1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season

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 stars focusing on their own individual talents. The trade for forward Bobby Jones and the drafting of point guard Maurice Cheeks, further solidified this progression. 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 failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.[1]

1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachBilly Cunningham
General managerPat Williams
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBS-TV
PRISM
RadioWCAU

Draft picks
Main article: 1978 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
236Maurice CheeksPG United StatesWest Texas A&M
243Glenn HaganG United StatesSt. Bonaventure
487Brett VromanC United StatesUNLV
5109Mark HaymorePF/C United StatesUMass
6130Osborne Lockhart United StatesMinnesota
7151Anthony Murray United StatesAlabama
8169Alan CunninghamF United StatesColorado State
10201Dennis James United StatesWidener

Roster
Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 14 Bibby, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1949–11–24 UCLA
F/C 23 Bryant, Joe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1954–10–19 La Salle
F/C 42 Catchings, Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1951–09–02 Hardin–Simmons
G 10 Cheeks, Maurice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956–09–08 West Texas A&M
G 20 Collins, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1951-07-28 Illinois State
C 53 Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1957-01-11 Maynard Evans HS (FL)
F 6 Erving, Julius 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950-02-22 UMass
F 24 Jones, Bobby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951–12–18 North Carolina
C 11 Jones, Caldwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1950–08–04 Albany State
F 50 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947–12–30 Toledo
G 22 Money, Eric 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955–02–06 Arizona
G 4 Redmond, Marlon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1955–04–15 San Francisco
G 30 Skinner, Al 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952–06–16 UMass
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Washington Bullets 5428.659–31–1023–1811–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4735.573731–1016–259–7
x-New Jersey Nets 3745.4511725–1612–297–9
New York Knicks 3151.3782323–188–337–9
Boston Celtics 2953.3542521–208–336–10
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Washington Bullets5428.659–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs4834.5856
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers4735.5737
4 x-Houston Rockets4735.5737
5 x-Atlanta Hawks4636.5618
6 x-New Jersey Nets3745.45117
7 New York Knicks3151.37823
8 Cleveland Cavaliers3052.36624
8 Detroit Pistons3052.36624
10 Boston Celtics2953.35425
11 New Orleans Jazz2656.31728
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1978-79 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA WAS
Atlanta —2–23–13–13–13–11–33–11–32–21–33–02–22–22–22–22–12–23–13–11–32–2
Boston 2–2—1–22–21–32–22–11–33–11–31–31–31–32–23–12–20–41–30–41–32–20–4
Chicago 1–32–1—1–32–22–23–12–22–20–41–31–32–22–23–11–31–34–00–30–40–41–3
Cleveland 1–32–23–1—1–21–32–12–21–31–32–21–33–12–22–22–20–40–40–42–22–20–4
Denver 1–33–12–22–1—2–24–01–33–11–33–12–24–03–13–10–33–11–33–12–23–11–3
Detroit 1–32–22–23–12–2—1–32–22–22–22–22–10–42–21–31–30–41–31–32–20–31–3
Golden State 3–11–21–31–20–43–1—2–22–22–21–32–21–33–13–13–11–32–21–31–33–12–2
Houston 1–33–12–22–23–12–22–2—0–43–12–12–23–14–04–00–42–23–13–12–12–22–2
Indiana 3–11–32–23–11–32–22–24–0—1–30–42–21–22–12–22–22–23–13–11–30–41–3
Kansas City 2–23–14–03–13–12–22–21–33–1—2–22–23–13–12–12–22–21–31–32–22–23–0
Los Angeles 3–13–13–12–21–32–23–11–24–02–2—3–12–22–23–01–32–22–22–22–22–22–2
Milwaukee 0–33–13–13–12–21–22–22–22–22–21–3—2–23–11–32–22–22–21–31–32–21–3
New Jersey 2–23–12–21–30–44–03–11–32–11–32–22–2—3–11–32–23–02–20–42–20–41–3
New Orleans 2–22–22–22–21–32–21–30–41–21–32–21–31–3—2–22–21–31–32–20–40–30–4
New York 2–21–31–32–21–33–11–30–42–21–20–33–13–12–2—2–20–41–31–32–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–22–23–12–23–03–11–34–02–22–23–12–22–22–22–2—1–31–23–13–11–33–1
Phoenix 1–24–03–14–01–34–03–12–22–22–22–22–20–33–14–03–1—3–13–12–21–31–3
Portland 2–23–10–44–03–13–12–21–31–33–12–22–22–23–13–12–11–3—2–12–21–33–1
San Antonio 1–34–03–04–01–33–13–11–31–33–12–23–14–02–23–11–31–31–2—4–02–21–3
San Diego 1–33–14–02–22–22–23–11–23–12–22–23–12–24–02–21–32–22–20–4—2–20–3
Seattle 3–12–24–02–21–33–01–32–24–02–22–22–24–03–02–23–13–13–12–22–2—2–2
Washington 2–24–03–14–03–13–12–22–23–10–32–23–13–14–03–11–33–11–33–13–02–2—

Playoffs
1979 playoff game log
First Round: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 11 New Jersey W 122–114 Julius Erving (37) George McGinnis (14) Henry Bibby (8) Spectrum
8,846		 1–0
2 April 13 @ New Jersey W 111–101 Caldwell Jones (24) Caldwell Jones (21) three players tied (5) Rutgers Athletic Center
9,126		 2–0
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 15 @ San Antonio L 106–119 Darryl Dawkins (25) Caldwell Jones (15) Julius Erving (7) HemisFair Arena
10,253		 0–1
2 April 17 @ San Antonio L 120–121 Julius Erving (25) Caldwell Jones (11) Henry Bibby (10) HemisFair Arena
16,709		 0–2
3 April 20 San Antonio W 123–115 Julius Erving (39) Caldwell Jones (12) Maurice Cheeks (9) Spectrum
14,039		 1–2
4 April 22 San Antonio L 112–115 Maurice Cheeks (33) Steve Mix (9) Maurice Cheeks (9) Spectrum
11,163		 1–3
5 April 26 @ San Antonio W 120–97 Julius Erving (32) Caldwell Jones (14) Maurice Cheeks (12) HemisFair Arena
16,055		 2–3
6 April 29 San Antonio W 92–90 Caldwell Jones (20) Caldwell Jones (17) Maurice Cheeks (6) Spectrum
18,276		 3–3
7 May 2 @ San Antonio L 108–111 Julius Erving (34) Caldwell Jones (14) Maurice Cheeks (13) HemisFair Arena
16,055		 3–4
1979 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers
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