1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season

1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season
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

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]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
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

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets: 76ers win series 2-0

East Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Spurs win series 4-3

Player statistics

Legend
  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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers

See also

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