# 1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 11th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With a disappointing 5–17 start, the Sonics replaced coach Bob Hopkins with future Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who led the team to a 47–35 finish. In the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in three games in the First Round, then upset the defending NBA champions Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the Western Conference semifinals, before finally defeating the Denver Nuggets in six games in the conference finals, making their first trip to the NBA Finals in franchise history, where they lost the series to the Washington Bullets in 7 games.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 8 | Jack Sikma | Forward/Center | United States | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 3 | 52 | Joe Hassett | Guard | United States | Providence |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Portland Trail Blazers | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 36–5 | 22–19 | 13–3 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9 | 34–7 | 15–26 | 8–8 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 8–8 |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 6–10 |
| Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 15 | 30–11 | 13–28 | 5–11 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Portland Trail Blazers | 58 | 24 | .707 | – |
| 2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9 |
| 4 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 |
| 6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14 |
| 7 | Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 15 |
| 8 | Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18 |
| 9 | Detroit Pistons | 38 | 44 | .463 | 20 |
| 10 | Indiana Pacers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27 |
| 11 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27 |

### Record vs. opponents

1977–78 NBA records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SEA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Boston | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 |
| Buffalo | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Chicago | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Denver | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Detroit | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Golden State | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Houston | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Kansas City | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Los Angeles | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| New Jersey | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| New Orleans | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 |
| New York | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Portland | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| San Antonio | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Seattle | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 |
| Washington | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — |

