelton | F-C | 6-8 | 240 | 23 | 17 | 566 | 101 | 209 | 18 | 26 | 61 | 142 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 80 | 220 | .483 | .692 | 33.3 | 12.9 | 8.4 | 2.0 | |||
| 5 | John Johnson | F | 6-7 | 200 | 31 | 17 | 615 | 83 | 175 | 41 | 64 | 40 | 115 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 65 | 49 | 207 | .474 | .641 | 36.2 | 12.2 | 6.8 | 5.4 | |||
| 6 | Fred Brown | G | 6-3 | 182 | 30 | 17 | 260 | 64 | 142 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 142 | .451 | .824 | 15.3 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | |||
| 7 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 35 | 17 | 418 | 21 | 54 | 31 | 46 | 40 | 98 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 44 | 73 | .389 | .674 | 24.6 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.1 | |||
| 8 | Dennis Awtrey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | 16 | 153 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 28 | .625 | .615 | 9.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 | |||
| 9 | Dick Snyder | G-F | 6-5 | 207 | 34 | 9 | 88 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | .323 | .667 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | |||
| 10 | Wally Walker | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 13 | 85 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | .375 | .500 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | |||
| 11 | Joe Hassett | G | 6-5 | 180 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .429 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Johnson | $450,000 |
| 2 | Lonnie Shelton | $250,000 |
| 3 | Paul Silas | $250,000 |
| 4 | John Johnson | $175,000 |