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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1977-78 National Basketball Association season|1977-78]]
|'''1978-79'''
|[[1979-80 National Basketball Association season|1979-80]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="11" |Eastern Conference
| rowspan="5" |Atlantic Division
|Boston Celtics
|Boston Garden
|Boston
|-
|New Jersey Nets
|Jersey Mike's Arena
|Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|Madison Square Garden
|Manhattan, New York
|-
|Philadelphia 76ers
|The Spectrum
|Philadelphia
|-
|Washington Bullets
|Capital Centre
|Lake Arbor, Maryland
|-
| rowspan="6" |Central Division
|Atlanta Hawks
|Omni Coliseum
|Atlanta
|-
|Cleveland Cavaliers
|Richfield Coliseum
|Summit County, Ohio
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|Pontiac Silverdome
|Pontiac, Michigan
|-
|Houston Rockets
|The Summit
|Houston
|-
|New Orleans Jazz
|Caesars Superdome
|New Orleans
|-
|San Antonio Spurs
|HemisFair Arena
|San Antonio
|-
| rowspan="11" |Western Conference
| rowspan="5" |Midwest Division
|Chicago Bulls
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago
|-
|Denver Nuggets
|McNichols Sports Arena
|Denver
|-
|Indiana Pacers
|Market Square Arena
|Indianapolis
|-
|Kansas City Kings
|Hy-Vee Arena
|Kansas City, Missouri
|-
|Milwaukee Bucks
|UWM Panther Arena
|Milwaukee
|-
| rowspan="6" |Pacific Division
|Golden State Warriors
|Oakland Arena
|Oakland, California
|-
|Los Angeles Lakers
|Kia Forum
|Inglewood, California
|-
|Phoenix Suns
|Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Phoenix
|-
|Portland Trail Blazers
|Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Portland, Oregon
|-
|San Diego Clippers
|Pechanga Arena San Diego
|San Diego
|-
|Seattle SuperSonics
|The Kingdome
|Seattle
|}

=== Changes ===

* Boston Celtics relocate from Boston Garden in Boston to Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego, renamed San Diego Clippers and realigned from Eastern Conference Atlantic Division to Western Conference Pacific Division.
* Buffalo Braves relocate from Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York to Boston Garden in Boston and renamed Boston Celtics.
* Detroit Pistons relocate from Cobo Arena at Cobo Center in Detroit to Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan and realigned from Western Conference Midwest Division to Eastern Conference Central Division.
* Seattle SuperSonics relocate primary venue from Climate Pledge Arena to The Kingdome.
* Washington Bullets realigned from Eastern Conference Central Division to Eastern Conference Atlantic Division.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="11" |Eastern Conference
| rowspan="5" |Atlantic Division
|'''Washington Bullets'''
|'''54'''
|'''28'''
|
|-
|'''Philadelphia 76ers'''
|'''47'''
|'''35'''
|'''7'''
|-
|'''New Jersey Nets'''
|'''37'''
|'''45'''
|'''17'''
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|31
|51
|23
|-
|Boston Celtics
|29
|53
|25
|-
| rowspan="6" |Central Division
|'''San Antonio Spurs'''
|'''48'''
|'''34'''
|
|-
|'''Houston Rockets'''
|'''47'''
|'''35'''
|'''1'''
|-
|'''Atlanta Hawks'''
|'''46'''
|'''36'''
|'''2'''
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|30
|52
|18
|-
|Cleveland Cavaliers
|30
|52
|18
|-
|New Orleans Jazz
|26
|56
|22
|-
| rowspan="11" |Western Conference
| rowspan="5" |Midwest Division
|'''Kansas City Kings'''
|'''48'''
|'''34'''
|
|-
|'''Denver Nuggets'''
|'''47'''
|'''35'''
|'''1'''
|-
|Milwaukee Bucks
|38
|44
|10
|-
|Indiana Pacers
|38
|44
|10
|-
|Chicago Bulls
|31
|51
|17
|-
| rowspan="6" |Pacific Division
|'''Seattle SuperSonics'''
|'''52'''
|'''30'''
|
|-
|'''Phoenix Suns'''
|'''50'''
|'''32'''
|'''2'''
|-
|'''Los Angeles Lakers'''
|'''47'''
|'''35'''
|'''5'''
|-
|'''Portland Trail Blazers'''
|'''45'''
|'''37'''
|'''7'''
|-
|San Diego Clippers
|43
|39
|9
|-
|Golden State Warriors
|38
|44
|14
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
!Champions
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Washington Bullets'''
|'''4'''
| rowspan="3" |'''Washington Bullets'''
| rowspan="3" |'''4'''
| rowspan="6" |Washington Bullets
| rowspan="6" |1
| rowspan="12" |'''Seattle SuperSonics'''
|-
|Houston Rockets
|0
| rowspan="2" |Atlanta Hawks
| rowspan="2" |3
|-
|'''Atlanta Hawks'''
|'''2'''
|-
| colspan="3" |'''San Antonio Spurs'''
|'''4'''
| rowspan="3" |San Antonio Spurs
| rowspan="3" |3
|-
|'''Philadelphia 76ers'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia 76ers
| rowspan="2" |3
|-
|New Jersey Nets
|0
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Seattle SuperSonics'''
|'''4'''
| rowspan="3" |'''Seattle SuperSonics'''
| rowspan="3" |'''4'''
| rowspan="6" |'''Seattle SuperSonics'''
| rowspan="6" |'''4'''
|-
|Denver Nuggets
|1
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles Lakers
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|'''Los Angeles Lakers'''
|'''2'''
|-
| colspan="3" |Kansas City Kings
|1
| rowspan="3" |Phoenix Suns
| rowspan="3" |3
|-
|'''Phoenix Suns'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Phoenix Suns'''
| rowspan="2" |'''4'''
|-
|Portland Trail Blazers
|1
|}