### Game log

1977–78 game log Total: 47–35 (home: 31–10; road: 16–25) :
October: 1–6 (home: 1–2; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 19
@ Golden State
L 84–116
Fred Brown 21
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8,871
0–1
2
October 21
Portland
L 99–106
Bruce Seals 28
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,156
0–2
3
October 23
San Antonio
L 94–112
Bruce Seals 19
Seattle Center Coliseum 10,422
0–3
4
October 25
@ Phoenix
L 86–93
Bruce Seals 20
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,917
0–4
5
October 26
Buffalo
W 97–92
Fred Brown 37
Seattle Center Coliseum 8,689
1–4
6
October 29
@ Chicago
L 97–101
Slick Watts 16
Chicago Stadium 12,871
1–5
7
October 30
@ Milwaukee
L 95–108
Gus Williams 21
MECCA Arena 10,107
1–6 :
November: 5–11 (home: 3–5; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 1
@ Atlanta
L 99–102
Mike Green 17
Omni Coliseum 7,782
1–7
9
November 2
@ Indiana
W 106–104 (OT)
Gus Williams 27
Market Square Arena 11,753
2–7
10
November 4
New York
L 92–95
Fred Brown 31
Seattle Center Coliseum 13,895
2–8
11
November 5
@ Portland
L 94–116
Marvin Webster 23
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
2–9
12
November 6
Kansas City
L 83–99
Fred Brown 14
Seattle Center Coliseum 11,276
2–10
13
November 11
Indiana
W 117–111
Fred Brown, Gus Williams 20
Seattle Center Coliseum 9,349
3 10
14
November 13
New Orleans
W 117–83
Three players 20
Seattle Center Coliseum 9,637
4–10
15
November 15, 1977 5:05 p.m. PST
@ Washington
L 109–111
Williams (23)
Webster (13)
Watts, Webster (3)
Capital Centre 5,593
4–11
16
November 16, 1977 5:05 p.m. PST
@ Philadelphia
L 96–101
Watts, Webster (17)
Webster (19)
Brown, J Johnson (5)
The Spectrum 13,314
4–12
17
November 17
@ New Orleans
L 116–127
Slick Watts 18
Louisiana Superdome 8,112
4–13
18
November 20
Cleveland
L 108–115
Fred Brown 31
Seattle Center Coliseum 10,005
4–14
19
November 23
L. A. Lakers
W 113–89
Fred Brown 21
Seattle Center Coliseum 9,373
5–14
20
November 25
Chicago
L 89–106
Gus Williams 20
Seattle Center Coliseum 9,384
5–15
21
November 27
New Jersey
L 96–99
Gus Williams 36
Seattle Center Coliseum 9,475
5–16
22
November 29, 1977 6:35 p.m. PST
@ Denver
L 99–115
Walker (18)
Sikma, Webster (8)
Watts (7)
McNichols Sports Arena 13,122
5–17
23
November 30
@ Kansas City
W 86–84
Gus Williams 24
Kemper Arena 7,692
6–17 :
December: 11–3 (home: 7–1; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
24
December 2
@ Boston
W 111–89
Dennis Johnson 24
Boston Garden 11,101
7–17
25
December 3
@ Buffalo
W 102–95
Gus Williams 29
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 6,841
8–17
26
December 5
Atlanta
W 99–88
Gus Williams 26
Seattle Center Coliseum 10,285
9–17
27
December 9
Milwaukee
W 136–123
Gus Williams 33
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,946
10–17
28
December 11
Houston
W 116–84
Marvin Webster 17
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,154
11–17
29
December 13
@ Cleveland
L 104–116
Fred Brown 23
Coliseum at Richfield 6,666
11–18
30
December 14
@ Detroit
W 102–92
Gus Williams 37
Cobo Arena 4,503
12–18
31
December 16
@ L. A. Lakers
W 98–90
Fred Brown 24
The Forum 10,029
13–18
32
December 18, 1977 7:00 p.m. PST
Washington
W 111–109 (OT)
Webster (21)
Webster (23)
Webster (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 13,563
14–18
33
December 20, 1977 8:00 p.m. PST
Denver
W 93–88
Brown, D. Johnson (18)
Webster (15)
J. Johnson (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 11,825
15–18
34
December 22
Boston
W 132–99
Bruce Seals, Jack Sikma 21
Seattle Center Coliseum 11,970
16–18
35
December 25
L. A. Lakers
L 96–111
John Johnson 22
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096
16–19
36
December 27
@ Phoenix
L 105–131
Fred Brown 28
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,543
16–20
37
December 30
Phoenix
W 121–110
Dennis Johnson
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
17–20 :
January: 10–2 (home: 8–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
38
January 1
Chicago
W 114–96
Gus Williams 32
Seattle Center Coliseum 11,419
18–20
39
January 4
Kansas City
W 116–110
Fred Brown 20
Seattle Center Coliseum 9,979
19–20
40
January 8
Golden State
W 99–91
Marvin Webster 17
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
20–20
41
January 11
Detroit
W 106–100
Marvin Webster 21
Seattle Center Coliseum 10,127
21–20
42
January 13
Cleveland
W 104–98
Fred Brown 23
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,683
22–20
43
January 15
New York
W 108–102
Gus Williams 30
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,538
23–20
44
January 17
@ San Antonio
L 113–119
Jack Sikma 26
HemisFair Arena 8,677
23–21
45
January 18
@ Houston
W 106–104
Fred Brown 23
The Summit 7,046
24–21
46
January 22
@ Boston
W 103–92
Gus Williams 29
Boston Garden 12,058
25–21
47
January 25, 1978 8:00 p.m. PST
Philadelphia
L 125–128
J. Johnson (23)
Sikma (15)
Brown, J. Johnson, Webster (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
25–22
48
January 27
New Jersey
W 95–90
Fred Brown 25
Seattle Center Coliseum 13,013
26–22
49
January 29
Milwaukee
W 103–101
Gus Williams 22
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
27–22 :
February: 7–5 (home: 3–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
All-Star Break
50
February 8, 1978 8:00 p.m. PST
Washington
L 100–106
Williams (21)
Silas (13)
Silas (4)
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,126
27–23
51
February 10, 1978 8:00 p.m. PST
Denver
W 126–123 (OT)
Webster (26)
Webster (14)
Brown, D. Johnson, Silas, Webster (4)
Seattle Center Coliseum 13,795
28–23
52
February 12, 1978 10:45 a.m. PST
@ Philadelphia
L 99–109
Williams (28)
Webster (21)
Brown (4)
The Spectrum 16,101
28–24
53
February 14
@ Buffalo
L 100–101
Fred Brown 20
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 4,127
28–25
54
February 16
@ New Jersey
L 92–101
Gus Williams 24
Rutgers Athletic Center 3,117
28–26
55
February 17
@ Chicago
W 106–98
Gus Williams 23
Chicago Stadium 17,211
29–26
56
February 19
@ Milwaukee
W 108–103
Gus Williams 23
MECCA Arena 10,938
30–26
57
February 21
@ New York
L 120–122
Gus Williams 24
Madison Square Garden 12,287
30–27
58
February 22
@ New Jersey
W 94–83
Gus Williams 31
Rutgers Athletic Center 2,789
31–27
59
February 25
Detroit
W 118–104
Gus Williams 22
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
32–27
60
February 26, 1978 3:45 p.m. PST
Philadelphia
W 99–97
Brown (32)
Webster (11)
Brown, J. Johnson, Williams (4)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
33–27
61
February 28
@ Kansas City
W 114–107 (OT)
Gus Williams 27
Kemper Arena 5,371
34–27 :
March: 9–7 (home: 5–0; road: 4–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 3
@ Indiana
L 111–115
Gus Williams 20
Market Square Arena 10,087
34–28
63
March 4
@ New Orleans
L 104–113
Dennis Johnson 23
Louisiana Superdome 16,232
34–29
64
March 5
@ Atlanta
L 94–101
Fred Brown, Jack Sikma 20
Omni Coliseum 3,018
34–30
65
March 8
@ San Antonio
W 95–94
Dennis Johnson 27
HemisFair Arena 9,113
35–30
66
March 11
@ Houston
W 93–91
Fred Brown 25
The Summit 7,144
36–30
67
March 14, 1978 5:05 p.m. PST
@ Washington
L 115–120
Johnson (26)
Webster (13)
Williams (6)
Capital Centre 7,804
36–31
68
March 16
New Orleans
W 123–98
Gus Williams 19
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
37–31
69
March 17
@ L. A. Lakers
W 105–98
Dennis Johnson 23
The Forum 12,997
38–31
70
March 19
San Antonio
W 116–98
Fred Brown 20
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
39–31
71
March 21
@ Portland
L 96–102
John Johnson 26
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
39–32
72
March 22
Buffalo
W 97–92
Gus Williams 25
Seattle Center Coliseum 13,179
40–32
73
March 24
Indiana
W 104–102
Jack Sikma 28
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
41–32
74
March 26
Boston
W 112–101
Gus Williams 34
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
42–32
75
March 28
@ Cleveland
L 100–112
Dennis Johnson 21
Coliseum at Richfield 9,765
42–33
76
March 29
@ Detroit
L 116–121
Gus Williams 32
Cobo Arena 4,620
42–34
77
March 31, 1978 6:35 p.m. PST
@ Denver
W 111–109
J. Johnson (25)
Silas (12)
Williams (8)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,270
43–34 :
April: 4–1 (home: 4–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 2
Portland
W 101–86
Gus Williams 29
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
44–34
79
April 5
Houston
W 113–100
Gus Williams 22
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,846
45–34
80
April 7
Phoenix
W 95–83
Fred Brown 16
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
46–34
81
April 8
@ Golden State
L 87–102
Gus Williams 20
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,327
46–35
82
April 9
Golden State
W 111–105
Fred Brown 24
Seattle Center Coliseum 13,285
47–35 :
1977–78 season schedule :

