1979 NBA Playoffs
| 1979 NBA playoffs | |||||
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| Season | 1978–79 | ||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||
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The 1979 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association’s 1978–79 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Bullets 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. The Sonics (later the Oklahoma City Thunder) earned their first (and as of 2016, only) NBA title. Dennis Johnson was named NBA Finals MVP.
The Finals was a rematch of 1978, in which Washington defeated Seattle 4–3. As of 2016, the Bullets (later the Wizards) have not returned to the Finals, nor even to the Conference Finals.
The Spurs made their first visit to the Conference Finals in these playoffs.
This was the first time that three of the former ABA teams made the playoffs, as it was the NBA playoff debut of the New Jersey Nets.
Champion: Seattle SuperSonics
1st Round
(1) Seattle SuperSonics & (2) Kansas City Kings have first round byes.
(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers: Suns win series 2–1
(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 2–1
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