1978-79 Record 52-30 1st Head Coach: Lenny Wilkens # G Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Rpg Apg Ppg 1 Gus Williams 76 245 307 158 29 1,457 3.2 4.0 19.2 24 Dennis Johnson 80 374 280 100 97 1,270 4.7 3.5 15.9 43 Jack Sikma 82 1,013 261 82 67 1,281 12.4 3.2 15.6 32 Fred Brown 77 172 260 119 23 1,075 2.2 3.4 14.0 8 Lonnie Shelton 76 468 110 76 75 1,023 6.2 1.4 13.5 27 John Johnson 82 412 358 59 25 902 5.0 4.4 11.0 23 Tom LaGarde 23 190 32 6 18 253 8.3 1.4 11.0 42 Wally Walker 60 177 69 12 26 394 3.0 1.2 6.5 35 Paul Silas 82 575 115 31 19 456 7.0 1.4 5.6 22 Lars Hansen 15 59 14 1 1 76 4.0 0.9 5.1 10 Joe Hassett 55 45 42 14 4 223 0.8 0.8 4.1 22 Jackie Robinson 12 19 13 5 1 46 1.6 1.1 3.8 11 Dick Snyder 56 48 63 14 6 205 0.9 1.1 3.7 21 Dennis Awtrey 40 104 49 13 7 79 2.6 1.2 2.0 Fgm Fga Pct Ftm Fta Pct Williams 606 1224 .495 245 316 .775 D. Johnson 482 1110 .434 306 392 .781 Sikma 476 1034 .460 329 404 .814 Brown 446 951 .469 183 206 .888 Shelton 446 859 .519 131 189 .693 J. Johnson 356 821 .434 190 250 .760 LaGarde 98 181 .541 57 95 .600 Walker 167 343 .490 58 96 .604 Silas 170 402 .423 116 194 .598 Hansen 29 57 .509 18 31 .581 Hassett 100 211 .474 23 23 1.000 Robinson 19 41 .463 8 15 .533 Snyder 81 187 .433 43 51 .843 Awtrey 27 63 .429 25 36 .694 20+ Rebounds Games Player Opponent Date Rebounds Jack Sikma Denver 01-05-79 23 Jack Sikma Cleveland 03-02-79 22 Jack Sikma @Cleveland 12-17-78 21 Jack Sikma @Philadelphia 12-02-78 20 Jack Sikma @San Diego 04-04-78 20 Record Vs. Opponents W-L W-L Atlanta Hawks 3-1 Milwaukee Bucks 2-2 Boston Celtics 2-2 New Jersey Nets 4-0 Chicago Bulls 4-0 New Orleans Jazz 3-0 Cleveland Cavaliers 2-2 New York Knicks 2-2 Denver Nuggets 1-3 Philadelphia 76ers 3-1 Detroit Pistons 3-0 Phoenix Suns 3-1 Golden State Warriors 1-3 Portland Trail Blazers 3-1 Houston Rockets 2-2 San Antonio Spurs 2-2 Indiana Pacers 4-0 San Diego Clippers 2-2 Kansas City Kings 2-2 Washington Bullets 2-2 Los Angeles Lakers 2-2 Honors All Stars Dennis Johnson Jack Sikma NBA Finals MVP Dennis Johnson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playoffs Western Conference First Round Seattle 4 Los Angeles 1 Los Angeles 71 Seattle 97 Los Angeles 101 Seattle 112 Seattle 108 Los Angeles 103 Seattle 112 Los Angeles 118 Los Angeles 100 Seattle 115 Western Conference Finals Seattle 4 Phoenix 3 Phoenix 93 Seattle 108 Phoenix 97 Seattle 103 Seattle 103 Phoenix 113 Seattle 91 Phoenix 100 Phoenix 99 Seattle 93 Seattle 106 Phoenix 105 Phoenix 110 Seattle 114 NBA Finals Seattle 4 Washington 1 Seattle 97 Washington 99 Seattle 92 Washington 82 Washington 95 Seattle 105 Washington 112 Seattle 114 Seattle 97 Washington 93 Playoff Statistics G Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Rpg Apg Ppg Gus Williams 17 70 63 34 11 452 4.1 3.7 26.6 Dennis Johnson 17 104 69 28 26 356 6.1 4.1 20.9 Jack Sikma 17 199 43 16 24 254 11.7 2.5 14.9 Lonnie Shelton 17 142 34 19 18 220 8.4 2.0 12.9 John Johnson 17 115 91 17 3 207 6.8 5.4 12.2 Fred Brown 17 22 35 9 4 142 1.3 2.1 8.4 Paul Silas 17 98 19 9 5 73 5.8 1.1 4.3 Dick Snyder 9 11 10 4 3 26 1.2 1.1 2.9 Dennis Awtrey 16 42 11 5 4 28 2.6 0.7 1.8 Wally Walker 13 17 2 0 0 14 1.3 0.2 1.1 Joe Hassett 8 1 1 0 0 6 0.1 0.1 0.8 Fgm Fga Pct Ftm Fta Pct Williams 181 382 .474 90 127 .709 D. Johnson 136 302 .450 84 109 .771 Sikma 103 224 .460 48 61 .787 Shelton 101 209 .483 18 26 .692 J. Johnson 83 175 .474 41 64 .641 Brown 64 142 .451 14 17 .824 Silas 21 54 .389 31 46 .674 Snyder 10 31 .323 6 9 .667 Awtrey 10 16 .625 8 13 .615 Walker 6 16 .375 2 4 .500 Hassett 3 7 .429 0 0 .000![]()