1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season
1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season | |
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Head coach | Billy Cunningham |
General manager | Pat Williams |
Arena | The Spectrum |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Conference Semifinals (eliminated 3-4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1978-79 NBA season was the 76ers 30th season in the NBA and 16th season in Philadelphia. Coach Billy Cunningham began to mold a unit that played a team concept, as opposed to one made up of brilliant but individualistic stars. The trade for forward Bobby Jones and the drafting of point guard Maurice Cheeks aided in this process. The Sixers would finish the regular season at 47-35. They would lose in the Eastern Conference semi-finals to the San Antonio Spurs. From 1977 through 1983 (seven seasons), this would be the only year that the team did not reach at least the Eastern Conference Finals. [1]
Contents
Offseason
Draft picks
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Washington Bullets | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 31–10 | 23–18 | 11–5 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 9–7 |
x-New Jersey Nets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 25–16 | 12–29 | 7–9 |
New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 | 23–18 | 8–33 | 7–9 |
Boston Celtics | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 6–10 |
# | Eastern Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Washington Bullets | 54 | 28 | .659 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 |
4 | x-Houston Rockets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 |
5 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
6 | x-New Jersey Nets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
7 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 |
8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
8 | Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
10 | Boston Celtics | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
11 | New Orleans Jazz | 26 | 56 | .317 | 28 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
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Playoffs
East First Round
(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets: 76ers win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 122, New Jersey 114
- Game 2 @ New Jersey: Philadelphia 111, New Jersey 101
East Conference Semifinals
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Spurs win series 4-3
- Game 1 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 119, Philadelphia 106
- Game 2 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 121, Philadelphia 120
- Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 123, San Antonio 115
- Game 4 @ Philadelphia: San Antonio 115, Philadelphia 112
- Game 5 @ San Antonio: Philadelphia 120, San Antonio 97
- Game 6 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 92, San Antonio 90
- Game 7 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 111, Philadelphia 108
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
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Playoffs
Awards and records
Transactions
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