1979 NBA Finals
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| Dates | May 20–June 1 | ||||||||||
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| MVP |
Dennis Johnson (Seattle SuperSonics) |
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| Television | CBS (U.S.) | ||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger, Rick Barry, and Rod Hundley | ||||||||||
| Radio network |
KIRO (SEA) WJMD (WSB) |
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| Hall of Famers |
SuperSonics: Dennis Johnson (2010) Bullets: Elvin Hayes (1990) Wes Unseld (1988) Coaches: Lenny Wilkens (1989, player/1998, coach) Officials: Darell Garretson (2016) |
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| Eastern Finals | Bullets defeat Spurs, 4–3 | ||||||||||
| Western Finals | SuperSonics defeat Suns, 4–3 | ||||||||||
| Game 1: | Darell Garretson, Ed T. Rush, and Ed Middleton |
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| Game 2: | John Vanak, Jack Madden, and Jim Capers |
| Game 3: | Jake O'Donnell, Joe Gushue, and Hugh Evans |
| Game 4: | Bob Rakel, Lee Jones, and Darell Garretson |
| Game 5: | Jake O'Donnell, Joe Gushue, and Paul Mihalak |
The 1979 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series played at the conclusion of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1978–79 season. The Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics played the Eastern Conference champion Washington Bullets, with the Bullets holding home-court advantage, due to a better regular season record. The SuperSonics defeated the Bullets 4 games to 1. The series was a rematch of the 1978 NBA Finals, which the Washington Bullets had won 4–3.
Dennis Johnson of the SuperSonics was named as the NBA Finals MVP, while Gus Williams of the SuperSonics was the top scorer, averaging 28.6 points per game.
This was Seattle's second men's professional sports championship, following the Seattle Metropolitans' Stanley Cup victory in the 1917 Stanley Cup Finals.
Coincidentally, this series (along with the 1978 NBA Finals) was informally known as the George Washington series, because both teams were playing in places named after the first President of the United States (the SuperSonics represented Seattle, the most populous city in the state of Washington, and the Bullets represented Washington, D.C., albeit playing in nearby Landover, Maryland).
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