## Playoffs

1978 playoff game log :
First Round: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 12
Los Angeles
W 102–90
Gus Williams (23)
Marvin Webster (14)
Fred Brown (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
1–0
2
April 14
@ Los Angeles
L 99–105
Dennis Johnson (21)
Marvin Webster (10)
Sikma, Williams (4)
The Forum 15,051
1–1
3
April 16
Los Angeles
W 111–102
Jack Sikma (24)
Marvin Webster (18)
Gus Williams (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
2–1 :
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18
@ Portland
W 104–95
Marvin Webster (24)
Jack Sikma (11)
Dennis Johnson (4)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
1–0
2
April 21
@ Portland
L 93–96
Gus Williams (31)
Marvin Webster (15)
Marvin Webster (7)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
1–1
3
April 23
Portland
W 99–84
J. Johnson, Brown (18)
Marvin Webster (23)
Fred Brown (4)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
2–1
4
April 26
Portland
W 100–98
Jack Sikma (28)
Jack Sikma (10)
Dennis Johnson (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
3–1
5
April 30
@ Portland
L 89–113
Marvin Webster (16)
Paul Silas (10)
Gus Williams (4)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
3–2
6
May 1
Portland
W 105–94
Dennis Johnson (20)
Marvin Webster (11)
Gus Williams (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
4–2 :
Conference finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 5, 1978 8:30 p.m. PDT
@ Denver
L 107–116
Webster (28)
Webster (16)
Williams (8)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,387
0–1
2
May 7, 1978 12:45 p.m. PDT
@ Denver
W 121–111
Brown (26)
Silas (12)
Brown (6)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,838
1–1
3
May 10, 1978 8:00 p.m. PDT
Denver
W 105–91
J. Johnson (20)
Webster (16)
D. Johnson, Webster (3)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
2–1
4
May 12, 1978 8:30 p.m. PDT
Denver
W 100–94
D. Johnson (31)
Silas (14)
J. Johnson (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
3–1
5
May 14, 1978 11:00 a.m. PDT
@ Denver
L 114–123
Williams (31)
Webster (12)
J. Johnson, Williams (6)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,006
3–2
6
May 17, 1978 8:30 p.m. PDT
Denver
W 123–108
Brown (26)
Silas (13)
D. Johnson (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
4–2 :
NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 21, 1978 12 Noon PDT
Washington
W 106–102
Brown (30)
Webster (14)
Johnson (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
1–0
2
May 25, 1978 6:00 p.m. PDT
@ Washington
L 98–106
Williams (24)
Webster (12)
Johnson, Silas, Williams (4)
Capital Centre 19,035
1–1
3
May 28, 1978 10:30 a.m. PDT
@ Washington
W 93–92
Webster, Williams (20)
Silas (14)
Brown, Johnson, Sikma, Webster, Williams (2)
Capital Centre 19,035
2–1
4
May 30, 1978 6:00 p.m. PDT
Washington
L 116–120 (OT)
Johnson (33)
Webster (15)
Silas (6)
Kingdome 39,457
2–2
5
June 2, 1978 6:00 p.m. PDT
Washington
W 98–94
Brown (26)
Webster (13)
Johnson (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
3–2
6
June 4, 1978 10:30 a.m. PDT
@ Washington
L 82–117
Brown (17)
webster (12)
Williams (6)
Capital Centre 19,035
3–3
7
June 7, 1978 6:00 p.m. PDT
Washington
L 99–105
Webster (27)
Webster (19)
Williams (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098
3–4 :
1978 schedule :

## Awards and honors

* NBA All-Rookie First Team: Jack Sikma

## Player statistics

Legend :
| GP | Games played | RPG | Rebounds per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| MIN | Minutes played | APG | Assists per game | TPG | Turnovers per game |
| PPG | Points per game | SPG | Steals per game | FPG | Field goals per game |