1978–79 San Antonio Spurs season

1978–79 San Antonio Spurs season
Division Champions
Head coach	Doug Moe
Arena	HemisFair Arena
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Finals (eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KMOL
Radio	WOAI

The 1978-79 NBA season was the Spurs' third season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	20	Frankie Sanders		United States	Southern
3	64	Gerald Henderson	PG	United States	Virginia Commonwealth
4	86	Rich Adams		United States	Illinois
5	108	Eugene Parker		United States	Purdue
6	129	Harry Morgan		United States	Indiana State
7	150	Hector Olivencia		United States	Sacred Heart
8	168	Henry Taylor		United States	Texas-Pan American
9	185	Rick Taylor		United States	Arizona State
10	200	Larry Brewster		United States	Florida

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	–	29–12	19–22	11–9
x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	1	30–11	17–24	12–8
x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	2	34–7	12–29	14–6
Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	18	20–21	10–31	6–14
Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	18	22–19	8–33	9–11
New Orleans Jazz	26	56	.317	22	21–20	8–33	9–15

#	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

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	—	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–2
Boston	2–2	—	1–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–2	0–4
Chicago	1–3	2–1	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	0–3	0–4	0–4	1–3
Cleveland	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	1–2	1–3	2–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4
Denver	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–1	—	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	0–3	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3
Detroit	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–3
Golden State	3–1	1–2	1–3	1–2	0–4	3–1	—	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–2
Houston	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	—	0–4	3–1	2–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	4–0	0–4	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–2
Indiana	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	4–0	—	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–3
Kansas City	2–2	3–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	—	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–0
Los Angeles	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–2	—	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2
Milwaukee	0–3	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	—	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3
New Jersey	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	4–0	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–0	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–4	1–3
New Orleans	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–3	0–4
New York	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–2	0–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	—	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3
Philadelphia	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–0	3–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	—	1–3	1–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1
Phoenix	1–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–3	3–1	4–0	3–1	—	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3
Portland	2–2	3–1	0–4	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	1–3	—	2–1	2–2	1–3	3–1
San Antonio	1–3	4–0	3–0	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–2	—	4–0	2–2	1–3
San Diego	1–3	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–4	—	2–2	0–3
Seattle	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	—	2–2
Washington	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–3	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–0	2–2	—

Playoffs

East First Round

The Spurs had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

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

Game 1 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 119, Philadelphia 106
Game 2 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 121, Philadelphia 120
Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 123, San Antonio 115
Game 4 @ Philadelphia: San Antonio 115, Philadelphia 112
Game 5 @ San Antonio: Philadelphia 120, San Antonio 97
Game 6 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 92, San Antonio 90
Game 7 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 111, Philadelphia 108

East Conference Finals

(1) Washington Bullets vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs: Bullets win series 4-3

Game 1 @ Washington: San Antonio 118, Washington 97
Game 2 @ Washington: Washington 115, San Antonio 95
Game 3 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 116, Washington 114
Game 4 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 118, Washington 102
Game 5 @ Washington: Washington 107, San Antonio 103
Game 6 @ San Antonio: Washington 108, San Antonio 100
Game 7 @ Washington: Washington 107, San Antonio 105

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bristow, Allan !Allan Bristow
Dampier, Louie !Louie Dampier
Dietrick, Coby !Coby Dietrick
Gale, Mike !Mike Gale
Gervin, George !George Gervin
Green, Mike !Mike Green
Kenon, Larry !Larry Kenon
Mosley, Glenn !Glenn Mosley
Olberding, Mark !Mark Olberding
Paultz, Billy !Billy Paultz
Sanders, Frankie !Frankie Sanders
Silas, James !James Silas

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bristow, Allan !Allan Bristow
Dampier, Louie !Louie Dampier
Dietrick, Coby !Coby Dietrick
Gale, Mike !Mike Gale
Gervin, George !George Gervin
Green, Mike !Mike Green
Kenon, Larry !Larry Kenon
Mosley, Glenn !Glenn Mosley
Olberding, Mark !Mark Olberding
Paultz, Billy !Billy Paultz
Silas, James !James Silas

Awards and records

George Gervin, All-NBA First Team

References

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San Antonio Spurs

Founded in 1967 Formerly the Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–1973) and the Texas Chaparrals (1970–1971) Based in San Antonio, Texas

Franchise	Franchise ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Head coaches Seasons Draft history Current season

Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Moody Coliseum Tarrant County Coliseum Lubbock Municipal Coliseum HemisFair Arena Alamodome AT&T Center

D-League affiliate	Austin Spurs

Administration	Owner Peter Holt General Manager R. C. Buford Head Coach Gregg Popovich

Retired numbers	00 6 12 13 21 (To be retired December 18, 2016) 32 44 50

Hall of Famers	George Gervin Moses Malone Dominique Wilkins David Robinson Artis Gilmore Dennis Rodman

NBA Championships (5)	1999 2003 2005 2007 2014

Western Conference Championships (6)	1999 2003 2005 2007 2013 2014

Rivals	Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns

Mascot	The Coyote

Culture and lore	The Twin Towers The Big Three Memorial Day Miracle

Media	TV KENS KMYS Fox Sports Southwest Radio KCOR WOAI Announcers Bill Land Sean Elliott Bill Schoening Paul Castro

Dallas / Texas Chaparrals–San Antonio Spurs seasons

Franchise: Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–73); Texas Chaparrals (1970–71); San Antonio Spurs (1973–present)

1960s

1970s

1970s

1980s

1990s

1998–99

2000s

2002–03

2004–05

2006–07

2010s

2013–14

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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1978–79 San Antonio Spurs season

Draft picks

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

East First Round

East Conference Semifinals

East Conference Finals

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

References

See also