== Special Event Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|NBA All-Star Game
|'''Western Conference'''
|134-129
|Eastern Conference
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area
|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division
|Fulton County, Georgia
|Atlanta
|Omni Coliseum
|Atlanta Hawks
|41
|Four
|45
|-
|Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
|Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
|Suffolk County, Massachusetts
|Boston
|Boston Garden
|Boston Celtics
|41
|
|41
|-
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
|Cook County, Illinois
|Chicago
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago Bulls
|41
|
|41
|-
|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Summit County, Ohio
|Unincorporated
|Richfield Coliseum
|Cleveland Cavaliers
|41
|
|41
|-
|Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Denver County, Colorado
|Denver
|McNichols Sports Arena
|Denver Nuggets
|41
|Two
|43
|-
| rowspan="2" |Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Oakland County, Michigan
| rowspan="2" |Pontiac, Michigan
| rowspan="2" |Pontiac Silverdome
|Detroit Pistons
|41
|
|41
|-
|NBA All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
|Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Harris County, Texas
|Houston
|The Summit
|Houston Rockets
|41
|One
|42
|-
|Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Marion County, Indiana
|Indianapolis
|Market Square Arena
|Indiana Pacers
|41
|
|41
|-
|Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Jackson County, Missouri
|Kansas City, Missouri
|Hy-Vee Arena
|Kansas City Kings
|38
|Two
|40
|-
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
|Los Angeles County, California
|Inglewood, California
|Kia Forum
|Los Angeles Lakers
|41
|Three
|44
|-
|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
|Milwaukee
|UWM Panther Arena
|Milwaukee Bucks
|41
|
|41
|-
|New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Orleans Parish, Louisiana
|New Orleans
|Caesars Superdome
|New Orleans Jazz
|41
|
|41
|-
| rowspan="3" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division
|Middlesex County, New Jersey
|Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey
|Jersey Mike's Arena
|New Jersey Nets
|40
|One
|41
|-
|New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
|New York County, New York
|Manhattan, New York
|Madison Square Garden
|New York Knickerbockers
|41
|
|41
|-
| colspan="2" |Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Mercer County, New Jersey
|Princeton, New Jersey
|Jadwin Gymnasium
|New Jersey Nets
|One
|
|One
|-
|Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
|Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
|Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia
|The Spectrum
|Philadelphia 76ers
|41
|Four
|45
|-
| rowspan="2" |Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Maricopa County, Arizona
|Phoenix
|Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Phoenix Suns
|41
|Seven
|48
|-
|Tempe, Arizona
|Desert Financial Arena
|Phoenix Suns
|
|One
|One
|-
|Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Multnomah County, Oregon
|Portland, Oregon
|Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Portland Trail Blazers
|41
|One
|42
|-
|San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Bexar County, Texas
|San Antonio
|HemisFair Arena
|San Antonio Spurs
|41
|Seven
|48
|-
| colspan="3" |San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Diego County, California
|San Diego
|Pechanga Arena San Diego
|San Diego Clippers
|41
|
|41
|-
|San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
|San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division
|Alameda County, California
|Oakland, California
|Oakland Arena
|Golden State Warriors
|41
|
|41
|-
| rowspan="2" |Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |King County, Washington
| rowspan="2" |Seattle
|Climate Pledge Arena
|Seattle SuperSonics
|
|Three
|Three
|-
|The Kingdome
|Seattle SuperSonics
|41
|Six
|47
|-
|St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis
|St. Louis Arena
|Kansas City Kings
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
|Prince George's County, Maryland
|Lake Arbor, Maryland
|Capital Centre
|Washington Bullets
|41
|11
|52
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''902'''
|'''53'''
|'''956'''
|}
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[[Category:National Basketball Association seasons]]

1978-79 National Basketball Association season - Revision history