NBA 1978-79 Regular Season and Playoffs Summary.

Information about the 1978-1979 NBA season, including champion, MVP awards, statistical leaders and other basic data.

Playoffs Summary

NBA Champion

Seattle Supersonics
1979 NBA Champion

NBA Finals

Seattle Supersonics
4 - 1
Washington Bullets

Finals MVP

Dennis Johnson
Seattle Supersonics

Regular Season Summary

Best Record

Washington Bullets
54-28 (.659)

Season MVP

Moses Malone
Houston Rockets

Defensive Player

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Rookie of the Year

Phil Ford
Kansas City Kings

Coach of the Year

Cotton Fitzsimmons
Kansas City Kings

All-Star Game MVP

David Thompson
Denver Nuggets

Most Improved Player

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6th Man of the Year

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Scoring Leader

George Gervin
San Antonio Spurs
29.6 points per game

Rebounds Leader

Moses Malone
Houston Rockets
17.6 rebounds per game

Assists Leader

Kevin Porter
Detroit Pistons
13.4 assists per game

Steals Leader

M.L. Carr
Detroit Pistons
2.5 steals per game

Blocks Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles Lakers
4.0 blocks per game

All-NBA 1st Team

George Gervin
Elvin Hayes
Marques Johnson
Moses Malone
Paul Westphal

All-NBA 2nd Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bob Dandridge
Walter Davis
Phil Ford
World B. Free

All-NBA 3rd Team

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All-Defensive 1st Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Don Buse
Bob Dandridge
Dennis Johnson
Bobby Jones

All-Defensive 2nd Team

M.L. Carr
Lionel Hollins
Eddie Johnson
Maurice Lucas
Moses Malone

All-Rookie 1st Team

Ron Brewer
Phil Ford
Reggie Theus
Mychal Thompson
Terry Tyler

All-Rookie 2nd Team

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